IES Research Fellowship
Call for Applications 2024-25
The Institute of English Studies (IES), School of Advanced Study, University of London, is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the IES Research Fellowship for the academic year 2024-25.
The Institute of English Studies
The Institute of English Studies (IES), is an internationally renowned research centre specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing and new critical approaches to literary history. We offer postgraduate programmes, summer schools, and short courses. We host major collaborative research projects, provide research training in book history and palaeography; and facilitate new and emerging research in all areas of English Studies.
Applications
Applications for Fellowships open once a year, for an October start.
From 2021, Postdoctoral Fellowships have been renamed Early Career Research Fellows, and Visiting and Research Fellows will be merged into one category ‘Research Fellows’ with terms from 6 months to 3 years.
• Fellowship Application form
• CV (no more than four pages)
• Short (no more than one page) cover letter describing your suitability for the fellowship
• Two letters of reference, which should be emailed to ies@sas.ac.uk
Appointments are made by a committee drawn from the Institute’s external Advisory Council, as well as senior IES staff and Fellows. Candidates are notified of the outcome of their application by the end of July. All Fellows will be required to produce a short annual report of their activities as they contribute to research in English and the work of the IES.
There is no restriction as to the period or subject matter, and all topics within the field of English Studies, the history of the book, manuscript studies and palaeography, historical and enumerative bibliography, textual scholarship and scholarly editing will be considered. (Awards are however rarely made in the area of modern or applied linguistics.) Though not essential, it may be an advantage to demonstrate a link to the Institute's core research interests. All applicants should demonstrate a significant record of research achievement and contribution to the discipline as appropriate to career stage, circumstances and the category of Fellowship for which they are applying. Fellowships are non-stipendiary, and we are unable to offer assistance toward relocation costs.
The IES follows AHRC’s formal definition of an Early Career Researcher: an ECR is an individual who is within eight years of the award of their PhD or equivalent professional training, or an individual who is within six years of their first academic appointment. These durations exclude any period of career break, e.g. for family care or health reasons.
Visa Requirements
We welcome applications from overseas (outside UK/EU) applicants who have permanent posts at their home institutions. Visiting fellows from overseas must be on sabbatical from their home institution. Given current visa and immigration restrictions, we are unable to sponsor non-UK/EU independent scholars. We reserve the right to rescind a fellowship if we are no longer able to offer sponsorship because of changes in visa policy.
SAS Fellowships
The School of Advanced Study each year welcome around 140 visiting research fellows who benefit from its unique research resources and multidisciplinary scholarly community. To apply for School-wide fellowships, including British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowships, and the ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellowship, see the School's Fellowships page.
Institute of English Studies Research Fellowship 2024-25
IES Research Fellowship
Call for Applications 2024-25
The Institute of English Studies (IES), School of Advanced Study, University of London, is pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the IES Research Fellowship for the academic year 2024-25.
The Institute of English Studies
The Institute of English Studies (IES), is an internationally renowned research centre specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing and new critical approaches to literary history. We offer postgraduate programmes, summer schools, and short courses. We host major collaborative research projects, provide research training in book history and palaeography; and facilitate new and emerging research in all areas of English Studies.
Applications
Applications for Fellowships open once a year, for an October start.
From 2021, Postdoctoral Fellowships have been renamed Early Career Research Fellows, and Visiting and Research Fellows will be merged into one category ‘Research Fellows’ with terms from 6 months to 3 years.
• Fellowship Application form
• CV (no more than four pages)
• Short (no more than one page) cover letter describing your suitability for the fellowship
• Two letters of reference, which should be emailed to ies@sas.ac.uk
Appointments are made by a committee drawn from the Institute’s external Advisory Council, as well as senior IES staff and Fellows. Candidates are notified of the outcome of their application by the end of July. All Fellows will be required to produce a short annual report of their activities as they contribute to research in English and the work of the IES.
There is no restriction as to the period or subject matter, and all topics within the field of English Studies, the history of the book, manuscript studies and palaeography, historical and enumerative bibliography, textual scholarship and scholarly editing will be considered. (Awards are however rarely made in the area of modern or applied linguistics.) Though not essential, it may be an advantage to demonstrate a link to the Institute's core research interests. All applicants should demonstrate a significant record of research achievement and contribution to the discipline as appropriate to career stage, circumstances and the category of Fellowship for which they are applying. Fellowships are non-stipendiary, and we are unable to offer assistance toward relocation costs.
The IES follows AHRC’s formal definition of an Early Career Researcher: an ECR is an individual who is within eight years of the award of their PhD or equivalent professional training, or an individual who is within six years of their first academic appointment. These durations exclude any period of career break, e.g. for family care or health reasons.
Visa Requirements
We welcome applications from overseas (outside UK/EU) applicants who have permanent posts at their home institutions. Visiting fellows from overseas must be on sabbatical from their home institution. Given current visa and immigration restrictions, we are unable to sponsor non-UK/EU independent scholars. We reserve the right to rescind a fellowship if we are no longer able to offer sponsorship because of changes in visa policy.
SAS Fellowships
The School of Advanced Study each year welcome around 140 visiting research fellows who benefit from its unique research resources and multidisciplinary scholarly community. To apply for School-wide fellowships, including British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowships, and the ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellowship, see the School's Fellowships page.