The Department of History encourages outstanding postdoctoral scholars to apply to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, for Fellowships hosted at Warwick starting in the 2019/20 academic year.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who have a strong research profile and meet the following eligibility criteria:

• They must be in possession of a doctoral degree by 1^st April 2019
• They must be either a UK/EEA national, have completed their doctorate at a UK university or have a strong prior association with the UK academic community
• They must not yet have held a permanent academic appointment
• They must be within three years of the award of their doctorate (measured from the date of their viva voce examination) on 1^st April 2019.

Appointments at the University of Warwick are dependent on the award of the Fellowship. The expectation is that Fellows should undertake a significant piece of publishable work during the funded period. For more information on the scheme’s aims and eligibility criteria, please visit www.britac.ac.uk/british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowships.

Prospective applicants are required to identify an academic mentor from within the Department of History. Applicants should approach their proposed mentor to discuss their project at the earliest opportunity.

Applications will require approval from the Department of History before submission to the British Academy. For the Department of History to determine which candidates go forward to the British Academy, candidates will need to send the following information by email to both James Green, Research Strategy and Development Manager for the Faculty of Arts (James.Green@warwick.ac.uk) and to Professor Giorgio Riello, Department of History Director of Research, (G.Riello@warwick.ac.uk) by 5pm on Friday 21st September 2018:

• A short description of their proposed project (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• A copy of their CV (maximum 2 A4 pages)
• The name of their proposed mentor at the University of Warwick
• The name of their referee
• How their research plans fit with the profile of the Department/School/Centre they wish to be hosted by (maximum 150 words)

If their application is approved, candidates will be invited to submit their proposal through Flexi-Grant, the British Academy’s application portal. The deadline for these submissions is Wednesday 17^th October 2018.

The University is able to support approved candidates in the development of applications through our Research and Impact Services team. For more information about this and for any other enquiries about the scheme, please contact James Green (James.Green@warwick.ac.uk) on the above email address.