Vacancies
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2012 competition
The School of Law is pleased is able to support a limited number of applications to the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship 2012 competition. Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those with a proven track record of research who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers. The School is fortunate to host several exceptional Leverhulme Early Career Fellows in a number of Departments currently, and is committed to supporting fully their scholarship and career development.
Decisions about which applications will be supported in the 2012 round will be made by an academic panel within the School, who will meet during February.
To ensure that your application can be considered by the Law School panel, the deadline for submission is 12pm 2 February 2012
Applications should be submitted to alexis.clifford@kcl.ac.uk.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying you should:
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Read the full details for the scheme at the Leverhulme Trust’s website and ensure that you are eligible to apply.
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Make contact with the academic member of staff who is closest to your area of study within the Law School to discuss your application.
To make an application, you will need to include:
1. Eligibility Confirmation
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Date of doctoral viva or anticipated date
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Current employment details and career history
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Evidence of association with UK academic community (Applicants must hold a degree from a UK HEI, or at the time of application must hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed term lectureship/ fellowship))
2. Academic track record (CV - 2 pages maximum to include publications)
3. Research record and plans, to include:
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Title
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Abstract written in non-specialist language (250 words)
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Details of current and past research (250 words)
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Proposed research project (1500 words)
Details on how to format your application can be downloaded here.