The next round of Leverhulme International Professorships is now open with a deadline of 28 May 2021.
The scheme is for universities seeking to recruit excellent research leaders of any nationality, currently working outside the UK, in order to fill strategically important positions in this country. Awards are for a period of five years.
It is expected that the university will offer:
- a permanent appointment to the professorial candidate and, where possible, to staff appointed on the grants
- an ongoing package of support after the end of the grant
Each UK university is permitted to make only one bid per round and so a cross divisional internal selection will be taking place. It is expected that the panel will meet late April/early May.
How to apply
The deadline for the internal selection is 4pm on Friday 23 April.
The following documents must be sent to emma.nagel-smith@admin.ox.ac.uk to be considered by the panel:
- a statement from the department about how the appointment meets strategic need, its significance more generally in the UK context and a summary of the particular qualities of the candidate who will fill the professorship
This should be no more than 5 pages. An indication of the budget in a simple table should be included at the end – this does not count towards the page limit. No X5 is required at this stage.
- the candidate's current CV
- a statement from the candidate about how the appointment is important and interesting to them and how they expect the post will contribute to their career development and that of their team
Brief details of any key staff who will be involved and their planned contribution should also be included. This should be no more than 3 pages long.
The page limits above are the limits that Leverhulme have set.
If you have any questions please contact Emma Nagel-Smith at emma.nagel-smith@admin.ox.ac.uk
