Queens' College intends to appoint a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) from 1 October 2027 in Development Studies.
Junior Research Fellowships offer early-career academics of exceptional intellectual calibre the opportunity to pursue research for up to three years at Queens’ College, Cambridge. These posts are intended to be early-career appointments open to graduates who are well advanced in their doctoral research or those who have recently completed it, and they may be stipendiary or non-stipendiary. JRFs will receive mentoring within the College.
JRFs are members of the Senior Combination Room and they are expected to play an active part in the community of the College. They are welcome to undertake teaching by arrangement with the Senior Tutor.
The Fellowship is stipendiary if the appointee is to engage in full-time research. Annual salary starts at £33,951 for a postdoctoral appointment (or £28,777.44 for a pre-doctoral appointment), together with benefits worth over £8,186.76 p.a. Candidates who have recently taken up, or are about to take up, a salaried postdoctoral research position within the University of Cambridge are eligible and welcome to apply for a non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship. Successful candidates will be encouraged to take an active part in this Centre's academic life.
Further particulars concerning the post are available on the Queens' College webpage advertising this opportunity: https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vacancies/junior-research-fellowships-early-career-fellowships/
Applications Procedure
Applications are to be submitted electronically via this online application system:
https://app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/qjrf26/
Completed applications must be submitted via the online system no later than 1200 on 25 September 2026. Applicants are entirely responsible for ensuring the completeness of their applications. Neither incomplete nor late applications will be considered.
Interviews
Interviews will be held in late November 2026.
Contact
If you, your research supervisor or your referees have any queries about the online application procedure or are unable to use the online application form, please contact Mrs Jessica Spicer by e-mail (jrf@queens.cam.ac.uk) or telephone (01223 335531 or +44 1223 335531) for further advice.