Non-Stipendiary Research Fellowships
Closing date: Monday 2 November 2026 at 12:00
Green Templeton is inviting applications for Non-Stipendiary Research Fellowships in Trinity Term 2027. The college welcomes applications from candidates who share its aim to understand and enhance human welfare, whose research aligns with and strengthens our mission, and who are keen to be active members of the college community.
Research Fellows are elected by the college’s Governing Body for three years in the first instance. The fellowships are renewable. Appointment as a Research Fellow provides an opportunity to become actively involved in the intellectual and social life of the college. Fellows will have full access to all college facilities, be entitled to full dining rights, and are eligible to apply to a college fund for academic activity. Fellows will serve as a college adviser for approximately five postgraduate students each year.
Within the college fellowship today, the primary academic areas of interest are health and medical sciences; business and management; and a broad range of social sciences, including education, environmental sciences, and social policy. The college welcomes applications from researchers working in any of these areas. We also encourage applicants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Divisions, whose research will enrich existing college academic initiatives (e.g., in social care, philanthropy, health innovation, and/or leadership in healthcare), whose research demonstrably bears directly on contemporary global issues, and/or who are working in one or more of the following fields: anthropology; artificial intelligence and machine learning; sustainability; and medical/health humanities. Applications from academic clinicians are welcome, though currently clinicians are strongly represented within our Fellowship
Research Fellowships at Green Templeton are non-stipendiary. Applicants should hold a funded position in the University of Oxford, typically in a department or associated research unit, for the duration of their fellowship. Researchers in posts funded by research councils or foundations are eligible. Applicants must have completed a DPhil/PhD by the time they apply and be engaged in independent research of a high calibre at a level appropriate to their career stage. The college is especially keen to attract researchers who are at an early stage in their academic career.
Green Templeton College is one of the most diverse colleges of Oxford University, with students of over seventy nationalities, and staff members and fellows drawn not just from the University but also from other professions aligned to the college’s academic mission and values. It has a strong record of fostering an inclusive, non-hierarchical and supportive culture.
We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our mission. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
In line with our college equality objectives, the college particularly welcomes applications from LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who currently are under-represented in the college fellowship.
Application details
To apply for a Research Fellowship, please send the following as one combined file by email to fellowshipadministration@gtc.ox.ac.uk using the subject line ‘Fellowship applications 2026’ by Monday 2 November 2026 at 12:00. Please combine files in the order laid out below.
- A covering letter outlining how you would contribute to the academic and social life of the college (no more than one page of A4). The covering letter should start with your current job title, and must include a description of the nature of your University contract (full- or part-time; fixed-term or open-ended). If you are on a fixed-term contract, please include its end date. Please also tell us if you have any other active college affiliation(s).
- A brief curriculum vitae (no more than three pages of A4).
- A research statement no longer than two pages of A4.
- A minimum of two supporting referees’ letters of recommendation. One of these should be from your Head of Department or relevant other senior person from your current academic department or research group.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place in person at Green Templeton in January 2027. Invitations to interview will be issued with a minimum of two weeks’ notice. Successful applicants will be elected effective from the beginning of Trinity Term 2027.
Any queries relating to the application process should be directed to fellowshipadministration@gtc.ox.ac.uk using the subject line ‘Fellowship application queries’.
