[Commlist] Leverhulme Trust ECR Fellowships - School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University

Please see below for details of Leverhulme ECR Fellowship opportunities 
at Newcastle University School of Modern Languages.


*Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2025 *

The School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University encourages 
outstanding postdoctoral scholars to apply to the 2025 round of the 
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme. Our School has four 
main language areas: *East Asian*, *French, German, Iberian and Latin 
American. *Our research spans five core research fields:

  *
    *Film, Media and Visual Arts*
  *
    *History, Culture and Society*
  *
    *Linguistics and Sociolinguistics*
  *
    *Literature, Theory and Thought*
  *
    *Translation and Interpreting*

We are active within a number of research centres and groups in the 
university and regularly organise a wide range of department-based and 
interdisciplinary research seminars. For more information on our 
research activities, including specialist areas, major grants and 
research seminars, please visit: _http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/ 
<http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/>_

Details of the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme and 
eligibility criteria can be found here: 
_https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships 
<https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships>_ 


We would be delighted to hear from postdoctoral candidates working in 
relevant subject areas who are considering applying to the scheme, and 
would be happy to offer support and feedback in preparing applications. 
Candidates should demonstrate a record of publications appropriate to 
the stage of their career. Initial enquiries can be directed to the 
Director of Research in the School, Professor Sabrina Qiong Yu 
((_Sabrina.yu /at/ ncl.ac.uk) <mailto:(Sabrina.yu /at/ ncl.ac.uk)>_) or to members of 
staff closest to your research interests (email addresses are available 
on _our website <https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/our-people/>_).
 
In order to consider your application, we require potential candidates 
to submit:
*A full academic CV* (not more than 2 pages of A4) indicating your 
previous qualifications, publications and any other academic or public 
engagement activities.
*A research proposal*. This should include: Title, Fields of Study, 
Abstract (100 words) Details of current and past research (250 words) 
Detailed statement of proposed research (no more than 2 pages of A4). 
Please refer to the _Leverhulme Guidelines 
<https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-fellowships>_ for additional 
help on what to include in this statement.
*A statement on why Newcastle University would be a good institutional 
fit* (no more than 1 page of A4) including a proposed mentor for your 
project.
 
These documents should be sent as a single pdf to Nikki Hawley 
((nikki.hawley /at/ ncl.ac.uk)) by *noon on Friday 15th November, 2024*. Your 
application will be considered internally, and you will be notified 
whether you have been selected to submit your application to the 
Leverhulme Trust by *the week commencing 9th December*. The Leverhulme 
Trust submission deadline is 20th February 2025 but due to the 
additional institutional support details required from Newcastle 
University, candidates must complete their application before *13th 
February 2025*. 

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