Fellowships
Applying for Fellowships with Oxford Palaeobiology Group
Independent research fellows play a key role within the Oxford Palaeobiology Group. We welcome interest from talented and motivated researchers in applying for fellowships to be hosted either at the Department of Earth Sciences or the Museum of Natural History.
There are a number of early career fellowshps that we support:
- ERC Starting Grants
- Junior Research Fellowships at Oxford colleges
- Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships
- NERC Independent Research Fellowships
- Royal Commission of 1851 Fellowships
- Royal Society Career Development Fellowships
- Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
- Royal Society Newton International Fellowships
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
The Department of Earth Sciences has an annual fellowship day in late-Spring with helpful advice for fellowship applicants.
To maximise the success of your fellowship at Oxford, the Palaeobiology Group will provide support in addition to that provided by your host (either the Department of Earth Sciences or the Museum of Natural History).
- Mentorship: All fellows will be provided with a dedicated mentor. In addition, the fellows will be part of our collegiate group with weekly meet-ups providing the opportunity for valuable peer-to-peer mentorship.
- Grants: Some of the fellowships allow fellows to apply for additional external research funding, which we encourage.
- Pilot funding support: Fellows will have access to pilot funds, e.g., via competitive application to the University's John Fell OUP Fund, with which to develop research ideas.
- Graduate students: Fellows holding long-term fellowships, e.g., , ERC, NERC IRF, Royal Society URF, and UKRI FLF, are encouraged to supervise graduate students. One way to fund students is through our NERC Environmental Research Doctoral Training Partnership.
Those interested in applying for an independent fellowship should contact one of our faculty members at least three months before fellowship deadlines:
Ross Anderson, Frankie Dunn, Luke Parry, Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, Erin Saupe, or Paul Smith.
