THE ROYAL ECONOMIC SOCIETY
APPLICATION FOR JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP SCHEME
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This application form can only be accepted if it is signed and
accompanied by
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A piece of written work no more than 10,000 words in length (including bibliography
and tables)
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A Transcript of marks awarded for a Master's degree
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Any marks obtained for other postgraduate courses
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Information on teaching experience at University level
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Details of any publications (including submissions)
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One-page outline of future career intentions
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TWO signed confidential referee’s reports (on enclosed form), neither of which should
be from the candidate’s Head of Department
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WITH an accompanying letter of nomination from the Head of
Department.
SECTION 1
Contact Details
Title :
(Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms)
Forename(s) :
Surname:
Date of birth (DD/MONTH/YYYY):
Address for Correspondence:
Postcode
Contact Phone Number:
E-mail:
SECTION 2
Institution at which you are studying
Name of institution:
College if applicable
(Oxford, Cambridge, Durham)
or Department
Address:
Postcode
Name of supervisor for the doctoral degree:
Qualification for which you are registered:
Title of research topic:
SECTION 3
1. Undergraduate training. Please give the following information
Name of institution at which first degree
obtained:
Class of degree:
Discipline:
Year awarded:
2. Postgraduate training. Please give the following information
Name of institution at which Master’s degree
obtained
Length of study (months)
Discipline
Year of completion
PLEASE ATTACH TRANSCRIPT OF MARKS AWARDED
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What other postgraduate courses have you taken? Give details of courses and any marks
awarded.
SECTION 4
3. Please list any articles you have had published or have submitted in the last two years. (Give
name of journal, title of article, and year)
Journal
Title of Article
Year
Journal
Title of Article
Year
Add additional information if necessary:
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4. Please give details of any experience you have had of teaching at University level.
(Give name of university, level of teaching, year in which teaching was undertaken)
University
Year of teaching
Level
Please now attach a one-page outline of your future career intentions.
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SECTION 6
REFERENCES
5. Please give the name of two referees (not your Head of Department).
(First Referee) Name
Email Address
(Second Referee) Name
Email Address
PLEASE ENSURE THAT BOTH CONFIDENTIAL REFEREE REPORTS (ON
ATTACHED FORM) ARE SENT WITH YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE.
(Should the referees prefer to send in their forms separately they can email with the
name of the applicant, their university & Reference JFS 2016 in the subject line.)
CHECKLIST
Your application package is not complete unless it contains the attached items.
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This application form, completed (including signed Declaration, final page)
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A piece of written work no more than 10,000 words in length (including bibliography
and tables)

Transcript of marks awarded for a Master's degree

Any marks obtained for other postgraduate courses

Information on teaching experience at University level

Details of any publications (including submissions)

One-page outline of future career intentions

TWO confidential referee’s reports (on enclosed form), neither of which should be from
the candidate’s Head of Department

WITH an accompanying letter of nomination from the Head of
Department.
Please send the complete package by email to the RES Office at royaleconsoc@standrews.ac.uk by 11th March 2016.
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14. Declaration by applicant.
I wish to apply for a Royal Economic Society Junior Fellowship for one year. In the event of a
fellowship being awarded to me, I agree to undertake a minimum of 30 (thirty) hours teaching
(excluding preparation time) for the Economics Department while pursuing my doctoral
research.
At the end of the academic year, I agree to
a) provide a full report on the amount of teaching I have undertaken and the progress of my
research together with an end of year report from my Head of Department/College to the
Secretary-General of the Royal Economic Society (at royaleconsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk)
b) submit a research paper to the RES Conference Programme Chair for possible inclusion
in a special RES Junior Fellowship conference session.
c) make reference to my Junior Fellowship award on my C.V. and personal webpage
Signed
Date:
Return the entire application package by email to: royaleconsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk with
Junior Fellowship Application, Name, and University in the Subject line please
by Friday 11th March 2016.
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