Short-term LHRI fellowships, 2013-14
The Leeds Humanities Research Institute is pleased to announce its programme of short-term postdoctoral fellowships, in partnership with the Brotherton Library and with the University of Leeds
Research and Innovation Service. Up to ten fellowships will be awarded in 2013-14.
These fellowships are designed to enable early-career researchers to spend four weeks in Leeds to carry out research activities which develop the fellow’s ability to make strong applications to externally-funded post-doctoral positions at the University of Leeds (eg. British Academy Post-
Doctoral Fellowships; Leverhulme Early-Career Fellowships; Marie Curie Actions; Newton
Fellowships).
Because the aim of the fellowship scheme is to help researchers make the most of external funding opportunities for post-doctoral research, applicants must be eligible for relevant funding schemes
(eligibility is summarised below). Our selection of fellows will be based on their ability to produce such strong applications, and/or to carry out research that makes particularly valuable use of
Special Collections. Please note that if your application is successful you must not have accepted a fellowship or employment elsewhere by the time of taking up this Short-term LHRI fellowship.
Scholars working in any of the Faculty of Arts research areas are eligible. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who can feed into the LHRI’s research themes: “Cultural Exchange”;
“Home, Community and Belonging”; “Cultures of Ownership/Ownership of Culture”; “Medical
Humanities”. For further information on these themes, please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20045/leeds_humanities_research_institute/1777/projects .
Each fellow is awarded up to £500 travel expenses, and £2,000 living expenses while they are in
Leeds.
Application process
Applications must be submitted electronically through a member of permanent academic staff in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Leeds (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/), rather than by the post-doctoral fellows themselves. Applications should be submitted to Mike Bellhouse at the LHRI by email at m.g.bellhouse@leeds.ac.uk
.
Applications should consist of electronic/email versions of:

A 2-page CV of the post-doctoral scholar;
 Confirmation of the candidate’s eligibility for externally-funded schemes;

A 500-word proposal for the short-term fellowship;

A 200-word statement from the Leeds academic mentor confirming support for the application.

In addition, one academic reference should be sent by email to Mike Bellhouse at the LHRI
( m.g.bellhouse@leeds.ac.uk
) ahead of the deadline. It is the responsibility of prospective fellows to ensure that references are sent to the LHRI.
Deadlines
There is one deadline in 2013/14: 5pm on Monday 24 th February 2014 . Fellowships awarded should take place before the end of August 2014 (and prior to the application of an externallyfunded fellowship).
Candidates who have completed their PhD at any university are eligible. Scholars who have completed their doctorate at Leeds are eligible to apply. However, given that the selection of candidates will be based on the candidates’ ability to make use of the fellowship to enhance applications for externally funded post-doctoral fellowships, it will be important to explain how additional time at Leeds will strengthen candidates’ profiles. Please note, furthermore, the criteria below for external schemes. All candidates must have passed their PhD viva by the application deadline.
UK candidates
Candidates should have had their PhD viva after April 2010.
Overseas candidates
Please note the following criteria for the following schemes:
Newton Fellowships
All applicants must be working and be based outside of the UK for at least one year at the time of application.
Applicants who completed their PhD at a UK organisation must have been working and based outside the UK for at least one year at the time of application.
Applicants proposing to return to their UK PhD organisation and/or PhD supervisor will normally be considered to be ineligible, so applicants must have exceptional reasons for proposing to do so.
Marie Curie Actions :
Candidates will not have lived or worked in the UK for more than 12 months during the period 11 September 2011 to 11 September 2014, and will either hold a PhD or have at least
4 years (full time equivalent) research experience at the application date. Research experience is calculated from the date candidates obtained the degree that would enable them to start work on a doctorate.
For any further information on these fellowships, please contact Professor Michael G.
Brennan, LHRI Director (m.g.brennan@leeds.ac.uk ).

Application Form
Please refer to the guidance above before completing this form. The form may be downloaded and completed electronically. It should be submitted by the academic mentor to Mike Bellhouse
( m.g.bellhouse@leeds.ac.uk
) by the relevant deadline.
.
SECTION 1 – Applicant Details
Title and Name:
Full postal address:
Email address:
Phone:
Date of award of PhD (or of submission of thesis):
Nationality:
SECTION 2 – Project details – to be completed by the prospective fellow
Project title:
Please provide a research proposal setting out the work you would carry out during the short-term fellowship, explaining how it will connect with research specialisms at Leeds and/or make use of
Special Collections in the Brotherton Library (500 words):

SECTION 3 - Timescales
Proposed start date of fellowship:
Proposed end date of fellowship:
SECTION 4 – Mentor’s statement
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MENTOR (A PERMANENT MEMBER OF ACADEMIC
STAFF IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS)
Please confirm your support for this application, mentioning any ways in which the proposed fellowship will enhance existing research activities at Leeds ( max 200 words
):
School:
Signature of proposed mentor:
Name:
Date: