Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 2014 – applications for hosting

The Centre of Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Cambridge, invites applications for hosting from applicants for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships from October 2014.

The Centre would particularly welcome applications from Latin Americanists with research interests in Modern History, Sociology, Politics or Anthropology, but any applicant from a broadly social-sciences background will be considered. Successful applicants would be asked to make a modest contribution to teaching on the MPhil in Latin American Studies, within their chosen discipline and in accordance with the terms of the Leverhulme scheme. CLAS has a thriving research community of MPhil and PhD students, and draws on the expertise of post-docs and academic staff working on Latin America across the university. For information about the Centre of Latin American Studies, please see our website: http://www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk/

The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme offers a 50% salary, which is matched for successful applicants by the Isaac Newton Trust at Cambridge. Applicants must first secure funding from the Isaac Newton Trust, sending their applications to the Centre of Latin American Studies by the deadline of 13 January 2014. Those selected may then proceed to make a full application to Leverhulme by 6 March 2014. All candidates must have submitted their doctoral thesis by the March deadline, and their PhD viva, if already held, must have taken place no more than 5 years before this date.

For more information about the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship scheme, see:  http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/ECF/ECF.cfm

Details of the Isaac Newton matched funding scheme and how to apply may be found at: http://www.newtontrust.cam.ac.uk/contact/LECF.html