This scheme is now closed for applications.
3 x Bridging Fellowships
Grade 7: £38, 249 to £45, 413
Fixed term: 12 months, Full-time
Closing date: 25 April 2025
The Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University is currently seeking three recently completed PhD graduates with research interests in the broad field of medical humanities for the role of Bridging Fellow. Applications are particularly encouraged from candidates with expertise in race and health, neurodiversity and lived experience research.
Bridging Fellowships provide an intensive career development opportunity for recently completed PhD graduates to publish findings from their doctoral research, expand their skills and networks, and prepare their next major research projects. Bridging Fellowships are intended to constitute a bridge between doctoral research and future careers.
All Bridging Fellows will be appointed to the Institute for Medical Humanities (IMH) and a suitable academic Department. Day-to-day, Bridging Fellows will be based in one of the Platform’s six Methods Labs, and from there engage proactively with research opportunities and activity across the Platform, including regular Lab meetings, workshops and other events.
Bridging Fellows will also be encouraged to visit one of the IMH’s partner institutions in South Africa, Singapore, Sweden, China, and the USA, to create new connections in their area of research. Proposals to visit institutions in other countries will also be considered. An allowance of £3000 will be available to each post holder for this purpose.
These roles offer an exciting opportunity to make an important contribution to the development of research and methodological innovation within the Platform and the medical humanities more generally, while allowing for excellent opportunities to develop careers in an exciting and progressive institution.
At the time of application, candidates must have submitted their PhD and can be under examination or up to 18 months post-viva.
Successful applicants will ideally be in post no later than 22 September 2025. At the start of the appointment, all candidates must have completed the PhD examination process.
Application timeline
- 25 April: Deadline for applications
- 12 May: Long-listed candidates notified
- 28 May: Deadline for long-listed candidates to submit research proposals
- 13 June: Short-listed candidates invited to interview
- 30 June & 1 July: Interviews take place
For more information about our Bridging Fellowships, including key responsibilities, the person specification and instructions on how to apply, please see the job advertisement on the Durham University recruitment portal: Bridging Fellow.
For academic-related enquiries, please email imh.events@durham.ac.uk and our Events and Fellows Coordinators will direct your enquiry as appropriate.
