The Faculty of Music invites researchers in relevant fields to consider joining our vibrant community. We may be able to host your already-awarded grant or support you when applying in competitions for national and international fellowships. If this is something that you would like to explore, we advise that you first contact members of our academic staff whose research interests are most closely aligned with your own (https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/academic-staff) after which you may wish to get in touch with our Director of Research via our Deputy Administrator (research@music.ox.ac.uk).
Postdoctoral opportunities for Early Career Researchers
If you are an early career researcher, please see the listing on the Humanities Division website. Be sure to read the guidelines carefully for the application and eligibility criteria detailed here and on the funder’s website. Annual deadlines are published on the Humanities Division and the funder websites.
We invite applicants annually for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships, British Academy International Fellowships, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships. These applications involve an internal competition; should your application be selected, it will be supported by our Research Facilitator and Research Services to help with budgeting details and optimise your proposal during the application phase. Please check the Humanities Division website for information on these calls.
In addition to the above schemes, many of the Oxford colleges offer fellowship opportunities. Please consult the individual college websites or the Oxford Gazette to identify suitable college-based competitions.
If you successfully obtain a college-based appointment, please inform the Faculty as soon as possible so that we may assist you getting in touch with the many opportunities presented by the Faculty’s and the University’s complex and multi-faceted research environment.
Other Opportunities for Early Career Researchers
Occasionally postdoctoral appointments become available as part of a scholar in the Faculty leading a team as part of a Leverhulme or ERC grant. Such opportunities typically involve an international search process and will be advertised through our website as a news item in addition to national and international channels advertising such job opportunities worldwide.
Opportunities for Mid-Career and Senior Researchers
If you are a mid-career or senior academic who is considering coming to Oxford for an academic stay—for example in the context of an upcoming sabbatical or if you have recently been awarded a research grant—the Faculty would be pleased to hear from you. Please consult this guidance on visiting scholar opportunities at Oxford. You may also wish to directly contact members of our academic staff whose research interests are most closely aligned with your own (to discuss the possibilities available at your career stage, after which you may wish to contact our Research Director via our Deputy Administrator (research@music.ox.ac.uk) or the Chair of the Faculty Board.
