L’essentiel de l’offre
- Poste : Nuffield Medical Fellow
- Employeur : University of Oxford (Medical Sciences Division)
- Lieu : Oxford, Royaume-Uni (avec collaboration Commonwealth)
- Contrat : Contrat de travail de l’Université d’Oxford
- Date limite : Consulter les informations officielles de l’université
- Niveau requis : Chercheur en début de carrière (transition ou autonomie de recherche)
Contexte
The Nuffield Medical Fellowship at the University of Oxford is inviting applications from exceptional early-career medical researchers seeking to develop independent research careers in a world-leading academic environment.
Established in 2026, the fellowship is designed for researchers who are transitioning to, or have recently achieved, full research independence. The programme provides a University of Oxford employment contract, full salary and generous research funding for five years, together with opportunities for career progression. The inaugural cohort is expected to begin in early 2028, with two fellowships available in the first cohort.
The fellowship is open to researchers worldwide, but proposed research must include a collaborative link with a research institution based in a Commonwealth country outside the United Kingdom.
The Nuffield Medical Fellowships were established to support researchers with exceptional potential who are developing independent research careers in medical sciences.
Successful fellows will undertake research within the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division. During the selection process, fellows will be matched with a suitable department within the division that will host their fellowship.
The programme is intended to support ambitious research that advances medical knowledge and produces outcomes expected to benefit human physical or mental health.
Researchers are expected to submit a compelling research proposal that aligns strategically with a department within Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division.
Missions et responsabilités
- Undertake research within the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division.
- Establish and lead an independent research programme.
- Develop a collaborative relationship with a research institution in a Commonwealth country outside the UK.
- Produce scientific outputs and build an independent research career.
- Contribute to medical research advancing human physical or mental health.
Profil recherché
- Exceptional early-career researchers transitioning to or recently achieving full research independence.
- Demonstrate outstanding research potential.
- Present a strong research proposal addressing an important area of medical research.
- Both clinical and non-clinical researchers are eligible, provided their proposed work meets the fellowship’s medical research requirements.
- Must include a collaborative link with a research institution located in a Commonwealth country outside the UK.
Eligible research areas include:
- Clinical medicine
- Surgery
- Neuroscience
- Epidemiology
- Population health
- Primary care
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry
- Experimental psychology
- Other research within medical research fitting strategically with an Oxford department.
Conditions et avantages
- Full salary for the fellow in line with the appropriate University of Oxford staff grade.
- Five years of research funding to support the proposed programme.
- A University of Oxford employment contract.
- Access to Oxford’s Medical Sciences research environment.
- Opportunities for career progression and development.
- The opportunity to establish and lead an independent research programme.
- Potential collaboration with a research institution in a Commonwealth country outside the UK.
Dossier de candidature
- Official University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division application information.
- Compelling research proposal aligning strategically with an Oxford department.
- Details regarding the collaborative link with a Commonwealth research institution outside the UK.
Comment postuler
Researchers interested in the Nuffield Medical Fellowship should review the official University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division application information before submitting an application. Applicants should carefully examine the eligibility criteria, research requirements, participating departments and application process. Particular attention should be given to the requirement for a collaborative link with a Commonwealth research institution outside the UK. Applicants with questions about the programme can contact the fellowship team. Prospective applicants should consult the official Oxford fellowship information for current application requirements, deadlines and full eligibility conditions before applying.
