Fellowships 

We are always actively seeking ways to bring new researchers into our community, and are proactive in our support of potential colleagues who might wish to come to us. As a result we have had success in securing a range of prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, including: 

• British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 
• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships 
• Marie Curie Individual Fellowships 
• BA International Fellowships 

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Durham University

Due to the volume of applications received, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities holds an internal competition to select applications for support through to the full competition.

In advance of the British Academy’s call for applications opening on 2 July 2025 please find below the details of the internal process for the Department of Classics and Ancient History. 

Candidates are required to check their eligibility for the scheme before applying.  

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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Department of Classics and Ancient History Durham University 

The Department of Classics and Ancient History invites expressions of interest from outstanding candidates who wish to apply for a prestigious British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship through Durham University.

We welcome enquiries from eligible candidates particularly those related to the research themes in the department (https://www.dur.ac.uk/departments/academic/classics-ancient-history/research/ ) or to relevant University Research Centres and Institutes (https://www.dur.ac.uk/arts.humanities/research/research_centres/). Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.

For the internal competition candidates are asked to secure a mentor in the Department to support their application. They should submit an expression of interest (i.e., an up-to-date CV and 1 A4 page summary of the research proposal) to the mentor by 12 noon, Friday 18 July 2025.

Working with their mentor candidates will be required to complete and return Durham University’s internal application form, available via the Arts and Humanities Research Team (artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk) by 12 noon, Friday 1 August 2025.

Further information on the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship can be found at: Postdoctoral Fellowships | The British Academy

Guidance notes from last year are here:  BA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024-5 guidance notes | The British Academy. 

For more information or informal enquiries, please contact the Director of Research,  Professor Ted Kaizer (ted.kaizer@durham.ac.uk) or the Faculty Research team  artsandhumanities.researchteam@durham.ac.uk

Visiting Fellowships 

We have had outstanding success in securing Senior Research Fellows at the Institute of Advanced Studies (which is just next door to us). We are also able to offer suitably qualified scholars who wish to work with us here non-stipendiary visitor status in the University. 

Fellowships at the Institute of Advanced Studies