Newcastle University’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies Faculty Research Group invites expressions of interest from eligible researchers seeking to apply to the Individual Fellowship-European Fellowship scheme of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. These Fellowships last 12-24 months and have a research project as their focus, with a strong element of advanced training both in the research area and in transferable skills. The ideal fellow will be able to engage in a two-way transfer of knowledge, acquiring skills and/or knowledge from and sharing her or his expertise with Newcastle researchers.

Medieval and Early Modern Research Studies is an interdisciplinary research group which incorporates MEDLAB (Early Medieval, Late Antique and Byzantine Studies). MEMS’ members belong to the disciplines of Literature, Linguistics, Archaeology, Architecture, History, Classics and Music.

We specifically welcome applications in the following key areas:

• Byzantine Studies
• Roman frontier studies
• Late medieval and early modern book history and manuscript studies
• Music and musical performance/performers in the medieval and early modern periods
• European intellectual and religious history
• Histories of print
• Scholarly editing projects
• Digital humanities projects such as those falling under the interests of the ATNU project 

We warmly welcome applications from outstanding scholars eager to work in an interdisciplinary environment for the Individual Fellowship Scheme. Applicants must have a compelling track record appropriate to their career stage of peer-reviewed publication(s) in internationally recognised outlets, conference invitations or other indicators of success. 

Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements:

• must have at least four years’ full-time equivalent research experience (which can include doctoral studies)
• and/or be in possession of a doctoral degree.
• cannot have spent more than 12 months of the past 3 years in the UK.