The Governing Bodies of Christ Church, Merton and St John's Colleges propose to elect in co-operation up to twelve Junior Research Fellows, in Arts and Science, according to an agreed allocation of subjects between the colleges.  

The fellowships are tenable for three years either from 1st October 2017 or, exceptionally, from 1st September 2017.

Research Fellows are expected to undertake original research in some branch of Arts, Science or Education. They may be asked to undertake a limited amount of teaching. Depending on their field of study, successful candidates will be based at one of Christ Church, Merton College or St John's College.

The fellowships are normally awarded to those who are approaching the end of their doctoral research or who have begun postdoctoral study. The successful candidate must have a must Honours degree (either First or 2.1), or an equivalent qualification. They must also have research expertise in their chosen field as demonstrated by a completed doctoral thesis and/or published or forthcoming books, or articles in refereed journals, as relevant to the candidate's field; or promise of such achievement, as relevant to the candidate's field.