The Fellow's role

The template Job Description for the Fellows is available. When the successful applicants have been verbally offered and accepted a Fellowship, their host department will develop the template into a full Job Description that is specific to the Fellow's research area and responsibilities. The Fellow's employment contract (and UK visa application, if required) will be based on this final full Job Description. 

Key responsibilities of the Fellows will be:

• Carry out collaborative projects with colleagues at their partner institutions in Commonwealth countries outside the UK
• Develop new avenues of research, concepts and ideas to extend intellectual understanding
• Establish a substantial, externally funded research group and secure significant long-term funding for research which will fully support the work of the group.
• Maintain a successful publication record (appropriate to the stage of career, and accounting for career breaks) and disseminate your group's research through participation in international conferences and seminars, and other media.
• Provide academic supervision for post-graduate research students appointed through the Fellowship.
• Engage in activities to enable your research to have a wide impact, for example by participating in and supporting public engagement and widening access activities
• Embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and interactions with colleagues

Reporting and monitoring 

In the first three years of the Fellowship, Fellows will be asked to complete a short annual progress report for the Trustees. Fellows will receive a request to complete this reporting on or around the anniversary of their Fellowship start date, with a deadline approximately four weeks later. Fellows can request to defer reporting if they are on long-term leave from the Fellowship. 

During the course of year 4, the Fellow's progress will be reviewed with the host department and the Nuffield Medical Trustees. At the Year 4 Review, Fellows will have the option to request an extension of their Fellowship up to a maximum of 8 years.  

Benefits of working for the University of Oxford 

Nuffield Medical Fellows will be full employees of the University of Oxford. People are the foundation of the University’s success and we are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the highest calibre of staff. A range of benefits is available to all staff for both work and personal life. For more information see the University's HR webpages.  

Additional support and resources for mentoring, accessing networks and training are available through the Medical Sciences Division and through the Fellow's host department.