Global Opportunities for Researchers

Queen Mary Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Visiting Fellowships Scheme

The aim of this Faculty (HSS) scheme is to attract major international research and scholarly figures to spend a period of time resident at QMUL and to interact with the scholarly community within and between the respective Schools of the Faculty. Entry to the scheme is by nomination from Schools within the Faculty, followed by Faculty Executive approval. Applications should be made by an SBM teaching and research staff member.

Funding usually covers the cost of the Fellow’s on-campus accommodation during the period of residency. 

For more information on any of these schemes please contact our Senior School Research Manager, Paul Giuliani, at p.giuliani@qmul.ac.uk.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Postdoctoral researchers can find information about our Post-doc opportunities on our jobs site: QMUL Academic Job Vacancies and by contacting  who are involved in their areas. 

PhD Research Opportunities

SBM also welcomes applications from PhD research students and Postdoctoral Researchers. You can apply for this as part of the PhD research associate study. Details on how to apply can be found here on the associate study pages. 

For more information please contact our Research and PhD Administrator Saima Ahmed at saima.ahmed@qmul.ac.uk 

Find out more about the research groups and centres in the School of Business Management and how our research focused on using social science for social change, engagement and social justice.

Research Centres and Groups

The School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, invites expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2026/27 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship competition.

About the fellowships

The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship offers outstanding early career researchers the opportunity to strengthen their experience of research and teaching in an academic environment. This scheme aims to help develop the award holder’s curriculum vitae and boost their prospects of obtaining a permanent academic post. The primary emphasis is on the completion of a significant piece of publishable research, and the integration of the award holder into the community of established scholars within their field.

Eligibility requirements

• Applicants must be supported by the UK host institution in which they wish to hold the Fellowship.
• Applicants must be within three years of their successful viva voce examination. For this round of competition, applicants are expected to have completed their viva voce between 1 April 2024 and 1 April 2027. Exemption from this criterion may be granted for reasons occurring after the date of the viva voce examination such as: maternity leave, illness, family commitments etc but must be confirmed with the BA prior to application.
• Applicants must be a British citizen or EEA national, or have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Any applicant who does not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a strong prior association with the UK academic community, for example through a previous period of non-permanent employment (for a minimum of 12 months) at a UK university.
• Not have held a permanent academic post in an institution of higher education at any time in their career (exemption usually possible for permanent positions below 0.5FTE).
• Resubmissions of previously unsuccessful applications are not permitted unless by invitation of the British Academy

The eligibility criteria listed above are based on the 2025/26 guidance. Please check the British Academy’s guidance for 2026/27 for full details once it has been released.

Candidates should note that unsuccessful applicants cannot reapply unless the British Academy invites them to do so. Therefore, we encourage applicants to consider the best time (within the eligibility period) to apply, thinking about the development of their research experience and achievement since their PhD award.

How to apply

This scheme is extremely competitive. As a result, QMUL will only support the strongest of applicants. Candidates interested in applying for a fellowship based at the School of Business and Management should submit an Expression of Interest to sbm-research@qmul.ac.uk by Monday 3^rd August 12:00 (midday British Time), including the following:

• an explanation of the reasons for your choice of the School and Queen Mary as your host institution which should include a proposed mentor (150 words maximum)
• an outline of your proposed programme of research (1,500 words maximum)including consideration of method, sources, and significance
• your planned research outputs, e.g. monograph, journal article(s), book chapter(s), digital resources, events (workshops, conferences), other (please specify) (300 words maximum)
• a list of existing publications (1 page maximum)
• a CV (2 pages maximum)
• a draft sample of writing, either published or accepted for publication (article or book chapter length).

Your application should demonstrate:

• that you are eligible according to the BA’s criteria
• the excellence of your research track record and professional track record (where relevant);
• your fit with the School and relevant links to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

The deadline for EOIs is Monday 3^rd August 12:00 (midday British Time). All applications will be considered in an internal selection process and candidates notified shortly after the deadline.

Successful applicants will then have approximately six weeks to finalise their outline application, ahead of the funder deadline of 30 September 2026. They will also be invited to attend an orientation session run by The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences about the final stages of application. This will take place w/c 1 September 2026.