Queen’s University Belfast 2022 Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship for International Researchers

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting applications from outstanding early-career scholars for a one-year Hilary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship to be taken up during the academic year 2021/22. The Fellowship was instituted in 2020 to mark the award of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Secretary Clinton.

Reflecting Secretary Clinton’s interests and career, the Fellowship is open to outstanding early career researchers in the following broad areas: international relations, conflict transformation; global security; human rights, including women’s rights and children’s rights; international law; international politics; women in politics. One Fellowship is available to begin from 1st January 2022 for a period of 12 months.

• Table of Content
• About Queen’s University Belfast
• Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship
• Requirements for Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Queen’s University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university received its charter in 1845 as "Queen's College, Belfast" and opened four years later. Queen's University Belfast is ranked in the top 173 universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2020), with the second highest ranking on the island of Ireland. Queen's offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with more than 300 degree programmes available Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commo... re... continue reading

Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship

Queen’s offers a great employment package that includes:
– great terms & conditions
– pension schemes
– genuine flexibility
– family-friendly initiatives
– career development opportunities
– support for health & mental wellbeing
– generous holiday entitlement (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Requirements for Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship Qualification

The Fellowship is open to outstanding early career researchers in the following broad areas: international relations, conflict transformation; global security; human rights, including women’s rights and children’s rights; international law; international politics; women in politics. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Hillary Rodham Clinton Early Career Fellowship

• PhD (successful viva completed by 31/12/21) in any of the following areas: international relations, conflict transformation; global security; human rights including women’s rights and children’s rights; international law; international politics; women in politics.

• Relevant experience of researching any of the above broad areas.
• Demonstrable ability to write high quality academic publications.
• Demonstrable ability to develop networks with academic and policy communities.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex information orally and in writing to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently.
• Willingness to participate fully in training and career development opportunities.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the UK and abroad for research visits to internationally leading research
  organisations.
  DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
• Demonstrable ability to develop research funding proposals.

Documents Required for Application

• A full curriculum vitae (maximum four pages).
• A paper outlining the project and explaining how it is aligned with the aims of the fellowship (maximum two pages).
• A workplan outlining the key milestones of the project link to the project deliverables (maximum one page).
• A statement of the impact you intend your research to have (maximum one page).
• The names and contact details (incl emails) of two referees who have agreed to support your application and have knowledge of your work.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University. As such, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including our work in relation to Gender Equality (Athena SWAN), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Workplace Equality Index), Disability and Race (Race Equality Charter) please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity and/or www.qub.ac.uk/qgi. 

For more details, visit Queen’s University website.