College Notices

Elections

St John’s College

Elected to a Fellowship under Title A from 1 October 2026:

Arthur Oliveira Vale, B.Sc., M.Sc., Chicago, M.Sc., M.Phil., Yale

Vacancies

Christ’s College: Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship; tenure: for at least two years up to a maximum of four years from no later than 1 October 2026 (not renewable); closing date: 28 April 2026 at 12 noon; further details: https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/non-stipendiary-junior-research-fellowship-2026

Corpus Christi College: Non-Stipendiary Early-Career Research Fellowship 2026 (any subject); tenure: up to three years from 1 October 2026; closing date: 30 April 2026 at 12 noon; further details: https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/about/opportunities/academic-vacancies

Magdalene College: Dias College Assistant Professor in Law; tenure: from 1 September 2026 for three years and eleven months in the first instance (with the possibility of renewal to a permanent post); stipend: £38,636 to £42,091 depending on experience; closing date: 23 March 2026 at 12 noon; further details: https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies/academic-vacancies

Selwyn College: Keasbey Isaac Newton Fellowship in American Studies 2026; tenure: three years from 1 October 2026; salary: £25,249 (with Ph.D.) or £22,389 (without Ph.D.); closing date: 19 March 2026 at 5 p.m.; further details: https://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/jobs/Keasbey-Isaac-Newton-Fellowship-in-American-Studies-2026

Events

Magdalene College

The Master’s Lecture Series 2026

The inaugural lecture in this new series will be delivered by Professor Timothy Leighton, FRS, FREng, FMedSci, Honorary Fellow of Magdalene. The lecture, entitled ‘The impact of bubble acoustics on climate change, spaceships, dolphins and the antibiotic apocalypse’, will take place on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 5.45 p.m. in person at the Humphrey Cripps Auditorium, Cripps Court, and online via livestream. Free, all welcome. Further details: https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/about/events/masters-lecture-series-2026

Awards

St John’s College

Harper-Wood Creative Writing and Travel Award for English Poetry and Literature, 2026–27

Applications are now open for this year’s travel and study award for creative writers in the early stages of their careers; tenure: one year from 1 October 2026; funding: up to £20,700; closing date: 22 April 2026 at 4 p.m.; further details: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-research/early-career-authors-and-poets-offered-ps20-700-for-year-abroad-to-write