University of Cambridge
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A three-year early-career fellowship at the University of Cambridge for researchers studying peace, conflict and religion, offering support to develop an independent research project and apply for Leverhulme Trust funding.
The University of Cambridge, through its Cambridge Interfaith Programme, offers an Early Career Fellowship for 2026 supporting independent research on peace, conflict, religion and political violence. The fellowship is a three-year position hosted by the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge. It operates through a two-stage process: candidates first compete in an internal selection by the Cambridge Interfaith Programme, and successful candidates then receive support to apply for a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship, with matching funding from the Faculty of Divinity contingent on external selection. What you get • Three-year independent research fellowship • Intellectual environment within Cambridge Interfaith Programme • Support from Cambridge Interfaith Programme staff in preparing Leverhulme Trust application • Potential matching funding from Faculty of Divinity (subject to Leverhulme Trust selection) How to apply 1. Submit application to Cambridge Interfaith Programme for internal selection 2. If selected internally, receive support from Cambridge Interfaith Programme in preparing and submitting application to Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 3. Application submitted by email to Dr Peter Harland (Faculty Manager) at pjh42@cam.ac.uk 4. For general enquiries, contact team@interfaith.cam.ac.uk
• Early-career researcher status • Research project aligned with Cambridge Interfaith Programme's strategic priorities for 2026–2031 • Research focus on peace, conflict, religion, political violence and society • Project research period primarily covering events from 1950s onwards • Work in relevant disciplines: religious studies, anthropology, peace and conflict studies, political sociology, cultural studies, history, theology or related interdisciplinary fields • Ability to develop substantive independent research with clear research question, achievable aims, appropriate methodology and realistic three-year plan • Research demonstrating relationship between research questions, methodology and programme's interest in lived, cultural, religious and ethical dimensions of conflict