The Chancellor's Fellowships in Global Challenges build on the outstanding development research and our highly prestigious tenure-track Chancellor’s Fellowship programmes. University of Edinburgh is now investing in developing a unique cohort of 10 researchers of the highest quality who will focus specifically on addressing the challenges faced by developing countries, but who can come from any discipline and have capacity to work across disciplinary interfaces.
Funding for these posts is contributed to by the Global Challenges Research Fund, a £1.5billion Government initiative, forming part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment. Research and educational activities carried out by the Chancellor’s Fellows will be ODA compliant, promoting the economic development and welfare of developing countries as the main objective of the research, and with these countries as the main beneficiary.
University of Edinburgh will recruit a cohort of next generation international research leaders, focused on issues critical to development, whose work is innovative, interdisciplinary and above all impactful. We will consider research leaders from across all disciplines whose work engages with the Sustainable Development Goals. However, we are particularly encouraging candidates who will focus on or work across:
Migration and Refugees
Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk
Conflict Resolution (including PeaceTech)
Sustainable Cities
Data and Digital Development
Global Health
Food Systems
Education and Employability
Affordable and Clean Energy
Further details:
Chancellor's Fellowships in Global Challenges at University of Edindurgh