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Balliol College of the University of Oxford is currently advertising a 3-year Fellowship in Computer Science: https://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/balliol-people/vacancies/2018/september/career-development-fellowship-in-computer-science-3-year (See call below.) I am not involved in the selection process at all, but as a previous holder of this Fellowship, I cannot recommend it enough. Please do forward the call far and wide, it's a great opportunity for early career researchers. Yours, Ohad. -------------------------------------------------------- Career Development Fellowship in Computer Science (3-year fixed-term) Closing date: Wednesday 31 October 2018 Balliol College is recruiting a Career Development Fellow in Computer Science. The Fellowship is intended to provide a structured development opportunity for exceptional candidates embarking on an academic career. The Fellow will receive mentoring from the Fellow in Computation in Balliol. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to become a member of Oxford’s world-leading Department of Computer Science. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021. The area of the post is Computer Science, broadly understood. Theoreticians and applied computer scientists are equally welcome to apply. The Fellow will teach undergraduate students and provide administration for the College, including assessing and interviewing for the annual admissions exercises. The appointed CDF will also be expected to develop a significant portfolio of high-quality research activities, including peer-reviewed publications, as an independent academic computer scientist. Candidates must hold or be near to completion of a PhD by 1 January 2019, and should not have completed a PhD or equivalent earlier than 1 October 2014 (with the exception of career breaks, e.g. for maternity/paternity leave). A high level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of the candidate’s career, is essential. Candidates will also have the ability to provide excellent small-group teaching. Previous experience of teaching would be an advantage. To apply for the Fellowship, please read the further particulars, and send a completed application form together with the other materials as requested in the further particulars to: college.off...@balliol.ox.ac.uk. The three academic referees listed on the application form should be asked to send electronic references direct to the College Office. Both applications and references should reach the College no later than 12 noon GMT on Wednesday 31 October 2018. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Potential applicants wishing to discuss the post should contact one of the Fellows in Computer Science, Tom Melham or Edith Elkind, or the Senior Tutor, Nicola Trott. Interviews are scheduled to be held on Monday 12 November 2018. Balliol College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.