Jordan – UK El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability
The Royal Scientific Society and the British Academy are pleased to launch the call for
the Jordan – UK El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability. This call is open
to established scholars of any nationality in any discipline within the social sciences
and humanities who are recognised internationally for their expertise in the area
of sustainability.
The Jordan – UK El Hassan bin Talal Research Chair in Sustainability is a joint initiative
between the British Academy and the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS), and
is open to Ph.D. scholars holding at least an Associate Professorship title. Its aim is
to enhance the research and innovation capacity of Jordan for long-term sustainable
development. The initiative is supported by the Newton-Khalidi Fund. The British
Academy and the RSS are inviting applications from established scholars in any
discipline within the social sciences and humanities with international recognition
for their expertise in the area of sustainability, have an outstanding track record of
supervising early career researchers and are interested in taking up a full-time four-year
appointment at the RSS in Amman, Jordan (with up to three months each year spent
at higher education or research institutions in the UK). The available award is up to
£240,000 per annum over 4 years. This includes the Research Chair’s salary and research
expenses (inclusive of costs related to any periods spent in the UK) as well as financial
support for a number of early career scholars who will be appointed by the Research
Chair and be based at the RSS as a part of their research team.
Application Process:
– Application form and scheme notes are available here: https://www.thebritishacademy.
ac.uk/sites/default/files/Jordan-UK_Research_Chair_2020_scheme_notes.pdf
– Applicant deadline 6 May 2020 (17:00)
– Result announced approx. 3 months after the closure of the round
– Awards available from the 1 September 2020
Eligibility requirements, application and further information can be found here:
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/jordan-uk-el-hassan-bin-talal-research-
chair-sustainability
For further information please contact: nominations@rss.jo.