The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)

Launched in May 2013, The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) is a world-leading centre for interdisciplinary research.  Based in the University of Oxford’s Humanities Division, TORCH brings together Oxford researchers with a wide range of internal and external partners for impactful collaborations designed to meet local, national and global challenges.  In seeking to connect Oxford researchers with other organisations globally, TORCH supports Fellowships that bring researchers from overseas to Oxford.  It is particularly keen to support those from under-represented backgrounds to broaden inclusivity across the University. Read more about TORCH here. 

Applications are open to researchers with interdisciplinary projects from a broad range of research areas in the Humanities. The Fellow will be based in Oxford during Trinity term and work with Oxford researchers in the Humanities, and across other disciplines where appropriate, to develop their research ideas. This can include research papers, events, co-led projects, and future joint research developments in the area of Humanities. Examples of priority areas of research are environmental humanities, medical humanities, intersectional humanities, race and resistance, digital humanities, performance and cultural heritage.  The Fellow will be welcomed into the Oxford research community at TORCH and the Humanities Division, with a view to develop longer-term research connections where possible.