VACANCIES
Welcome to the SLSA vacancies page. Here, we share current opportunities from across the wider socio-legal community. If you would like a vacancy added to this page, please contact Marie Selwood.
UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026: open for applications
Applications for UKRI’s Policy Fellowships scheme are now open. This scheme works to place researchers and academics into government policy roles and opportunities will be based with a host in one of 27 different UK Government departments, devolved governments and What Works Centres. The fellowships are designed to improve the exchange of specialist…
Call for applications for FCDO Senior Research Fellowships
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is offering 11 Senior Research Fellowship placements for UK academics (Associate Professor level and above) in the fields of gender and equity; conflict; AI for development; food and agriculture; economic development; systemic resilience of combined human, social, economic, political and ecological systems;…
Global Law and the Humanities Mentorship Programme: open for applications
This joint initiative of several national and international law and humanities organisations supports early-career scholars based on an inclusive vision that traverses
more and less explicit borders.
See website for and announcement below for details.
Closing date: 31 July 2026.
Professorship of Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford
The Faculty of Law and Wolfson College intend to appoint to the Professorship of Socio-Legal Studies with effect from 1 September 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. This statutory professorship offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of socio-legal scholarship at one of the world's…
The Centre of Law and Society Visiting Fellowship Call 2026/27
Applications are invited for early career scholars, including research
students, and emerging researchers.
See announcement for details.
Closing date: 28 July 2026.