Submission deadline:

November 28, 2025

The Scott Opler Fellowship in Architectural History for the period 2026-2028

Worcester College, Oxford is pleased to be able to offer a two-year residential Fellowship in the study of Renaissance or Baroque architectural history through the generosity of the Scott Opler Foundation.
Applications are invited from scholars of any nationality and academic affiliation in the final year of their dissertation or within the first four years after the completion of their Ph.D., D.Phil. or comparable degree. Topics may include any area or aspect of architectural history during the Renaissance or Baroque era including urbanism, landscape and garden history, drawing and design method, theory and publication, architectural representation, as well as studies of architecture and related disciplines.

To submit an application, please complete the application form in the following website: https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacancies/the-scott-opler-fellowship-in-architectural-history-for-the-period-2026-2028.

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. Please also complete the Equality Monitoring Questionnaire by following the link below.

All applications must be received by 12 pm UK time on 28 November 2025. Interviews are expected to take place in January 2026.
If you do not hear from us within a week of the deadline, we are unfortunately unable to take your application further. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the
end date should a suitable candidate be found.

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