We are eager to welcome postdoctoral researchers to the CMS. Project-specific opportunities are advertised on our News page and on our public mailing list. In addition to this, there are several recurring postdoctoral fellowship programmes available that can support a position at the CMS. These include:
- British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
(see 2023 announcement, internal deadline 9 August 2023)
(open to British citizens/EEA nationals, or people with a UK doctorate)
- Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
(see 2023 announcement, internal deadline 26 October 2023)
(open to people with a UK degree)
- Newton International Fellowships
(in 2022 the funder deadline was 16 March 2022)
(open to people working outside the UK who do not have UK citizenship)
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
(in 2023 the funder deadline was 13 September 2023)
(open to people who have not worked in the UK more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline)
- Junior Research Fellowships
(no geographic restrictions)
Most funders also require the applicant to be an early-career researcher, which normally means that not too many years have elapsed since the award of the doctorate.
Most fellowship calls happen on an approximately yearly basis. This means that if you've missed a given call for applications, and the next call has yet to be announced, you can expect it to happen approximately one year after the previous call.
Please check the funder guidelines for the final word on eligibility; also see the Faculty's Postdoctoral Opportunities page for more information about applying for these opportunities. Please also contact the CMS Director Peter Harrison (pmch2@cam.ac.uk) to discuss potential topics and strategies for applications.
For fellowships other than Junior Research Fellowships, the University typically has its own internal deadlines several weeks before the advertised funder deadlines. Even if no internal deadline is stated, the Research Office requires significant notice in advance of an application. Please therefore get in touch well in advance (e.g. two months) of funder deadlines to signal your intention to apply for a given fellowship.
