Postdoctoral Fellowships

The School of Physics and Astronomy welcomes applications from candidates interested in applying for personal fellowships at the University of Edinburgh.

Fellowship opportunities

To provide transparency and efficiency in the management of applications, the School operates an internal review process for the following fellowship opportunities:

• Royal Society University Research Fellowships
• STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
• UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
• Royal Astronomical Society Fellowships
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
• Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
• Stephen Hawking Fellowships

Applications for other fellowship opportunities are welcome. Please contact relevant members of academic staff or the director-of-research [at] ph.ed.ac.uk (Director of Research) directly to discuss prospective applications.  The School of Physics and Astronomy is committed to advancing equality and diversity, welcoming applications from everyone irrespective of gender, ethnic group or nationality. We particularly encourage applications from female and/or BAME candidates.

How to submit a preliminary application

If you would like the School to support your application for one or more of these fellowships, please submit  the relevant documentation as a single pdf to: fellowships-panel [at] ph.ed.ac.uk by the deadline of noon (BST) on the 26th of July. You are encouraged to develop your proposal with the active participation of a member of academic staff. Once outline  proposals are received academic supporters will be asked to submit a short email to fellowships-panel [at] ph.ed.ac.uk.    

Documentation

• CV  (2 pages). This should include the following data: number of years since PhD (excluding career breaks);
   total number of refereed journal publications; h-index and database used.
• Research Statement/Proposal  (maximum 3  A4 pages,  minimum font  size 11) – this should  comprise:  a statement of Fellowships to be considered for; a summary of research to date and a statement of proposed research including which research area the proposed research fits into (see below for STFC ERF relevant themes); and the name of a current Edinburgh academic staff member who is happy to support and help develop your application.
• A list of your best 4 publications, together with a short statement of your contribution to each paper.
• Indicate which fellowships the application should be considered for. Any combinations of the following is permitted:   Royal Society University Research Fellowship, STFC ERF, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, EPSRC fellowships and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship.  Feel free to add fellowships not listed to indicate further applications you would like to submit.

Themes for STFC ERF

Applications must fall within the remit of the STFC core Science Programme (astronomy, solar and planetary science, particle physics, particle astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics, accelerator science) and afford scope for original work.

Physics and Astronomy  Subject Areas for RSURF and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter (incl. soft matter, liquids and nano-materials), Cosmic Radiation, Cosmology, Crystallography, Elementary Particle Physics, Gravitation, Interstellar Medium, Lasers and Optoelectronics, Low Temperature Physics, Magnetism, Mathematical and Theoretical Physics, Mathematical Astronomy, Mathematical Astrophysics, Mathematical Cosmology, Mathematical Gravitation, Nuclear Atomic and Molecular Physics, Planetary Science, Plasma Physics, Quantum Theory, Semi-conductors, Solar Physics, Statistical Physics, Physics (Applied), Physics (Experimental).

Themes for EPSRC Fellowships

Fellowships are open across the whole of EPSRC’s remit.

Further information on various Fellowship

Royal Society University Research Fellowships

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships

Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship

EPSRC Fellowships

Daphne Jackson Fellowship

1851 Royal Commission Research Fellowships 

Royal Society Career Development Fellowship

UKRI Stephen Hawking Fellowship

RAS Fellowships

Newton International Fellowships

University of Edinburgh Innovation Fellow

Elizabeth Gardner Fellowship

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

Contact details

Application submission email address: fellowships-panel [at] ph.ed.ac.uk.

Contact for further information: director-of-research [at] ph.ed.ac.uk