Postdoctoral Fellowships

Expressions of interest for Marie Skledowska-Curie Fellowships 

We welcome expressions of interest from excellent international researchers interested in applying to the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship with a research project to be hosted by Newcastle University. 

The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action is a funding scheme that supports the mobility of researchers. These fellowships may last 12-24 months and involve a research project, advanced training and knowledge exchange at the host institution. They offer a competitive salary, mobility and family allowances and a budget for research and training costs. Applicants are expected to have an excellent CV and a strong publication record. There are two kinds of fellowships:

• European Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in R&I projects by either coming to Europe from any country in the world or moving within Europe. The standard duration of these fellowships must be between 12 and 24 months.
• Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects with organisations outside EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. These fellowships require an outgoing phase of minimum 12 and maximum 24 months in a non-associated Third Country, and a mandatory 12-month return phase to a host organisation based in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country. 

Candidates will need the support of the host institution to develop their applications. We will offer competitive candidates both academic and administrative support to strengthen their proposal. 

Deadline: 10 September 2025

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor directly, or if interested in applying they can also contact:

• Geography Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Dr Bethan Davies
• Politics Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Dr Brian Boyle
• Sociology Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Professor Alison Phipps

Details of the next round of BA postdoctoral fellowships will be publicised as soon as available.

Read more on the British Academy website

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact members of staff working on related topics for support during the application process:

• Geography Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Dr Bethan Davies
• Politics Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Dr Brian Boyle
• Sociology Post-doctoral Recruitment Coordinator: Professor Alison Phipps

Each year the Leverhulme Trust holds a competition to award Early Career Fellowships to researchers within 4 years of PhD examination, to enable them to undertake a significant piece of publishable work. 

Fellowships are tenable for 3 years on a full-time basis. The Trust will support requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period for health related reasons, disability or childcare commitments.

In Geography, Politics and Sociology, we receive more applications than quota spaces, therefore there is a school selection panel at which applications are ranked and candidates selected.

Further details about the school selection process for 2026 applicants will be updated on this page.

Please direct any queries to the School’s Director of Research stephen.elstub@ncl.ac.uk 

NINE DTP postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for recent PhDs to consolidate their doctoral research.
 
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme for 2025/26 is now closed.

Formal documentation for the 2026/27 round has not yet been released, please check back for updates.