Jobs & Fellowships
Current opportunities:
PDRA position in white dwarf astrophysics
The Astronomy & Astrophysics group at the University of Warwick is seeking an ambitious post-doctoral researcher to work within the project “Evolution of white dwarfs with 3D model atmospheres”. The position is funded by an ERC Starting Grant held by Dr. Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, and the candidate will join an existing team of PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers. Please see this link for further information.
Summary of fellowship / early career grant opportunities:
- STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
5 year senior fellowship to enable early career researchers with clear leadership potential to establish a strong, independent research programme (annual deadline: September) - UK Research & Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship
Seven years of funding available on a 4+3 model, with a review in year four. The fellowship aims to enable researchers to transition to or establish their research/innovation independence (biannual expression of interest deadlines: June and October) -
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
5 year senior fellowship for those between 3 and 8 years of obtaining their PhD (annual deadline: September) - Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
5 year fellowship for those with no more than six years of actual research experience since their PhD (not including career breaks), and who have a current need for flexible support, such as parental/caring responsibilities, e.g. raising children or looking after ageing or seriously ill family members; or clinically diagnosed health issues (annual deadline: November) - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research Fellowship Programme
12-36 months fellowship for those in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience (annual deadline: September) - Daphne Jackson Fellowship
Fellowship for those having taken a career break of at least two years’ duration, taken for family, health or caring reasons. Fellowships are flexible and part-time, usually completed over two years at 0.5 FTE (apply at any time) - 1851 Fellowship
3 year fellowship for those with less than 3 years postdoctoral research experience (applications open in October) - Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
3 year early career fellowship offering 50% match-funding for those with a proven record of research (applications open in January) - Newton International Fellowship
2 year early career fellowship (annual deadline: March) - Winton Exoplanet Fellowship
3 year early career fellowships (within 5 years of obtaining their PhD) to perform research on detection and characterisation of exoplanets. Warwick Astrophysics will put forward up to two candidates each year (annual deadline: end of the year).
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Hawking Fellowship
4 year fellowships that aim to support excellent researchers who will make significant contributions to the field of theoretical physics and continue to spark public interest in the field. Deadline 20th June 2019 - L'Oreal For Women in Science Fellowship
12 month fellowship with a value of £15,000 - ERC Starting Grant
1.5 million euros for early career scientists (2-7 years of research experience since completion of PhD) who have a proven scientific track record to enable them to work independently (annual deadline: October)
We welcome applications for any of the above opportunites. Pleae contact a member of astronomy staff in the first instance if you are interested in applying.
Past opportunities
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