Opportunities for early career researchers at Imperial
To submit a notice, please email: ecri@imperial.ac.uk
Career Opportunities, Internships & Volunteering
- Volunteering Opportunity: Make Graduation Magical
- Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships at Zukunftskolleg (deadline: 12 Oct)
- Part-Time Job Opportunity – Careers PhD CV & Covering Letter Assistant (apply by 02 August)
- Institute of Science Tokyo & Imperial Collaboration Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 31 July)
- UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026
- 2 Year AI in Science Fellowships, supported by Schmidt Sciences
- Human–AI Collaboration and Systems Design Contributor
- Seeking new members to join Imperial’s Athena Swan SAT – an opportunity for you to help shape Imperial’s gender equality work
- Royal Society Fellowships 2026 Full List
- New Work and Professional Experiences Webpage
- Imperial CREST Academy – Mentor Year 12 Students
- Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!
- Opportunities for PhDs/Postdocs (Quant research roles)
- Wilbe Sandbox – Looking for Scientific Career Options? Here’s Your Launchpad
- The Amos Bursary – Call for Mentors
- Volunteer as a Tutor with The Access Project
- Volunteer as a Mentor (Clement James Centre)
College Events
- Connect Café (05 August 2026)
- Showcase your research at ResearchFest! (27 August 2026)
- Division of Cancer Seminar (03 Sept 2026)
- Natural Sciences Showcase (23 Sept 2026)
College News & Updates
- REF 2029: What you need to know
- Disability Advisory Service SpLD Screenings and Assessments – July/August
- Survey on how ECRs use generative AI
- Postgraduate Sustainable Travel Fund 2025-26
- Parents and Carers network and The Benefits Corner Teams Channels
- Access to Food Banks – Advice Service & Working-Class Network
- New Doctoral Theses: access and alerts
- Introducing dAIsy – Imperial’s New GenAI workspace
- Help to shape the Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service
- Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact
- International Family Network
- Access the New York Times to discover quality journalism
- Imperial staff and students have full access to Overton
- Societal Engagement Reading Group
- Upload your research seminar through Cassyni, for free
- Advice, support and funding for publishing open access books
Courses & Workshops
- Free training at Crick – Introduction to FIJI for image analysis (31 July)
- CfAE Sessions on Speaking Skills (Summer Term)
- Quality Management Systems (QMS) for Medical Devices Online Course
- 1:1 Research Communication Coaching
- CfAE Guided Activity Sessions on Speaking Skills (Spring Term 2026)
- Imperial after:hours – day and evening classes for Imperial students and staff
- The London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) – Training & Networking Opportunities
ECR Networks
- Imperial PhD Women’s Network – Committee Member Applications Open! (deadline: 14 Aug)
- Able network for disabled staff, research postgrads and allies
- Seeking new members to join Imperial’s Athena Swan SAT – an opportunity for you to help shape Imperial’s gender equality work
- Join a new PhD Participatory Research Network!
- Help Us Build the Student Parent and Carers Network at Imperial!
- Imperial Women’s PhD Network – Join the network now!
External Conferences & Events
- Prosper Celebration Event (15 Sept 2026)
- Cancer Research UK Postdoc Futures Conference (24 September)
Funding, Studentships & Awards
- Researchers in Residence Sprint Programme Funding
- Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowships at Zukunftskolleg (deadline: 12 Oct)
- Funding Opportunity: Wellcome Accelerator Awards
- Institute of Science Tokyo & Imperial Collaboration Fund 2026-27 (deadline: 31 July)
- UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026
- Royal Society Fellowships 2026 Full List
- Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!
- Merck Research Grants
- Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP)
Miscellaneous
- Workplace Culture Survey (Deadline 10 Aug 2026)
- Research Survey on Generative AI
- Sexual Harassment Awareness e-training
- Gave a talk? Get a DOI – Cassyni
- UK Parents & Carers – Help shape an Imperial MSc student project
- Cancer Support Group – Open to All Imperial Staff
- Access to Food Banks – Advice Service & Working-Class Network