Opportunities for early career researchers at Imperial
To submit a notice, please email: ecri@imperial.ac.uk
Career Opportunities, Internships & Volunteering
- Development Opportunity with ECRI – Student Programme Partner supporting students with disabilities (deadline: 06 March)
- Secondment opportunity, Imperial Policy Forum (closing date: 25 Feb)
- Seeking new members to join Imperial’s Athena Swan SAT – an opportunity for you to help shape Imperial’s gender equality work
- Government Office for Science: Leadership Scheme for Scientists
- Funding Call: MATcelerate HEALTH 2 – Early-Stage Healthcare Technologies (TRL 2–4)
- Funding opportunity for global collaborations – Imperial Global Connect Fund (Deadline 27 Feb 2026)
- Royal Society Fellowships 2026 Full List
- Secondment Opportunities in No10 Downing Street for Research Staff
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for STEM subjects (Apply by 18 March 2026)
- New Work and Professional Experiences Webpage
- Imperial CREST Academy – Mentor Year 12 Students
- Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!
- GTA Opportunity – Paid LaTeX development opportunity
- 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
- Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) workshop (26 February)
- Imperial Inaugrals: Salty tales: impacts of salinity in the subsurface (18 February)
- Tales from STEM lunch (20 February)
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: WOMEN PhD SHOWCASE 2026 (deadline: 24 February 2026)
- Virtual ‘Introductory Medical Statistics’ course – 21 & 22 May 2026
- Research Computing Showcase Day 2026 (21 April)
- Register for the President’s Address 2026 (11 Mar 2026)
- From Bench to Business: Making IP work for you (25 Feb 2026)
- Division of Cancer Seminar (12 Feb 2026)
- Doctoral Student Spring Welcome – 26 March 2026
- Black in STEM: Dr Faith Uwadiae – 19 Feb, 6-8pm
- Culture Evening 2026: Connecting communities through culture (19 Feb 2026)
- Upcoming Enterprise Lab Events (11 Feb, 23 Feb & 18 March 2026)
- Imperial Fungal Science Network Seminar – In-person or Online (Thu 19th February 2026)
- Discover opportunities to work together at the Entrepreneurship Cafe (11 Feb)
- Good Science Project Events (Spring Term 2026)
- Imperial Tech Trip to Israel | 23–30 March 2026
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Showcase (11 Feb 2026)
- Launch of New Interdisciplinary Research Community
- Climate Literacy Training (Oct 2025 to July 2026 dates available)
- Black @ Imperial
- Join the 3Rs-Hub Advisory Group – Let’s Make a Difference Together!
College News & Updates
- Estranged Students Support Group (25 Feb, 25 Mar, 29 Apr, 20 May)
- Access to Food Banks – Advice Service & Working-Class Network
- Register for the President’s Address 2026 (11 Mar 2026)
- Imperial Fungal Science Network – Seminar Series 2026/ECR Talks: (19 Feb 2026)
- Race Equality Charter (REC) Student Survey (open until 01 March)
- Shape Your Library’s future with The Great Library Survey
- Focus Groups: Have your say in improving Imperial’s catering offerings (03-13 Feb 2026)
- New Doctoral Theses: access and alerts
- Introducing dAIsy – Imperial’s New GenAI workspace
- Help to shape the Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service
- Establishing the Imperial IBD Research Community – Join Us!
- Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact
- Postgraduate Climate-Conscious Travel Fund
- International Family Network
- New Trusted Research Training e-learning module
- 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
Competitions, Programmes & Projects
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: WOMEN PhD SHOWCASE 2026 (deadline: 24 February 2026)
- Online Drug Discovery Symposium | 11:00-13:00 | 11 February 2026
- Global Essay Competition (deadline: 11 Feb 2026)
Courses & Workshops
- Core Engagement Masterclass: (11 March)
- CfAE ‘Writing a research paper’ sessions (18 Feb – 11 March)
- CfAE Sessions on preparing for presentations/vivas (12 Feb – 09 March)
- Online Drug Discovery Symposium | 11:00-13:00 | 11 February 2026
- From Bench to Business: Making IP work for you (25 Feb 2026)
- Effective Speaking 2: succeeding at the ESA viva (19 Feb – 12 Mar 2026)
- CfAE Sessions on Successful STEMM Writing (21, 28 Jan, 04, 11 Feb)
- AI-Enhanced Storytelling for Impactful Presentations (05, 12, 19, 26 March & 9 April 2026)
- CfAE Guided Activity Sessions on Speaking Skills (Spring Term 2026)
- Imperial after:hours – day and evening classes for Imperial students and staff
- Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Your Research (online)
- Get Ready to participate in Horizon Europe in 2025 – opportunities, info and webinars
- The London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) – Training & Networking Opportunities
ECR Networks
- Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) workshop (26 February)
- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: WOMEN PhD SHOWCASE 2026 (deadline: 24 February 2026)
- Online Drug Discovery Symposium | 11:00-13:00 | 11 February 2026
- Imperial Fungal Science Network – Seminar Series 2026/ECR Talks: (19 Feb 2026)
- Seeking new members to join Imperial’s Athena Swan SAT – an opportunity for you to help shape Imperial’s gender equality work
- Imperial Fungal Science Network Seminar – In-person or Online (Thu 19th February 2026)
- Join a new PhD Participatory Research Network!
- Help Us Build the Student Parent and Carers Network at Imperial!
- Launch of New Interdisciplinary Research Community
- Imperial Women’s PhD Network – Join the network now!
External Conferences & Events
- British Federation of Women Graduates Research Presentations Day (apply by 28 Match)
- NetDRIVE Summer Schools
Funding, Studentships & Awards
- Funding Call: MATcelerate HEALTH 2 – Early-Stage Healthcare Technologies (TRL 2–4)
- Funding opportunity for global collaborations – Imperial Global Connect Fund (Deadline 27 Feb 2026)
- Royal Society Fellowships 2026 Full List
- British Federation of Women Graduates Awards for doctoral students 2026 (apply by: 02 March)
- Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!
- Postgraduate Climate-Conscious Travel Fund
- Merck Research Grants
- Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP)
Graduate Teaching Opportunities
- Development Opportunity with ECRI – Student Programme Partner supporting students with disabilities (deadline: 06 March)
- GTA Opportunity – Paid LaTeX development opportunity
Miscellaneous
- Make a positive Green Impact in 2026: Launch Event 12 February
- Access to Food Banks – Advice Service & Working-Class Network
- Supporting Disabled and Neurodivergent Researchers at the Library Survey
- Call for Participants: PhD research on intersectionality of neurodivergence and gender in teamworking environments
- Help shape Imperial’s Research Commercialisation Services
- Help Shape the Future of Research – Volunteer with In2research
- Staff and student volunteers wanted for Artificial intelligence ECG research!
- Call out: Students from underrepresented backgrounds – Do you feel like you belong here?
- Exploring precarity in research careers survey
- The Petri Dish: Making Science Social
- Borrow recreational audiobooks and e-books with Libby