Opportunities for early career researchers at Imperial
To submit a notice, please email: ecri@imperial.ac.uk
Career Opportunities, Internships & Volunteering
- PhD internship opportunities at the Royal Institution (apply by 13 July)
- Internship for Sustainability Hub (apply by 5th July)
- STEM Horizons Teacher of Computer Science (Part time) – Closing date 15 June 2026
- Mentors wanted for Activate Mentoring Programme (apply by 30 June)
- Dame Julia Higgins Collaborative Research Fund Now Open
- 2 Year AI in Science Fellowships, supported by Schmidt Sciences
- Imperial Research Fellowship Scheme Applications Open (Deadline 23 July)
- Cancer Research UK: Bridge to Academic Leadership Programme (Deadline 23 June)
- Human–AI Collaboration and Systems Design Contributor
- STEP UP Digital Research Technical Career and Bridging Placements
- 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
- Secondment Opportunities in No10 Downing Street for Research Staff
- 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
College News & Updates
- Disability Advisory Service SpLD Screenings and Assessments – July/August
- Judges wanted for Early Career Researcher Showcase (01 July 2026)
- Imperial Waves Community Event (8 July)
- Survey on how ECRs use generative AI
- Student Awards for Outstanding Achievement (nominate by 14 June)
- 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
Competitions, Programmes & Projects
- Mentoring Programme for Ethnically Minoritised Postgraduate/Early Career Researchers (apply by 22 June 2026)
- Venture Catalyst Challenge 2026 – Applications Open (deadline: 14 June)
- Crick and Partner Universities PhD Student Summer Symposium at the Francis Crick Institute – 23 June 2026
- Research Opportunity: Postgraduate Research Progression in STEM by socioeconomic status
- MACS Cell Separation Hero Days 2026 (apply by 15 July)
Courses & Workshops
- Making Public Engagement Inclusive Masterclass (01 July 2026)
- Effective Speaking 2: Succeeding at the ESA Viva (04-25 June 2026)
- CfAE ‘Writing a research paper’ sessions (27 May, 03, 10 & 17 June 2026)
- CfAE Sessions on Speaking Skills (Summer Term)
- Networking and Profile Building Workshop for Postdocs (17 & 24 Jun 26)
- 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 Waves Community Event (8 July)
- Help Lead the Doctoral Student Parents & Carers Network! (Apply by 17 June)
- Black and Minority Ethnic Early Career Researcher Conference (10 July 2026)
- 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
- ORCID for researchers (30 June 2026)
- LIHE MedTech Venture Demo Day (08 July 2026)
- LERU Talks: AI and research grants: Is the system doomed to collapse? 26 June
- Crick and Partner Universities PhD Student Summer Symposium at the Francis Crick Institute – 23 June 2026
- Young Geotechnical Engineers Symposium (22 & 23 June)
- British Hydrology Society – Early Career Symposium (29 & 30 June)
- Cancer Research UK Postdoc Futures Conference (24 September)
- Black and Minority Ethnic Early Career Researcher Conference (10 July 2026)
- Postgraduate Pedagogies Symposium (01 July 2026)
- Call for STEM Principal Investigators: Improving Postdoc Recruitment – Residential Session
- NetDRIVE Summer Schools
Funding, Studentships & Awards
- Grantham call for associate PhD students – application deadline: 6 July
- IX-WAI Early Career Development Grant for Women & Nonbinary Persons in AI (deadline: 01 July)
- Horizon Europe Connect Fund (apply by 15 June)
- Imperial Research Fellowship Scheme Applications Open (Deadline 23 July)
- The Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants (apply by 22 June)
- Royal Society Fellowships 2026 Full List
- Become a Scientist Founder with Wilbe (BSF) – Now Live!
- Merck Research Grants
- Advanced Research Opportunities Program (AROP)
Graduate Teaching Opportunities
Miscellaneous
- Gave a talk? Get a DOI – Cassyni
- UK Parents & Carers – Help shape an Imperial MSc student project
- Join the Early Career Researcher Institute on LinkedIn
- Cancer Support Group – Open to All Imperial Staff
- 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 the Future of Research – Volunteer with In2research
- Staff and student volunteers wanted for Artificial intelligence ECG research!
- The Petri Dish: Making Science Social
- Borrow recreational audiobooks and e-books with Libby