Volunteer at Commemoration Day 2026 on Wednesday 21 October.
Please sign up to support us by filling in the Registration Form!
Enjoy a free lunch, a drink and snacks on the day, plus the chance to win afternoon tea for two at the Royal Albert Hall. You will also be invited to a special Volunteer Thank You event! Spread the word and tell your colleagues!
If you have any queries, please contact Jessica Leung (Graduation Events team).
We invite researchers in the early stages of their careers who plan to develop and implement an independent research project to apply for a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowships are open to researchers from all fields represented at the University of Konstanz.
You will find the call for applications as well as information about the eligibility criteria and the application process under: https://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg/fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship/.
Questions can be directed via e-mail to zukunftskolleg-application@uni-konstanz.de.
We look forward to receiving the applications until 12 October 2026, 11:00 am (CET).
The post-holder(s) will provide CV and covering letter (CL) advice to Imperial College London Undergraduate and Masters’ level students to enable them to make effective applications to manage their careers successfully both in the UK and internationally. The CV/CL Assistant will be employed on a part-time basis to assist with student one-to-ones to meet seasonal demand and support the activities of the wider Imperial College London careers team.
You will work closely with colleagues at the Careers Service and actively participate in internal training and regular peer review with other members of the team as required.
In addition, the post-holder may be asked to undertake independent research into the global graduate job market and application methods to keep up to date with recruitment and application trends and requirements. They may also be asked to support the work of the service by providing front line support to the information team.
Job Description & Person Specification
How to apply:
The role is based in the Careers Service at South Kensington, and working hours are flexible and can fit around your other commitments.
Send your CV and cover letter to Madelaine Chapman (Careers Consultant) at m.chapman@imperial.ac.uk by midnight, Sunday 2 August 2026.
Note: Due to high interest, we will not be able to provide feedback to those not shortlisted for an interview.
Interviews will be held in person at the Careers Service, South Kensington on Wednesday 19 August.
We are happy to share that the first research collaboration fund between Imperial and Science Tokyo is now open to applications until 31 July 2026. There are also several emerging Japan-UK funding opportunities available to support long-term research partnerships.
This new fund aims to support new, early-stage collaboration between academics and researchers at Imperial and Institute of Science Tokyo. Researchers from both universities are eligible to apply.
This is an open call, and research proposals aligned with the themes under Imperial’s School of Convergence Science and Science Tokyo’s Visionary Initiatives are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline to apply: 31 July 2026
(1) Expression of interest: Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
This joint call between EPSRC and NICT aims to encourage Japan-UK collaborations on advanced connectivity technologies. Research related to integration of AI in digital networks, non-terrestrial networks, and advanced optical and photonics are encouraged to apply.
UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding.
Deadline to apply: 8 September 2026, 16:00 (BST)
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) recently announced an increased focus on internationalisation, encouraging research collaborations between Japanese and overseas institutions. As of April 2026, overseas collaborators applying as Co-Principal Investigators to the CREST program may also be considered for funding from JST with suitable justification.
Applications typically open annually in April. For more information, please see the JST website for future funding calls and application guidelines
Applications are now invited to the UKRI Policy Fellowships scheme, which will offer 50 fellowships that span the breadth of the UKRI remit. Fellowship opportunities will be based with a host in 1 of 27 different UK government departments, devolved governments and What Works Centres.
The UKRI Policy Fellowships are designed to improve the exchange of specialist knowledge between academic institutions and policy, facilitating deeper, more enduring connections between researchers and policy makers. These exciting opportunities will allow fellows to undertake cutting edge research and inform decision-making on the most pressing policy problems of our time. The fellowships aim to support career development and enhance fellows understanding of applying research in government contexts. All fellows will become part of a cohort of academic researchers and receive training, mentoring and networking opportunities with likeminded individuals.
The fellowship cohort will be organised around the key policy priority areas including, where applicable, the UK Modern Industrial Strategy sectors (IS-8) and government missions.
Three types of fellowship are offered:
Core Policy Fellows
Core policy fellows are open to early and mid-career researchers and will be based within UK or devolved government, or an arm’s length body focusing on key public policy priority areas. For Whitehall departments and arm’s length body hosts, fellowships will align with one of the IS-8 sectors supporting objectives to drive productivity, innovation and long‑term economic growth, or one of the government’s core missions.
Modern Industrial Strategy (IS-8) sectors:
Government missions:
Gambling policy fellowships are also offered within the core policy fellowships, focusing on delivery of the government’s statutory levy on gambling operators. The fellowships will enable early and mid-career researchers to work closely with levy commissioners on key public policy areas for the prevention and treatment of gambling related harms.
Natural Hazards and Resilience Policy Fellows
Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellowships are open to early and mid-career researchers and will be based within UK or devolved government, or an arm’s length body. The Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellowships will enable early and mid-career researchers to work closely with policy makers to focus on natural hazards and pandemic preparedness to help solve critical national and global challenges and work to guarantee the UK’s future resilience to situations that could cause or threaten serious harm to human welfare or the environment. This would include a spectrum of potential natural hazards with a clear focus on human impact such as:
These fellowships are funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the COVID-19 Commemoration programme.
What Works Innovation Fellowships
What Works Innovation fellowships are open to researchers at all career stages and fellows will be based within the What Works Network to increase the supply of and demand for evidence to address priorities in the hosts’ policy areas of:
Key Dates
Further Details
All fellowship opportunities are 18 months in duration and open to applications from researchers based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Full details and links to apply can be found at this link UKRI Funding Finder.
UKRI will be holding a webinar for this call on 25 June and you can register here.
About the role:
Applications are invited for prestigious Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellowships, a program of Schmidt Sciences, commencing 1 September 2027.
What you would be doing:
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Ai in Science Fellows will produce independent and original research, using AI to advance science within their host department and the I-X Centre for AI in Science. These fellowships have the aim of identifying excellent researchers and accelerating them in using AI to advance and disrupt Science or Engineering. Here ‘AI’ is interpreted very broadly, e.g.: topics in Bayesian Inference and Robotics; ‘Science’ covers any typical topic in Natural Science and Engineering (Epidemiology, Biology and basic science in biomedicine are included but clinical medical themes are not covered, including conventional medical imaging). Examples include Bayesian optimization for molecular or materials design; machine learning for single cell data; physics-based ML for turbine design and astrostatistics. These posts are not suitable for generic AI research with general application: candidates must be aiming to substantially advance a particular area of science. Applicants could view themselves as AI researchers tackling particular pieces of science or science researchers using AI to transform their area. Extensive AI knowledge is not required, and AI training is offered.
What we are looking for:
Candidates will:
What we can offer you:
Fellows will join the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Network of researchers and will join a unique co-located cohort of top scholars based in the I-X Centre for AI in Science with tailored training and one-on-one career development. The fellowships are flexible and independent, allowing recipients to freely explore while drawing on expert faculty mentors of their choice.
We have a programme of additional support for women in AI in Science including a coaching circle for women in AI, additional funds for their career development and a community of I-X AI in Science women. The I-X Women in Artificial Intelligence (IXWAI) founded by two of our current Fellows aims to enhance representation of women in AI and foster an environment where they are valued, supported and inspired to achieve their full potential. We expect to appoint at least one candidate through this route.
Further Information
These are full time, fixed term position for 2 years. You will be based at White City Campus.
Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant.
If you have any queries about these opportunities, please contact Eileen Boyce at e.boyce@imperial.ac.uk
Joint Fellowships
We have partnered with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the CNRS. If you are applying for one of these joint fellowships, we require that the principal mentor be in Imperial, but a secondary supervisor must be at ICR/CNRS. Please indicate if this is a joint fellowship by ticking the appropriate ICR/CNRS tick box in the online application form. Please note that these applications will require an institutional letter of support and ICR and CNRS will have their own internal process with a deadline ahead of the closing date below. The ICR deadline will be Monday 29th June at 9am. You must contact Becky Cook (rebecca.cook@icr.ac.uk) at ICR and Carl Iamov carl.ialamov@cnrs.fr and/or Louis Avigdor louis.avigdor@cnrs-dir.fr at CNRS to confirm these internal processes and deadlines
We’re looking for an experienced contributor to join the Executive Education programme Transforming Business with AI, running from 13–17 July. This person would support a small number of afternoon sessions during the week, bringing practical insight into how AI systems are designed, adopted, and used in real organisational settings.
We’re looking for someone who brings together strong academic foundations with hands‑on experience working with businesses and executive audiences.
What we’re looking for:
For more information about the programme, please contact:
Mariana Gamba Fadul, Senior Learning Design Manager
For information about rates and logistics, please contact:
Toni McCloggan, Client Relationship Manager – Open and Custom Programmes
Seeking new members to join Imperial’s Athena Swan SAT – an opportunity for you to help shape Imperial’s gender equality work
Imperial’s Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team (SAT) is responsible for discussing gender equality issues and keeping track of progress on our Action Plan. The SAT helps to represent the different areas and groups across the university and lived experiences. As a member, you would be expected to contribute to discussions and provide a ‘voice’ for the postdoc / fellow community and your department.
Meetings of the SAT take place roughly every month for 90 minutes – usually on Teams. Though we will try to hold perhaps two meetings a year in-person, based on previous feedback from the SAT. We recognise the difficulties of scheduling and availability, and accept that SAT members may not be able to attend every meeting.
Starting this spring / summer, the focus of the SAT will begin to switch to a full self-assessment process to prepare for Imperial’s Athena application in July 2027. Joining the SAT is an opportunity to help influence Imperial’s future gender equality work and action plan. We are planning to create additional sub groups for the SAT, to focus on particular areas (for example culture, career development, etc). We are still thinking about how best these will work, trying to take lessons from last submission and the current work of the Race Equality Charter SAT (submitting this year).
Please contact Robert Bell should you be interested in joining the group
| Scheme | Open date | Close date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship | 7 January 2026 | 4 March 2026 | July 2026 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship | 7 January 2026 | 4 March 2026 | July 2026 |
| International Exchanges Global Round 1 | 15 January 2026 | 18 March 2026 | June 2026 |
| JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship | 15 January 2026 | 18 March 2026 | July 2026 |
| Newton International Fellowships | 15 January 2026 | 11 March 2026 | August 2026 |
| Research Grants | 29 January 2026 | 26 March 2026 | July 2026 |
| Industry Fellowships | 4 February 2026 | 1 April 2026 | July 2026 |
| Short Industry Fellowships | 2 April 2026 | 28 May 2026 | July 2026 |
| Kan Tong Po Visiting Fellowships | 9 April 2026 | 4 June 2026 | October 2026 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship | 6 May 2026 | 1 July 2026 | November 2026 |
| Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship | 6 May 2026 | 1 July 2026 | November 2026 |
| University Research Fellowship | 14 July 2026 | 9 September 2026 | May 2027 |
| Industry Fellowships | 22 July 2026 | 16 September 2026 | March 2027 |
| Short Industry Fellowships | 12 August 2026 | 7 October 2026 | December 2026 |
| Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship | 1 September 2026 | 28 October 2026 | July 2027 |
| Faraday Discovery Fellowships – Stage 1 | August 2026 | September 2026 | November 2026 |
| Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships | September 2026 | November 2026 | April 2027 |
| Career Development Fellowships | 22 September 2026 | 18 November 2026 | June 2027 |
| Faraday Discovery Fellowships – Stage 2 | December 2026 | February 2027 | July 2027 |
Keen to secure professional experience this winter break?
Our new Work and professional experiences webpage is the perfect place to explore all the ways you can get hands-on experience while studying from internships and part time work to shadowing and volunteering
Learn about different types of experiences, how to prepare for work experience, and where you can find opportunities here.