Postdoctoral opportunities

Postdoc Positions Openings in the TCM Group

There are currently no open advertisements for postdoc positions within the TCM group.

University of Cambridge and External Fellowships

If you are looking for independent post-doctoral opportunities, listed here are some links to prestigious fellowships in Cambridge and in the UK in general. These fellowships are competitive and often require the explicit support of a host institution. If you feel qualified to apply and would like to discuss the possibility, please contact your prospective host advisor. For those awards intended for experienced postdocs to lead their own research groups, please contact the TCM staff member to whom your research is most closely linked.

Please be sure to contact a member of the TCM group well in advance of the deadlines stated on these external pages. Advance notice is needed for the group to determine whom it can offer to host, and also to ensure any application meets the (earlier) internal University deadlines. These fellowships are competitive and the group will only support the strongest applicants. While the group tries to be flexible, we may not be able to give full consideration to expressions of interests received less than two months prior to the closing date of the call.

Post-doctoral Fellowships

• Cambridge College Junior Research Fellowships (JRF). Different Colleges advertise them at different times, generally between August and February. Adverts can be found on the University Jobs website, under "College jobs", or you can use a web search engine. Please note that the salaries advertised are typically in addition to free accommodation and meals. See this link for some helpful information about applications.
• Newton International Fellowships (2 years), for non-UK candidates to conduct research in the UK (i.e., UK citizens and people already working / studying / conducting research in the UK are not eligible -- see detailed conditions on the website).
• Research Fellowships in Science and Engineering from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (3 years). Typical funder closing date in January.
• Herchel Smith Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (3 years). Typical closing date in December/January.
• Ernest Oppenheimer Early Career Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (3 years). Typical closing date in January.
• Leverhume Trust Early Career Fellowship (3 years). Typical funder closing date in February, but requires extra lead time to secure University support with typical internal deadlines in October the year before, see this link.
• EU Marie Curie Actions, providing a range of funding options for different career stages, duration, and context. Two common examples are: (1) European Postdoctoral Fellowships, typically 2 years, for those moving to the UK from another country and (2) Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, typically 3 years, with 2 years spent outside EU/UK and 1 year in the UK. For applicants from within EU/UK.
• Mathematical sciences postdoctoral fellowship (3 years). See funding finder for all UKRI fellowship opportunities.

Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Mathematical sciences open and open plus fellowship (5 years). See funding finder for all UKRI fellowship opportunities.
• Royal Society schemes, in particular the University Research Fellowship (5 years).
• Starting Grants of the European Research Council (up to 5 years).

Information for incoming postdoctoral researchers

Cambridge offers a unique environment of a collegiate university, and you may want to consider joining a college, for example to participate in the social events. If you are not funded through a Junior Research Fellowship, there are several opportunities to join a college as a bye-fellow or as a member. This postdoc academy website lists currently open opportunities.

In general, the postdoc academy website has lots of useful advice, including a calendar of career-development events. For finding housing, you might find the accommodation service useful.

You may also wish to get in touch with other current or former postdocs in TCM, or the alumni of your fellowship programme. Please contact your supervisor, who may be able to make an introduction.