Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, Postdoc: STFC 2008 views

Ernest Rutherford Fellowship: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will enable early career researchers to establish a strong, independent research program. They will encourage talented researchers from UK universities to remain in the country while at the same time attract outstanding international researchers to the UK.

Subject areas: STFC supports a number of Fellows undertaking a range of research within STFC core science areas.

Key facts

Duration:

1. Each Fellowship will last for five (05) years, with up to 12 being offered annually.

Objectives: The aim is to support future scientific leaders / researchers to establish a strong, independent research program.

Eligibility

1. These Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career researchers who do not hold an academic position.
2. Applicants must have a PhD
3. A minimum of five years’ research experience from the start of the postgraduate program leading to the award of a PhD and 1 September 2018 with, normally, a minimum of two (02) years’ postdoc experience.

How to apply

Deadline: 4:00 pm Thursday 21 September 2017

Note:

1. You are advised to contact your proposed host department as early as possible and certainly well ahead of the deadline for submission of applications.
2. Departments may have internal processes to select which candidates to support and the timetables for these vary.

Contacts

Fellowships and general enquiries

Tel: +44 (0)1793 413 195

Fellowships team