Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship

We support international researchers interested in conducting a research project in the UK. Applicants are invited to express their interest in working with our researchers, in order to increase the likelihood of a successful application.

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“The MSCA fellowship at The University of Dundee provided the best way for me to gain an abroad experience in an excellent scientific centre and to complete the best possible training for my scientific career.”

Dr Katarzyna Knop

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship can enhance your creative and innovative potential. It is highly flexible, pays a generous salary, and provides you with the opportunity to:

  • acquire and transfer new knowledge in your chosen field of research and innovation in Europe
  • expand your professional networks
  • benefit from the experience of working within a new geographical region of Europe
  • develop your chosen area of research by working with our professional and world-leading experts
  • enhance your skills and diversify your individual competences through advanced training

The fellowship offers 12-24 months full-time research funding covering:

  • living + mobility family allowance for fellows with spouses or dependent children
  • research, training and networking costs
  • management and indirect costs
“The University of Dundee has given me the opportunity to grow as a scientist – by allowing me to expand into a new area of research and to learn from the very best in my field.”

Dr Julia Marchingo

“The University of Dundee provides excellent support and facilities for my research, which is a perfect combination.”

Dr Barbara Mojsa-Kolodziejska

The next opening date

The planned opening date for the next MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01) is 10 April 2024 with a deadline of 11 September 2024.

Eligibility

There are two main eligibility requirements:

  1. You must have a PhD at the submission deadline date.
  2. You must not have lived or worked in the UK for more than 12 months within the three years period, prior to the closing date of the application.

Choosing a research field

You have free choice of research field but your application will need to indicate how it fits with our strategic vision.

The University strategy underpins our core aim of transforming lives locally and globally. This strategy focusses on four interdisciplinary themes:

  • Understanding and improving health and wellbeing
  • Life-enhancing creativity and design
  • Innovating technological solutions to tomorrow’s problems
  • Promoting social change to enhance diversity, justice, and socio-economic prosperity

These themes are at the heart of everything we do at the University and are an important part of the research we take forward.

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“A Marie Curie Fellowship is one of the strongest and most prestigious fellowships to start a research career as a postdoc in Europe. The School of Life Sciences of the University of Dundee offers a world-class environment to carry out research at the highest level.”

Dr Xavier Lucas

About the University of Dundee

  • 84% of our research at Dundee was rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021
  • Dundee is ranked 4th in Scotland for graduate prospects according to The Complete University Guide 2024
  • The Herald Higher Education Awards 2023 named Dundee as Scotland's top university
  • The University has been named the UK’s best for supporting spinout businesses, according to industry-leading analysis in a report:  Gateways to Growth: The Entrepreneurial Impact Report 2023, compiled by Octopus Ventures, one of Europe’s largest venture capital teams
  • The University currently holds a Bronze Athena Swan charter award demonstrating its advancement in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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Application

The pre-application process at the University is now closed for the 2024 Call.  Any application received from 31 May 2024 onwards will not be reviewed.

 

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“The fellowship has strengthened my international academic research profile, enhanced the opportunity of further collaboration and reinforced my transition to full professional maturity.”

Dr Emmanuel Akpabio

Contact

Fellowship team

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