Newcastle Fellowships
Find out about our fellowship opportunities for outstanding post-doctoral scientists.
We support future research leaders from around the world to develop successful academic careers at Newcastle University.
Faculty Fellowships
Faculty Fellowships support early-career scientists to develop an original research idea and secure external fellowship funding. The Fellowship provides two years salary funding, with the possibility of an extension to three years based on performance and offers:
- dedicated mentoring from experienced researchers
- training opportunities to support your early success in obtaining an externally funded fellowship
- financial support of up to £10K to produce pilot data for fellowship applications
- peer support from a cross-disciplinary cohort of talented early career researchers
- modern specialist research facilities
- PhD in the subject area, by the time of taking up the fellowship
- research experience in an area that aligns with our Research Themes
- excellent publication record, appropriate to career stage and specialism
- eligible for externally funded fellowship awards
You'll need to submit the following via our electronic system:
- Covering letter outlining your fit to the role
- CV with publications
- Confirmation of a Faculty sponsor who has agreed to support your Faculty Fellowship
- Faculty Fellowship Plan which summarises your research and plan to secure an externally funded fellowship.
Newcastle University Academic Track Fellowships
The Newcastle University Academic Track Fellowship scheme aims to find and develop our research leaders of the future. NUAcT fellowships are based in a Faculty Institute and provide researchers with five years salary funding and the following:
- up to £50K research expenses
- a PhD studentship
- subject to a successful review, a move to an open-ended academic contract
External Fellowships hosted at Newcastle
FMS Academic track is available to current staff applying for external fellowships and external researchers who are applying to bring a fellowship to Newcastle. If an external fellowship is accepted for Academic Track, the fellow is offered:
- dedicated mentoring from experienced researchers
- training opportunities to support your development as an independent researcher and group leader
- peer support from a cross-disciplinary cohort of talented early career researchers
- modern specialist research facilities
- the potential of progression to an open-ended academic position, subject to fellowship awarded and performance.
- fits one of our Faculty Research Themes
- personal non-clinical fellowships which allow researchers to create an independent research group
- funding typically covers a large fraction of FTE salary over 5 years or more (or equivalent for part time fellows)
- funding includes research costs (RAs, technicians, non-staff costs).
If you intend to apply for an external fellowship and wish to request Faculty support and FMS Academic Track status, please submit your application to fms-ecr@ncl.ac.uk as follows:
- Your CV, including your current School or Institute, research group, and which Research Theme affiliated to.
- A concise summary of the proposed application (max 2 pages) that provides:
- the fellowship to be applied for (ideally with a link to the relevant webpage)
- the call closing date
- an outline of the proposed project and how it fits with the relevant Research Theme
- the length and approximate amount of funding/posts to be requested
- whether you have previously applied to this or other similar fellowships.
The application will be considered against the eligibility criteria by the review panel which will include the relevant Head of Academic Unit, Theme Lead and the Director of Non-Clinical Fellowships.
For more information please contact fms-ecr@ncl.ac.uk.
