The University of Sussex is pleased to announce a call for Engineering, Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowships.

Sussex is offering three six-month Fellowships to enable outstanding researchers to take their first steps towards an independent research career in Science and Engineering.

You can use the Fellowship to:

• undertake significant new research
• complete key publications resulting from your PhD
• develop research networks
• facilitate knowledge transfer or research impact activities.

Applicants eligible to apply:

• are proposing Fellowship projects that lie within the EPSRC remit.  At Sussex, these projects will be hosted by the departments of:
  • Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
• must have received EPSRC studentship funding and their funded studentship must have ended no earlier than 30 June 2022  
• must have submitted their PhD thesis before 1 October 2025, the start date of the fellowship
• must be able to start their 6-month fellowship on 1 October 2025 – no other start date is possible.

Funding:

The funding covers six months of postdoctoral salary at Grade 7.30-33 (starting £38,784 to £42,254) and up to £5,000 research and training expenses.

Key dates:

Application closing date: Wednesday 3 September 2025

Interviews: 10-17 September 2025

Fellowship duration: 1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

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