Queen’s University Belfast is currently inviting applications from exceptional and outstanding postdoctoral candidates from around the world to apply for the Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Illuminate Fellowship. This fellowship program offers a unique opportunity for successful candidates to join a prestigious international university renowned for its teaching excellence, innovative research, collaboration, and engagement with the wider community.
As a Fellow at Queen’s, you will become an integral part of a thriving academic community dedicated to shaping the future of the institution through your research and contributions. You will have access to world-class resources, state-of-the-art facilities, and a supportive environment that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. This fellowship program provides an exceptional platform for postdoctoral researchers to enhance their academic careers, develop their leadership potential, and make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields.
Fellowship Summary:
- Fellowship Sponsor: Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Host Institution: Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Fellowship Worth: Fully-funded
- Number of Awards: Multiple
- Study Level: Post-doctoral
- Nationality: International Students
Fellowship Details:
Queen’s University Belfast aims to attract, develop, and support exceptional researchers who will lead world-class research and become future research leaders. The university is particularly interested in applications from researchers who specialize in the following research areas across their Faculties:
Medicine, Health, and Life Sciences:
- Use of data/advanced technologies and platforms in healthcare to address societal issues
- Multidisciplinary approaches and/or patient-based investigations in areas such as cancer, eye disease, inflammation of lung and lung regeneration, with emphasis on immunology, molecular/cellular biology or microbiology, including how pathogens become established and proliferate
- Public health, complexity science, health systems and policy research, public health modeling, behavior change, implementation science, planetary health, epidemiology, and data science
- Maternal and Child Health, Chronic Illness, Palliative Care, Education, and Practice
- Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy across the areas of drug delivery, biomaterials, advanced manufacture, drug targeting, biosensors, pharmaceutical microbiology and microbiomics, respiratory medicine, primary and secondary care
- Understanding Health and Disease, Transforming Agri-food Systems, or Sustaining Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Engineering and Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: Net Zero Engineering with emphasis on clean energy including batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen systems, and closely related areas and circular economy
- Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering: Digital twins, cyber-physical systems, VR/AR for engineering/manufacturing system design
- Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science: Electronics for a sustainable society or Sustainable materials and Electronic Systems, including topics spanning materials, flexible electronics, sensors, and power electronics
- Natural and Built Environment: Civil activities in The Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure Group or The Water and Energy Resources Group
- Psychology: Behavior change, decision-making, and intervention.
Eligibility Criteria:
In order to qualify for the Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Illuminate Fellowship, applicants are required to fulfill the following criteria:
- Possess a completed PhD in a relevant field
- Have 2-8 years of post-PhD experience
- Demonstrate a strong record of high-quality publications
- Develop a research profile and plan that aligns with an existing research strength at Queen’s University Belfast.
Fellowship Benefits:
The Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Illuminate Fellowship provides successful applicants with a range of benefits, including:
- An internationally competitive salary
- A fellowship enhancement award ranging from £20,000 to £50,000 to support research
- Funding to recruit a full-time PhD student within the first two years of the appointment
- A career pathway leading to a permanent Senior Lecturer position upon completion of the Fellowship
- Access to the Fellowship Academy’s Fellows Network
- A maximum workload of 20% for teaching and administrative duties in years 3 and 4
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities and award-winning libraries on a vibrant campus located in Belfast City
- Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
- Excellent relocation expenses in accordance with Queen’s Relocation Policy
- Numerous other benefits available to all Queen’s University Belfast staff.
How to Apply:
To increase your chances of being shortlisted for the Queen’s University Belfast Vice Chancellor’s Illuminate Fellowship, you must provide a double-sided A4 Research Proposal that aligns with the area of specialization within the School/Centre, along with your CV. Additionally, your application must demonstrate that you meet the following requirements:
- Possess a completed PhD in a relevant field
- Have at least 2 years of post-PhD experience
- Have a strong record of high-quality publications
- Develop a research profile and plan that aligns with an existing research strength at Queen’s University Belfast.
