University of Sussex EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowship Call

University of Sussex EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowship Call

The University of Sussex is pleased to announce a call for Engineering, Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowships.  The EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowship  is a prestigious scheme aimed at supporting the best doctoral researchers whose PhD studies were funded in part or entirely by the EPSRC.  In this round, Sussex is offering 3  x 6-month Fellowships to enable outstanding researchers to take their first steps towards an independent research career in Science and Engineering.

Due to funding constraints, the fellowship must run from 1^st October 2025 to 31^st March 2026..

You can use the Fellowship to:

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

About you

You are eligible to apply if you :

• 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  

• Have received EPSRC studentship funding ending no earlier than 30th June 2022 (from an EPSRC DTP or CDT, an AI CDT, an EPSRC iCASE award).
• Have submitted your PhD thesis in the UK before 1st October 2025, the start date of the fellowship.
• Are able to start your 6-month fellowship on 1st October 2025.

How to apply

You will need to email our EPSRC application form and an academic CV to pgr-scholarships@sussex.ac.uk by midday on 3^rd September 2025.  Your proposed Sussex mentor will need to email the Letter of Support and Sussex will contact your PhD supervisor for a reference.  You should make  contact with your proposed mentor as early as possible in the application process to discuss how they can support the application process.

Application timeline

Closing date:  12:00 on 3^rd September 2025

Shortlisted candidates invited to interview: by 8^th September 2025 

Interviews: 10^th - 17^th September 2025

Successful candidates notified: Around 19^th September 2025

Further information

For further information please contact pgr-scholarships@sussex.ac.uk .

Please ensure you read the Call Guidance and Application Form for full details of this role.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/fp/Sussex_EPSRC_Postdoc_Pathway_Fellowship_Application_form_25-6.docx

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/fp/Sussex_EPSRC_Postdoc_Pathway_Fellowship_Guidance_25-6.doc

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