The School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) welcomes Expressions of Interest from postdoctoral researchers with an excellent track record to apply jointly, with a QMUL host supervisor, to the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024.
The Fellowship is a prestigious EU funding scheme which supports mobility, career development and training in Europe and beyond. The fellowship offers a 12-24 months’ highly competitive salary and research/training funds.
SEF is one of the leading UK Economics and Finance departments, with more than 50 research active Research staff and a vibrant community of PhD students involved in world-class research in applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, microeconomic theory, econometrics, empirical and theoretical finance. Located in London’s thriving East End, at Mile End campus and the doorsteps of the City, the School is hosted in state-of-the-art facilities in the New Graduate Centre.
The UK’s most inclusive Russell Group University according to The Times, Queen Mary is a multi-faculty university with over 28,000 students, 4,400 members of staff and 5 campuses around London. QMUL has a strong history of success with the MSCA Fellowship scheme, with nearly 70 Horizon 2020 individual fellowships awarded to date and ranked 9th in the UK and 18th in Europe for H2020 fellowships and had 15 successfully evaluated Horizon Europe fellowships.
The fellowship will comprise a joint research project between the applicant and the Host Supervisor/Research Group. Fellows will be an integral part of and expected to fully participate to the academic life of the School. The School welcomes applications in all areas of expertise. The fellowship will offer well-structured training involving academic and development components, including placement assistance via the international job market. SEF offers a stimulating and supportive research environment to the fellow, with excellent researcher training and a lively seminar programme, while the candidate should bring previous experience, networks and know-how that can be shared at QMUL.
The School welcomes applications in all areas of expertise.
This is a two-step process. Candidates will be internally selected by the School. Selected candidates will then develop a research proposal jointly with the assigned supervisor for submission to the European Commission.
Expression of interest for the first step must be submitted to the School Research Manager, Sida Dibra (econ-research@qmul.ac.uk), by 5pm 10th July 2023. The EOI must include:
Selected candidates will be invited to prepare their full proposal with their prospective supervisor.
Additional proposal preparation guidance materials, bid reviews and technical submission support is provided by the QM JRMO EU pre-award.
The EC MSCA-PF (2024) deadline date is 11th September 2024.
The call documents are published on the European Research Executive Agency website under Postdoctoral Fellowships – call 2024.
Call for expressions of interest for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (ECF) 2023/2024 has now closed.
If interested in applying for this scheme with Queen Mary School of Economics and Finance next year please be aware that requirements may change and this should be taken as a guide only.
Call for expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers considering making an application for the 2023/2024 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship competition has now closed.
If interested in applying for this scheme with Queen Mary School of Economics and Finance next year please be aware that requirements may change.
Call for Expression of Interest for the LISS ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 has now closed.
The ESRC Fellowship provides early career researchers, with QMUL mentorship, the opportunity to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, their networks, their research, and professional skills. The fellowship offers a 12 months full-time salary and research/training funds.
The MSCA is a prestigious EU funded Fellowship which support mobility, career development and training in Europe and beyond. The fellowships offer up to 2 years competitive researcher salary and research/training funds.
Call for expressions of interest in the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has now closed.