Postdocs and Research Fellowships
This page details postdoctoral and fellowship opportunities with the Astrophysics Group at Bristol. The Group actively encourages applications for research fellowships to be hosted by us at Bristol. We have expertise in the Group and extensive support from the University to help you prepare your applications.
If you are interested in us supporting your fellowship application, please contact the fellowship coordinator Hannah Wakeford, or Astrophysics Theme Lead Zoe Leinhardt with your details and area of interest. There may be internal selection processes for fellowships, these will be detailed below throughout the year. Please do contact us to express your interest in advance of any fellowship or internal deadlines so we can direct you to the right information as early as possible.
Upcoming positions and deadlines
Internal Fellowship Selection Call
The Astrophysics Group welcomes applications to the following fellowships for internal selection prior to the funding calls:
- STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships
- Royal Astronomical Society Research and Norman Lockyer Fellowships
- Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
Applications and enquiries should be sent to Hannah Wakeford by May 22nd 2024. Applications should include a 2-page CV and a 1-page research outline including information for which fellowship you are applying for and why Bristol is a good fit for your proposed work. Internal selection will take place prior to award support. Applicants will be informed of the selection process in time for the release of the appropriate funding call.
The following fellowships typically provide support for research in topics aligned with our Group’s research:
- STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
- Royal Society University Research Fellowships
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
- Royal Astronomical Society Research and Norman Lockyer Fellowships
- Daphne Jackson Trust Fellowships
- Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships
- Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships
- Royal Society Newton International Fellowships