{"id":625,"date":"2022-07-20T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/?page_id=625"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:14:40","slug":"open-positions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/?page_id=625","title":{"rendered":"Open positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We always welcome inquiries from those seeking Ph.D. and post-doctoral positions. Aside from our advertised posts, we are supportive of people applying for Ph.D. scholarships, post-doctoral fellowships or to arrange a shorter visit or placement. Here are some potential opportunities:<\/p>\n<h3>DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS<\/h3>\n<p>For prospective Ph.D. students interested in joining OPTIM at the University of Cambridge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk\/\">Cambridge Postgraduate Funding Search<\/a> &#8211; the University\u2019s searchable database of scholarships and studentships, with filters for course, nationality, fee status and other eligibility criteria.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgetrust.org\/scholarships\/\">Cambridge Trust scholarships<\/a> &#8211; the main University-wide route for many home and international postgraduate applicants. To be considered, apply for admission by your course funding deadline and indicate that you require funding.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatescambridge.org\/apply\/\">Gates Cambridge Scholarships<\/a> &#8211; full-cost scholarships for outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue eligible postgraduate degrees at Cambridge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardingscholars.fund.cam.ac.uk\/\">Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme<\/a> &#8211; Cambridge Ph.D. scholarships supporting academic excellence across disciplines.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastercardfdn.org\/all\/scholars\/\">Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program<\/a> &#8211; support for eligible scholars from Africa through participating Cambridge programmes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgestudents.cam.ac.uk\/fees-and-funding\/funding\">Cambridge\u2019s overview of postgraduate scholarships and funding<\/a> &#8211; a useful list of the principal University, College, Department and external funding routes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk\/scholarships\/commonwealth-phd-scholarships-for-least-developed-countries-and-fragile-states\/\">Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships<\/a> &#8211; opportunities for talented applicants from eligible Commonwealth countries.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/education\/he-science\/newton-fund\/phd-programme\">Newton Ph.D. Programme<\/a> &#8211; check the current call and eligible partner countries.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshallscholarship.org\/apply\">Marshall Scholarships<\/a> &#8211; postgraduate funding for eligible US nationals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Funding schemes, eligibility and deadlines change. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk\/\">Cambridge Funding Search<\/a> is the best place to check the current list. An academic offer does not by itself guarantee funding.<\/p>\n<h3>POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS<\/h3>\n<p>Opportunities to apply for post-doctoral funding in OPTIM at Cambridge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careers.cam.ac.uk\/careers-support-postdocs\/fellowships-funding\">University of Cambridge Fellowships and Funding<\/a> &#8211; guidance on finding and applying for fellowships, including Cambridge and Oxford Junior Research Fellowships.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postdocacademy.cam.ac.uk\/\">Cambridge Postdoc Academy<\/a> &#8211; support and development resources for postdoctoral researchers, including information about Cambridge fellowship programmes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecrcentral.org\/fundings\">ECRcentral funding database<\/a> &#8211; a searchable database of early-career researcher funding opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/raeng.org.uk\/programmes-and-prizes\/programmes\/uk-grants-and-prizes\/support-for-research\/research-fellowships\">Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships<\/a> &#8211; for researchers within the scheme\u2019s early-career eligibility window.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/what-we-offer\/developing-people-and-skills\/future-leaders-fellowships\/\">UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/opportunity\/epsrc-open-fellowship\/\">EPSRC Open Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsociety.org\/grants-schemes-awards\/grants\/newton-international\/\">Newton International Fellowships<\/a> &#8211; Royal Society fellowships for eligible researchers to conduct research in the UK.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu\/actions\/postdoctoral-fellowships\">Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/a> &#8211; mobility fellowships for eligible researchers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leverhulme.ac.uk\/early-career-fellowships\">Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellcome.org\/grant-funding\/schemes\/early-career-awards\">Wellcome Early-Career Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axa-research.org\/en\/page\/AXA-Fellowships\">AXA Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcommission1851.org\/awards\/\">1851 Research Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/opportunity\/daphne-jackson-fellowship\/\">Daphne Jackson Fellowships<\/a> &#8211; for researchers returning to research after a career break.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humboldt-foundation.de\/en\/apply\/sponsorship-programmes\/feodor-lynen-research-fellowship\">Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk\/scholarships-filter-search\/\">Commonwealth Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants should check each funder\u2019s current eligibility rules and deadlines, and contact us early if a host statement or departmental support is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We always welcome inquiries from those seeking Ph.D. and post-doctoral positions. Aside from our advertised posts, we are supportive of people applying for Ph.D. scholarships, post-doctoral fellowships or to arrange a shorter visit or placement. Here are some potential opportunities: DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS For prospective Ph.D. students interested in joining OPTIM at the University of Cambridge: &#8230; <a title=\"Open positions\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/?page_id=625\" aria-label=\"Read more about Open positions\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-625","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625\/revisions\/865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgesdgordon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}