Early Career Fellowships at the Department of Earth Science and Engineering

There are a number of fellowship opportunities for young scientists with a PhD:

Biographies for current Fellows:  Tom Dunkley Jones, Tanya Goldberg, Gareth Collins, Zita Martins, Rhodri Davies, Adrian Muxworthy,  Matt Eaton and Greg Offer

The department offers assistance to those wishing to hold their fellowship at Imperial. There are three broad research sections in ESE: 1) Earth and Planets, 2) Petroleum, 3) Environment, Energy, Modelling and Minerals

To assist us in helping you with your application(s), please send a copy of your cv and answers to the four questions below.

  1) Is there a general or specific research area that you are interested in?
  2) Are there particular members of the department that you would like to work with?
  3) What is your Nationality (this affects your eligibility for some schemes)?
  4) Which fellowship schemes you intend to apply to?

We will use this information to assign a member of staff to assist you with the application process. For those applicants invited for interview, we will offer pre-interview advice, including mock interviews and an audience to comment on presentations.

All early career Fellowship schemes require that candidates have a PhD and some favour candidates with a few years post-doctoral experience. All Fellowships are highly competitive, and successful candidates typically have evidence of academic excellence and a track record of independent research. Please remember to include any examples of excellence in your submitted cv, such as: a first class degree, prizes and awards for academic performance, support from well known academics, publications in high-impact journals and research grants.  These always help to improve fellowship applications.

As a Fellow in the department of Earth Science and Engineering you will be treated as a member of staff. For example, you will be invited to attend staff meetings, you will be eligible for departmental PhD bursaries, you will receive assistance in applying for your own research grants, and you will be assigned a line manager who will provide advice on career development. You will also be offered an opportunity to become involved in undergraduate or MSc teaching, should you wish to do so.

Please note that a successful application typically take 3-4 months to prepare. Members of the department are unlikely to be able to assist you with applications that are prepared close to deadlines.

Potential fellowship applicants should contact us at:  ese-fellowships@imperial.ac.uk

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