School of Pharmacy

Fellowship opportunities

The School of Pharmacy offers an excellent research environment with outstanding facilities to support multidisciplinary activities across a number of areas.  

These include molecular and cellular sciences, structural biology, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, biophysics, metabolomics, drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, drug delivery, nanoscience, social research in health and medicine, and innovation in education.

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Hosting independent Research Fellows

We support a number of outstanding candidates through the fellowship application process each year at early, mid or advanced career level.

We have an open call for high calibre scientists seeking appropriate host laboratories to support their fellowship applications in research areas that align with or complement our current portfolio.

Areas of strategic importance currently include:

  • Biophysics, with particular interest in protein and cellular analysis
  • Molecular and cellular sciences including, gene regulation, RNA biology, chromatin & cancer, drug discovery, immune modulation, omics technologies and bioinformatics
  • Medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and structural biology
  • Drug delivery, 'systems-based' pharmaceutics and tissue engineering
  • Health economics and economic evaluation, particularly decision-analytic modelling in medicines safety and patient adherence, evaluating complex interventions, pharmacoepidemiology and use of large databases, and the roll of pharmacy in public health
  • Innovation in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science education
  • Pharmacognosy and pharmacology of natural products

More information on fellowship can be found on on our research fellowships pages and below.

Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Expressions are now open for the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) 2025 under the Horizon Europe programme. Find out more about the MSCA fellowships at Nottingham.

Application

In the first instance, candidates should provide a detailed CV and a brief (non-confidential) outline of their proposed research. For suitable candidates we will be able to help with identification of appropriate fellowship schemes, and offer mentoring and administrative support. Successful Fellows would be eligible for additional support from the School through pump priming funds.

For any queries please contact:

Newton International Fellowships

This scheme will open for applications on 21 January 2025. This scheme is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career. The fellowship enables researchers to establish and conduct their research in a UK host organisation, access expertise, and build long-lasting collaborative relationships. Deadline: 18 March 2025

Application

This scheme is jointly run by the British Academy and the Royal Society.

The overarching aim of the Newton International Fellowship programme is to attract and retain emerging talent in the UK and build a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. The objectives are to:

  • Attract talented international early career researchers to establish and conduct their research in the UK
  • Support early career researchers to pursue high-quality and innovative lines of research
  • Provide opportunities to acquire new skills and knowledge through training and career development
  • Foster long-term relationships through networking opportunities and the Newton International Fellowships alumni programme. 

Applications for the social sciences should be made to the British Academy

If you are unsure about which academy to apply to, contact info@newtonfellowships.org.

To find out more and to ensure School support for your application please get in touch with:

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

Expressions are now open for the UKRI Future Leader Fellowships: Round 10.

Application

Please note that this call is centrally managed as UKRI have capped the number of applications per institution. The University of Notitngham is able to submit a total of 8 applications and therefore a sift process will be put in place. This will be a highly competitive process and will require strong commitment from your host School/Department. We will select those going forward in this round through an expression of interest (EOI) document and a challenge panel session, which we anticipate will be useful to all candidates in refining their project for this and other opportunities. 

To find out more and to ensure School support for your application please get in touch with:

School of Pharmacy

University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

For all enquiries please visit:
www.nottingham.ac.uk/enquiry