Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Bristol

This opportunity is now reopened for applicants to the University of Bristol only

• SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Guidance for Applicants

Your application should be submitted using our online application portal

The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Post-Doctoral Fellowships support early-career researchers to develop as independent primary care scientists and future research leaders. These awards provide time, training, and support to develop an independent research trajectory, publish high-quality outputs, and prepare applications for future funding (for example, an NIHR Advanced Fellowship).

Fellowships are for 24 months and must be undertaken at a minimum 60% FTE. Awards are expected to begin by 1 October 2026. The SPCR has a contract end date of 31/03/2029 and all awards must end by 30/09/2028 to allow for final reporting.

Applicants do not need to be employed by an SPCR member to apply. However, this fellowship will be hosted by the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol.

Every applicant, whether currently based at the University of Bristol or not, must notify the department’s research manager or training lead of their intention to apply. This is vital to ensure that local HR and costing procedures are followed.

Please note these awards are not intended to cover a clinical salary.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the SPCR team via spcr@keele.ac.uk