The Health Sciences Career Development Programme offers postdoctoral fellowships to outstanding Health Sciences graduates who have recently completed a degree at doctoral level.
These postdoctoral fellowships are usually available each year. In 2018 there were two application rounds, two positions in the May round, and two positions in the November round.
How to apply for a Health Sciences postdoctoral fellowship
Two Health Sciences Career Development Programme postdoctoral fellowships were available in our November 2018 funding round. One of these fellowships was reserved for Māori or Pacific Islands applicants.
Applications have now closed.
Māori or Pacific Islands applicants
- Read the November 2018 MPI guidelines (PDF 844 KB)
- Complete the November 2018 MPI Application Form (Microsoft Word 85 KB)
- Read the postdoctoral fellow conditions of employment (PDF 80 KB)
- Apply via the Dean of the School, or HOD, where you wish to hold the fellowship
- Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 6 November 2018
Other applicants
- Read the November 2018 guidelines (PDF 182 KB)
- Complete the November 2018 Application Form (Microsoft Word 83 KB)
- Read the postdoctoral fellow conditions of employment (PDF 80 KB)
- Apply via the Dean of the School, or HOD, where you wish to hold the fellowship
- Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 6 November 2018
Other postdoctoral fellowships
Health Sciences doctoral graduates can also apply for a Rutherford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship.
The Rutherford Foundation is a charitable trust set up to provide support for the spectrum of PhD education, to postdoctoral research, and early career development.
The following Rutherford Fellowships are available:
- Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowships for outstanding mid-career researchers (less than 10 years post-PhD)
Other Postdoctoral Fellowships are available from charitable organisations such as:
Please contact your Research Adviser for full details.
Postdoctoral fellowships in the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine is a research-active department, representing all major medical specialties and undertaking basic, clinical and applied research on a wide range of topics.
