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105 open now. Postdoctoral fellowships and funded research posts across the life sciences: Marie Curie actions, EMBL COFUND fellowships, AACR awards, and postdoc positions at ICGEB and India's BRIC institutes. Each record is verified on the funding organisation's own website and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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105 open now, 245 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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2027 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Leadership Award

A.P. Giannini Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 70,0005 November 2026Closed 9 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Postdoctoral position: hybrid and de novo-designed nanopores for single-molecule protein sensing (vacancy 2502)

University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (Maglia lab), within an SBO consortium with VUB-VIB and imec · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 4,251 to 4,763 gross per month4 November 2026Closed 10 days agoEligibility not stated
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Ambizione 2026, the final call

SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandA grant of up to four years that lets an early-career researcher run and lead their own independent…3 November 2026Closed 11 days agoOpen to international
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Junior Researcher in Ecology and Natural Resource Management, MEDTRACK aquatic tracking project (ref. CCMAR/IJ/12/2026)

CCMAR (Centro de Ciencias do Mar do Algarve), University of the Algarve · Europe · Postdoc · PortugalEUR 2,408.112 November 2026Closed 12 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoc in Analytical Chemistry: natural toxins and metabolites in perennial rye (GoodGrain consortium)

Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (GoodGrain consortium, Plant2Food funding) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,706 to 5,760 gross (full-time 38 h, CAO-NU scale 10)2 November 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Host-Microbiota Interaction, YEATS4-histone acylation axis in intestinal homeostasis and disease (FAPESP-MRC) (FAPESP vacancy 9876)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (IB-Unicamp) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,5702 November 2026Closed 12 days agoEligibility not stated
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NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Office of Fellowships · North America · Postdoc · United StatesA guest-researcher associateship at a sponsoring US federal laboratory, awarded for self-directed research agreed with that laboratory.2 November 2026Closed 12 days agoOpen to international
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Research Associate-I, bio-regenerative algae and fungi system for space nutrition (Advt. No. 41/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne Research Associate-I post at Rs.1 November 2026Closed 13 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoc in shrub expansion and ecosystem responses in Subarctic tundra

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Section · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkA two-year postdoctoral fellowship from 16 January 2027 or as soon as possible, based in Copenhagen with short…1 November 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
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NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship, November 2026 cycle

NASA, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 70,0001 November 2026Closed 13 days agoOpen to international
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University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP), 2027 cohort

University of California, Office of the President · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 69,0731 November 2026Closed 13 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Neuro-Muscular Plasticity (NCN OPUS 28 project on neural progenitor cell transplantation after spinal cord injury)

Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw · Europe · Postdoc · PolandPLN 9,30031 October 2026Closed 14 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics / Image Analysis, Cell Painting screening of natural compounds against intracellular bacteria (MICRONATIB) (FAPESP vacancy 9844)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Institut Pasteur de Sao Paulo (IPSP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57031 October 2026Closed 14 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics, Regulation of innate host responses at the level of interorgan communication (leukocyte heterogeneity in sepsis) (FAPESP vacancy 9647)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (ICB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57031 October 2026Closed 14 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing for Bioinformatics (15513)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,70631 October 2026Closed 14 days agoOpen to international
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University Assistant postdoctoral, nitrification research group: enrichment and isolation of nitrifying microorganisms

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS), Division of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science (DoME) · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaA full-time (40 hours per week) postdoctoral university assistant contract for three years, starting 1 February 2027, in…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Genetics, (Epi)genetic mechanisms in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (FAPESP vacancy 9928)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMRP-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilR$ 12.570,0030 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biochemistry, mitochondria and photobiomodulation in peripheral neuropathy (FAPESP vacancy 9930)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (ICB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilR$ 12.570,0030 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral position in Energy Materials Physics with Specialization in Advanced Materials Characterization (UFV-PA 2026/2804)

Uppsala University · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenOne full-time, two-year postdoctoral employment under the central collective agreement, start as agreed, placed in Uppsala with a…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral position in PET imaging of DPP6, Department of Medicinal Chemistry (UFV-PA 2026/2985)

Uppsala University · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenOne full-time, two-year postdoctoral employment under the central collective agreement, starting 1 January 2027 or as agreed, placed…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral position in computational chemistry, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (UFV-PA 2026/2843)

Uppsala University · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenOne full-time, two-year postdoctoral employment at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, within the eSSENCE…30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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Drug Discovery Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 60,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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Drug Delivery Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 60,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closed 15 days agoOpen to international
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3 Postdoc positions within forest microbiome assisted afforestation

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management and Department of Biology · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkThree full-time postdoc positions of two years each, starting 1 February 2027 or as soon as possible, on…29 October 2026Closed 16 days agoOpen to international

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