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106 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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106 open now, 198 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship, 2027-2028 cohort

The Cedar Tree Foundation, administered by the Society for Conservation Biology · North America · Postdoc · United StatesTwo years of full-time postdoctoral support.30 September 2026Closed 24 days agoOpen to international
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ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship

EMBL, co-funded by Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND · Europe · Postdoc · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites)EUR 3,228.38 to EUR 4,118.45 per month, varying by site30 September 2026Closed 24 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

US National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 220,000 over two years29 September 2026Closed 25 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Project Research Scientist-I (two posts), phage-modified degradable nanoclusters for radio-immunotherapy of triple negative breast cancer (ICMR project), IIT Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) · India · Postdoc · IndiaTwo Project Research Scientist-I posts at Rs 72,800 a month inclusive of HRA in Dr Aravind Kumar Rengan's…28 September 2026Closed 26 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Fellow, structure-based classification of MGnify metagenomic protein families, Finn Research Group, EMBL-EBI (JR4408)

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomGBP 3,535/month after tax (Year 1 stipend)27 September 2026Closed 27 days agoOpen to international
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EMBL-EBI and Sanger Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESPOD)

EMBL-EBI and Wellcome Sanger Institute · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom (Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton)A three-year project-based contract.27 September 2026Closed 27 days agoOpen to international
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National Glaucoma Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (FY27)

BrightFocus Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 125,000 over two years24 September 2026Closed 30 days agoOpen to international
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Project Research Scientist-I, lipid metabolic pathways in non-responder NACT-treated luminal breast cancer (Advt. No. 34/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 56,000/month + 30% HRA23 September 2026Closed 31 days agoEligibility not stated
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Research Associate, small molecules and peptide conjugates against microglial inflammasome activation in Alzheimer’s disease, Prof. T. Govindaraju (Advt. No. NCU-EMR-178)

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne Research Associate post in Prof.22 September 2026Closed 32 days agoEligibility not stated
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AACR-World Cancer Research Fund International-Prevent Cancer Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) · North America · Postdoc · United States (host institution may be anywhere in the world)USD 130,00022 September 2026Closed 32 days agoOpen to international
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Project Research Scientist-II, BRAIN-TB bacterial regulators of CNS tuberculosis (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/17/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne Project Research Scientist-II post at Rs 67,000 a month plus house rent allowance on the BRAIN-TB project,…21 September 2026Closed 33 days agoEligibility not stated
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Principal Project Associate, polyphosphate signalling in microbial pathogenesis and host immunity, Dr Ramandeep Singh (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/08-II)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs 49,000 per month plus HRA16 September 2026Closed 38 days agoEligibility not stated
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France and Europe EMCR Mobility Grants

Australian Academy of Science · Asia-Pacific · Postdoc · AustraliaAUD 8,50016 September 2026Closed 38 days agoEligibility not stated
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Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC (Canada Research Training Awards Suite) · North America · Postdoc · CanadaCAD 70,000 per year for 24 months16 September 2026Closed 38 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuro-Epigenetics, Boulard Group, EMBL Rome (JR3986)

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Postdoc · ItalyOne postdoctoral post in Mathieu Boulard's group in the Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit at EMBL Rome (Monterotondo, 30…15 September 2026Closed 39 days agoOpen to international
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Individual Grants for Young Researchers 2026: Postdoctoral fellows in France, autumn session

Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer · Europe · Postdoc · FranceEUR 57,20415 September 2026Closed 39 days agoEligibility not stated
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University Research Committee (URC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2027

University of Cape Town · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaZAR 350,000/year15 September 2026Closed 39 days agoOpen to international
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Research Associate-I, climate resilient chickpea and brassica by gene editing, Dr Senthil-Kumar Muthappa (advertisement dated 27-08-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs 58,000 per month plus 27 per cent HRA11 September 2026Closed 43 days agoEligibility not stated
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NRF/DSTI/Wits SARChI Chair in Electrochemistry and Energy Technologies (MEET) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaZAR 320,00010 September 2026Closed 44 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Senior Project Associate, whole-body lipid metabolism model for NAFLD (RN No. THS/RN/01/2026/08-I)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs 42,000/month + HRA10 September 2026Closed 44 days agoEligibility not stated
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University Research Fellowship (URF)

The Royal Society · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom and Republic of IrelandUp to GBP 1,907,400 over 8 years9 September 2026Closed 45 days agoOpen to international
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

European Commission, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · Europe · Postdoc · EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countriesCall budget of EUR 399.05 million.9 September 2026Closed 45 days agoOpen to international
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Concurso Fondecyt de Postdoctorado 2027

ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo), Chile · Latin America · Postdoc · ChileUp to CLP 32,284,000/year, plus up to CLP 3,000,000 installation in year 18 September 2026Closed 46 days agoDomestic applicants only
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Post Doctoral Fellow, laboratory of Dr Reena Singh (Advertisement No. inStem/Temp/29/2026)

BRIC-inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine), Bengaluru · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne contractual Post Doctoral Fellow position for eleven months, renewable on review of progress and on the requirement…4 September 2026Closed 50 days agoEligibility not stated

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