IRIS MSCA COFUND post-doctoral fellowships

Organisation/Company Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Research Field All Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 30 Jun 2026 - 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description IRIS is a postdoctoral programme cofunded by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Horizon Europe). Running from 2025 to 2030, IRIS will recruit 36 international postdoctoral researchers—24 at ULB and 12 at VUB—through two open calls, each for a period of 30 months . The second call is open from March 2 until June 30 2026 and will recruit 12 researchers at ULB and 6 at VUB. IRIS has a bottom-up approach, welcoming applications from all research fields with a focus on interdisciplinarity and regional priorities, aligned with the Brussels-Capital Region’s six societal challenges. The IRIS project launched its second call on March 2, 2026. Applicants of any age and any nationality are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants are in possession of a doctoral degree or have successfully defended the doctoral thesis by the deadline of the call. Holders of a PhD degree with maximum 8 years of full-time research experience since obtaining the PhD (applicants can calculate research experience deducting periods of: maternity/parental leave, compulsory national military service, long term sick or family care leave, and procedures for obtaining refugee status) Eligible applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months during the last 3 years before the call deadline. Requirements for IRIS Hold the confirmation of two supervisors who have the expertise, infrastructure, resources and capacity to supervise your fellowship. #J-18808-Ljbffr