Overview
EMBL's ARISE2 2026 call offers 17 three-year MSCA-funded postdoctoral fellowships for STEM technology and method-development experts working on research infrastructures for the life sciences.
Complete research opportunity details
Fellows receive three-year contracts and pursue self-designed technology-development projects connected to life-science research infrastructure. Projects require an EMBL supervisor and can include external collaborators and secondments. The 2026 call opened 30 June 2026, closes 30 September 2026, interviews are scheduled for 25–27 November 2026, and fellowships start 1 January 2027 or within the following four months.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants should demonstrate prior experience in technology or method development relevant to EMBL research infrastructures. The programme is open to experienced researchers worldwide, requires a PhD by the call deadline (or successful thesis defense), applies an EMBL mobility/prior-association rule, and requires at least one reference by the deadline.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified on EMBL's official ARISE2 page on 2 September 2026. EMBL's page still contains one stale sentence mentioning the 2025 deadline in the generic academic-requirement text, but the 2026 call timeline and application section explicitly state the current closing date of 30 September 2026. Apply via the Workday link on the official page.
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