The University of Southampton is inviting applications for the British Council’s ISPF Early Career Fellowships
International Science Partnerships Fund - Early-career researcher fellowships
The University of Southampton is inviting applications for the British Council’s ISPF Early Career Fellowships, aimed at Taiwanese early career researchers working in one of the following priority research areas in the School of Engineering:
- Research area 1: Intelligent Structural Optimization using Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning
- Research area 2: AI-Enhanced Digital Twin Framework for Smart and Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing
- Research area 3: Advanced Multifunctional Materials
Who is it for:
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who have completed or are close to completion of their PhD, potentially waiting for their final viva voce examination, which must be passed prior to taking up the award. ECRs will not have held a permanent academic post or a permanent post with a research-related element, or one which allowed them to supervise PhD students or submit research grants as a principal investigator. The fellowship is for one year.
Application deadline:
Monday 20 April 2026
Who to contact:
For further detail on this vacancy please contact Dr Susmita Naskar (S.Naskar@soton.ac.uk)
More information can be found here: