The University of Malta aims to act as host institution for postdoctoral fellows in the framework of the programme for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Call: HORIZON-MSCA-2025-PF-01-01) Postdoctoral Fellowships.
This opportunity includes two options for Postdoctoral Fellowships, European Fellowships and Global Fellowships. Successful applications will provide for a fully funded position across two (2) years for European Fellowships, and up to three (3) years for Global Fellowships, and the researcher in this position will benefit from a salary, support for mobility, and costs for research and overheads for the host institution. In part with this opportunity, researchers can also take part in non-academic placements for about 6 months.
If you are new to the call, join us on 25 March 2025, 1pm. This info session is a great way to learn the basics of eligibility, how to process your application, and the next steps for you and your candidate.
Update: A recording of this info session will soon be available here.
Please use this short list as a guideline, and always check the MSCA work programme for all the necessary details about eligibility.
Once you have matched with a prospective candidate, you can start working on your application together. Here below you can find a few resources to prepare your first draft and lead this application as Principle Investigator.
Once your first draft of the application is ready, you'll need more specific support to review, develop, and process it on behalf of UM. To do so, please get in touch with us on funding.rssd@um.edu.mt. Here we can put you forward to a Research Support Services Manager who is dedicated to your area of research, and finalise your draft of this application for the MSCA PF in 2025.
For UM Supervisors: If you have already have identified and matched with a candidate, please get in touch with RSSD and we can assist with your application process.
For Prospective Candidates: If you want to apply, send a Cover Letter and CV to your supervisor, keep our office in copy via email, and use the subject line 'MSCA-PF-2025 candidate name'. Send this email by 23 May 2025.
The research areas are organised by scientific panels and sub-topics. Their keywords are set by the programme, and academics at UM have expressed their interest in 23 areas of research across:
(MAT) Mathematics
(CHE) Chemistry
(ENG) Engineering
(ENV) Environment and Geosciences, including Spatial Planning
(SOC) The Social Sciences, including Education, and (ECO) The Economic Sciences