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EU-LIFE Postdoctoral Exchange Programme

EU-LIFE Postdoctoral Exchange Programme

Why this programme?

A key moment in the career of postdoctoral researchers is the opportunity to present their work to, and network with, leading principal investigators (PIs) in their field. These presentations allow them to build their professional networks and their scientific reputation and advance their career. Therefore, the EU-LIFE Postdoc Initiative has started an exchange programme for postdoctoral researchers in the EU-LIFE network that supports them to showcase their research to prospective PIs and build lasting professional relationships.

Guidelines and conditions

Please have a look at the detailed programme guidelines and steps to apply. In short, you can participate in the programme if:

  • You are a postdoctoral researcher under contract in one of the EU-LIFE institutes listed in the 'Availability' section.
  • You want to present your work to a PI/research group in the EU-LIFE alliance.
  • Your institute has not yet supported another postdoc in this exchange programme this calendar year (you can check this in the 'Availability' section below).
  • You have sent a motivation letter and CV to the EU-LIFE office (contact@eu-life.eu), you have contacted the PI for whom you want to present your work, they have agreed to host a seminar where you present and you have notified the EU-LIFE office (contact@eu-life.eu) of this.

If you fulfil these criteria, your institute can sponsor your travel and a one-night stay.*
*Each institute can support one traveling postdoc in 2025. The exact costs covered are stipulated by the travel guidelines of the applicant's institute.

Availability

For 2025, these are the EU-LIFE institutes that still have availability to support one of their postdocs in the Postdoctoral Exchange Programme (all of them can receive postdocs from other institutes):

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