PACE postdoctoral fellowships

The Crick PACE (Partnerships for Advancement, Collaboration and Excellence) postdoctoral fellowship supports ambitious researchers to develop collaborative research projects across laboratories at the Crick and our university partners (UCL, King’s and Imperial College), while building the skills needed to become future research leaders.

We offer successful applicants a place on the Crick postdoc programme and a postdoc fellowship that covers:

• four-year fixed-term contract
• salary starting from £47,500 per annum, with benefits, dependent on skills and experience
• access to world-leading scientific facilities
• extended training and development opportunities in collaboration with our university partners
• structured leadership training
• access to mentorship and career development support
• visa costs for international researchers and their families, including the NHS surcharge, enabling access to the UK health service

Postdocs are expected to spend equal time between the Crick and their university partner  (UCL, King’s and Imperial College) of choice.

PACE fellows will:

• work across institutions, building networks that extend beyond their immediate
  research area
• engage in collaborative projects, fostering a culture of co-creation and shared
  problem-solving
• receive structured leadership training tailored to their career pathway and equipping them with skills in project management, team leadership and strategic thinking
• access mentorship and career development support, preparing them for roles that cultivate strategic partnerships and advance collaborative scientific innovation across disciplines and sectors

Eligibility criteria

Successful fellows will be outstanding, collaborative researchers aspiring to become future leaders in their field and committed to advancing impactful, interdisciplinary research.

Applicants must hold a PhD at the time of the call deadline. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet been formally awarded the degree are also eligible to apply.

Applicants who completed their PhD at the Crick are not eligible to apply for this scheme.

Applicants who have previously held a postdoctoral position at the Crick, whether as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant or as Postdoctoral Fellow are eligible to apply, if their total period of postdoctoral employment at the Crick, including the four-year PACE appointment (if awarded), does not exceed the current Crick postdoctoral employment limit of six years.