Call for Expressions of Interest - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Marie Skłodowska Curie Action is a funding scheme that supports researcher mobility: European Postdoctoral Fellowships offer a competitive salary, mobility and family allowances, plus a research budget to support a research project, advanced training and knowledge exchange at the host institution (University of Trento - SIS). The fellowship is for 24 months.

Applicants are expected to have an excellent CV and a promising publication record. They must hold a PhD at the Horizon Europe MSCA PF Call deadline (PhD must be awarded by the Call deadline), have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research after the PhD and must not have spent (or carried out their main activities for) more than 12 months in Italy in the three years prior to the call deadline. No nationality requirements apply. For the final eligibility criteria please refer to the official call documents, including the Work Programme.

Full details on the funding scheme and the application process will be available starting from April 9, 2026. The (provisional) deadline for applications is  September 9, 2026.

The School of International Studies

The School of International Studies draws on the diverse disciplinary backgrounds of its faculty to develop a broad portfolio of multidisciplinary research programs that address the challenges posed by the long-term processes  of  globalisation  and  European  integration, as well as by the rising geo-political  tensions.  The complexity of modern societies means that no single disciplinary approach is sufficient to understand the rapid social, political, economic and institutional changes taking place in Europe and around the world. The School therefore particularly welcomes proposals that are able to cross disciplinary boundaries and build on existing research by faculty members.  

Specifically, research interests at the School aggregate around four research clusters (for more information see the dedicated page on the SIS website): 

• Environment
• Europe
• Human rights
• International security

Steps to Follow and Important Deadlines

• by April 20, 2026 please express your interest by sending i) the application form containing a 2 page summary of your research proposal; ii) a CV (max. 2 pages plus full list of publications); iii) a cover letter; iv) a copy of a valid ID or passport. Please submit your candidature to msca.sis@unitn.it, specifying MSCA at SIS in the subject of your e-mail;
• selected applicants will be notified by May 4, 2026 and invited to develop their full proposal in collaboration with a SIS supervisor;
• a complete draft of the application must be ready by June 30, 2026;
• the final version of the project MUST be completed by September 1, 2026. If this is not the case, the SIS retains the right to withdraw its support for the proposal.

A training session organised by the University of Trento will be offered to selected applicants, to provide them with guidelines on how to prepare a successful proposal. The session is scheduled for May 27, 2026.