University of Galway is ranked in the top 2% in the world by QS World University Rankings and within the top 50 universities globally for impact and at 165th globally for internationalisation. The University is ranked number 1 in Ireland and number 5 globally for Sustainable Development – Responsible Consumption and Production. 

The University of Galway has earned national and international recognition as a research‐led university with a commitment to top‐quality teaching. With over 19,000 students and more than 2,700 staff, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence. The University has a growing international profile for its research in five thematic areas: “Enhancing policy and society, Enriching creativity and culture, Improving health and wellbeing, Realising potential through data and enabling technologies and Sustaining our planet and people”.

At University of Galway, the identification of priority research areas and subsequent investments in these areas have enabled the University to develop a critical mass  of  expertise which  has  led  to significant success in securing competitive research funding, nationally and internationally to support our community. The university emphasises inter-disciplinary research programmes, and collaborations with industry partners in areas of strategic importance, both regionally and nationally.

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships fund excellent research and innovation and equip PhD-holding researchers with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. MSCA are open to all domains of research and innovation and encourage international cooperation to set-up strategic collaborations.

Postdoctoral researchers who are interested in continuing their education and training at University of Galway are encouraged to visit the university MSCA PF page at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/research-office/mscapostdoctoralfellowships/. 

A list of supervisors interested in hosting postdoctoral fellows and their research areas and proposed projects can be found below under the relevant college:

 College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Business, Public Policy and Law

College of Science and Engineering

The interested researchers are encouraged to contact the supervisor directly.