Evolutionary Ecologist Dr Amanda Pettersen talks to EURAXESS Australia & New Zealand Regional Coordinator Nishant Shandilya about receiving a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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About Dr Amanda Pettersen
Dr Amanda Pettersen is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology at Lund University, Sweden. Her research integrates the fields of ecology, evolution, and physiology to test existing theory on a range of animal study systems including fish, lizards, and marine invertebrates. Her work is particularly focussed on how early-life environment can influence survival and reproduction later in life, and how physiology may adapt in response to environmental change. For her MSCA Global Fellow project, Dr Pettersen will combine field and experimental work on a freshwater fish species to quantify within-species variation in thermal physiology and determine this species’ capacity to adapt to a changing climate.
- Host organisation: University of Glasgow (Supervisor: Prof. Neil Metcalfe)
- Partner organisation: University of Sydney (Supervisor: Prof. Frank Seebacher)
About MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
The objective of PFs is to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research. The Postdoctoral Fellowships action targets researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. PFs help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors.
Who can apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships?
Interested researchers submit an application together with a host organisation, which can be a university, research institution, business, SME or other organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. All disciplines are eligible for Postdoctoral Fellowships, including research areas covered by the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Types of Postdoctoral Fellowship
There are 2 types of Postdoctoral Fellowships:
- European Postdoctoral Fellowships: They are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from another part of the world to pursue their research career. These fellowships take place in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country and can last between 1 and 2 years. Researchers of any nationality can apply.
- Global Postdoctoral Fellowships: They fund the mobility of researchers outside Europe. The fellowship lasts between 2 to 3 years, of which the first 1 to 2 years will be spent in a non-associated Third Country, followed by a mandatory return phase of 1 year to an organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country. Only nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries can apply.
More information about the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships