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Home > Recruitment > Rising Talent Fellowship

RISING TALENT FELLOWSHIP

Applications for the 2025 round are now closed.

In 2024 the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) launched the first round of their three-year fully funded fellowship for scientists from Black heritage backgrounds.

The LMB has a proud history of training generations of scientists who have gone on to great things across the biomedical sciences and beyond.

We want to enable scientists of Black heritage who are brimming with potential and passion for molecular biology and the biomedical sciences to learn and grow their experience in our unique collaborative research environment based in our state-of-the-art building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

The LMB will provide support for Fellows to move their career forward including a generous training budget and mentoring from LMB scientists.

While the paucity of Black scientists is evident across the UK’s higher education sector, the LMB is committed to playing its part to improve the representation of Black heritage scientists and to provide role models for future generations of scientists.

This is why we are offering targeted funding for two Fellows every year.

About the LMB Rising Talent Fellowship

This Fellowship is a three-year training and development position for scientists who have recently completed their doctoral studies, are moving into a new research discipline or have limited experience of key transferable skills.

For details about what the Fellowship will involve see the full role description.

For full information about the Fellowship and how to apply see the Additional Information document.

Eligibility criteria

This scheme is open to those who:

  • Self-identify as being from a Black heritage background, including a mixed Black heritage background.
  • Have Postdoc experience or a PhD in a relevant scientific area (if you are studying for a PhD you must be within 6 months of the anticipated date of submitting your thesis)

Benefits

  • £41,344 per year for a three-year, fixed-term training position.
  • Generous allowance for training, conference attendance and development, is also available (up to £5k over the 3 years).
  • Research consumables included.
  • Excellent pension package with generous UKRI contribution (16%).
  • Generous annual leave allowance of up to 30 days per year.
  • Additional 10.5 paid public holidays.

Other benefits include:

  • Flexible working options
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Family friendly building and policies
  • UKRI Rent Deposit Loan
  • UKRI Season Ticket Loan
  • Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Opportunity for guidance on relocation

Support available

Support available

  • Support from the start – please get in touch to discuss anything about this scheme
  • Induction and buddy system for new starters
  • Training and development programme
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Peer to peer support

Download the Additional Information document for more details.

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