Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) Fellowship
Applications are open for the 2024 Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) Fellowship.

Applications closed 13th June 2023.
Fellowships offer great opportunities to PhD students, to gain an insider’s view of how Parliament works. During the three-month Fellowship, successful candidates hone their ability to communicate scientific issues to a wider audience, by writing policy briefs for MPs and Peers. Fellows work closely with people across the UK Parliament and get to see how select committees, all party parliamentary groups and libraries work.
POST fellows have in the past:
Fellowships will start in November 2023 or January 2024, subject to final agreement between the applicant, POST, and the applicant’s supervisor and University. Fellowships are also conditional to security clearance.
We are seeking applications from current doctoral students who are BES members studying for a PhD in a UK university, in their second, third, or fourth year of your full-time PhD or part-time equivalent, at the time of the application.
It is important that you download and read the application pack before applying, as it contains more details on the role, application process, and assessment criteria.
Applicants should submit:
Download the two-page briefing template
Please email your two-page briefing and completed approval form to Daniela Russi, Senior Policy Manager at BES (Daniela@britishecologicalsociety.org).
Applications will undergo an initial sift based on the two-page briefing.
Applications completed by 23:59 on Tuesday 13 June 2022. Late applications will not be accepted. A panel consisting of BES and POST personnel will assess the applications. Interviews will be held on week commencing 3rd July 2023.
Any queries relating to the application process should be directed to Daniela Russi, Senior BES Policy Manager. You can also email POST to discuss general aspects of the scheme. Please note that neither the BES nor POST can advise on the strength or weaknesses of individual proposals.
The successful applicant will receive a £6,000 award to cover their living costs while undertaking the three-month fellowship. Computing, email, and other facilities necessary for the project will be supplied by POST. £5,000 will be paid on at the start of the fellowship, and the remaining £1,000 on completion
What is a POST fellowship? Who can apply for it? Who pays for it? We have put together a page with answers to some of the most frequently asked questions we get about POST fellowships.
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Applications are open for the 2024 Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) Fellowship.
Applications are open until 2 October 2023.
Applications closed 25th June 2023.