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In order to be eligible for a Post Doctoral Pathway, candidates must:

• have submitted their theses after 1 October 2024听and be able to commence their doctoral prize before 31 December 2025;
• have achieved an examiners鈥� recommendation of at least a pass with minor corrections ;
• have received an EPSRC funded PhD (e.g., DTP, CDT, iCASE). Please note you will need to quote the grant reference number in your application form to confirm your eligibility;
• have the support of their chosen 黑料社 host School/Department to apply to this scheme;
• suggest a project within EPSRC鈥檚 remit;
• identify a suitable 黑料社 project mentor who should not be the candidate鈥檚 PhD supervisor.

Proposals should be led and submitted by the candidate; however approval from the supervisor and Faculty Finance will also be required. Candidates are required to submit:

• a 2-page CV
• a 1-page list of relevant publications
• a completed application form (below), including:
  • a brief description of听your PhD project (no more than 1 side)
  • a Case for Support (no more than 2 sides)
  • your Supervisor鈥檚 endorsement (no more than 1 side)

Applications should be submitted to Doctoral-College@soton.ac.uk by 4pm on听Monday 10 February 2025.

The Case for Support (no more than 2 sides) should describe the background, aims and objectives, methodology and work plan for the project, and include a brief statement of the applicant's career goals. It should also detail and justify all non-salary costs. Applicants are encouraged to consider the review criteria in preparing their proposal.

The supervisor鈥檚 endorsement (no more than one side) should be signed. As well as detailing the personal qualities of the applicant, it should detail the fit of the proposed project to the Department's research strategy, and the support the candidate will receive if successful (including mentoring).

Applications should be submitted to doctoral-college@soton.ac.uk by 4pm on Monday 10 February 2025.

In line with EPSRC recommendations, applications will be assessed through a rigorous selection process followed by an interview of the shortlisted candidates. Applications will be considered by a panel chaired by the Director of the Doctoral College. The criteria used by the panel to shortlist candidates for interview will be as follows:

• Quality of the applicant
• Quality of the proposed project and its fit to EPSRC鈥檚 remit
• Expected outputs and impact of project
• Independence, leadership potential and a long-term career plans of the applicant

Interviews will last 20 minutes and will include a 5-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

Candidates will be shortlisted for interviews taking place in March.