This scheme is designed to supplement the regular IASH Visiting Fellowship scheme by encouraging Schools within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to nominate scholars from outwith the University whose research will contribute directly to the research plans of the sponsoring unit and the current interests of the Institute.
The University of Edinburgh established the Susan Manning Postdoctoral Fellowship at IASH in 2013 to honour the memory of Professor Susan Manning, Grierson Professor of English Literature and, for seven years, Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh.
Competition for IASH Postdoctoral Fellowships is intense. We also offer targeted postdoctoral opportunities in a number of disciplines, and early career applicants may prefer to apply for these. If an application to a specific postdoctoral scheme listed below is unsuccessful, it will then be considered as part of the general pool of Postdoctoral Fellowships:
The IASH-SSPS Research Fellowships are intended to encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research, international scholarly collaboration, and networking activities of visiting Research Fellows together with academics in the School of Social and Political Science (SSPS). Fellows will be expected to work in collaboration with one or more members of SSPS academic staff, and to take an active part in IASH interdisciplinary events.
Fellowship applications for 2026 are now closed.
Do you have the beginnings of a brilliant story to tell?
An inspiring idea to unpack?
Or a new form of theatre to explore?
Please note: These Fellowships are for University of Edinburgh staff only.
The Sabbatical Fellowship scheme is designed to enable colleagues who are on official sabbatical leave from the University to play an active role in Institute activities and to benefit to the fullest extent from the presence of other Fellows in residence.