Call information

The University of Luxembourg (UL) invites applications for YADIAS doctoral fellow positions as part of the Institute for Advanced Studies. Fifteen doctoral candidates will be recruited in one call.

YADIAS Doctoral Fellow (Project ref: YADIAS-101260750)

  • 48-month doctoral research project
  • Full-time fellowship
  • Open for all fields of research at the UL
  • Customized training and career development programmes
  • Employee status of the UL
  • Enrolment within the IAS

Call agenda:

  • Call opening: 01 September 2026 @ 9am CET.
  • Proposal submission deadline: 30 November 2026 @ 2pm CET.
  • Eligibility Check Completion: First two weeks of December 2026.
  • Pitch and scientific debate with the IAS Scientific Council: across three days within 5–9 April 2027 (indicative).
  • Notification to candidates: End of April 2027 (indicative).
  • Earliest start date: 01 May 2027 (indicative) (fellowship duration: 48 months).
  • Latest start date: 01 August 2027. After this date, the funding will be cancelled.

Call opening

01 September 2026

Submission deadline

30 November 2026

Pitch and scientific debate

Across 3 days within 05-09 April 2027 (indicative)

Call opening

1 September 2023

Submission deadline

30 November 2023

Selection meeting and pitch

March 2024

Eligible candidates:

  • are of any age and any nationality.
  • are doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the deadline of the programme’s call (30 November 2026).
  • hold a recognised Master-level degree and be eligible to enter doctoral studies in Luxembourg (a signed certificate or a signed letter from the institution where the Master has been obtained is required).
  • cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Luxembourg for more than 12 months in the three years before the deadline of the call (MSCA mobility rule).
  • must have identified eligible supervisors.
  • must be fluent in English.

Gender, Inclusion and Diversity

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. The University is fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

Within this general principle, the University will ensure that the YADIAS community of the IAS is gender balanced and receives training in relevant gender-awareness. In addition, the Scientific Council of the IAS includes the University gender delegate (Gender Equality Officer (uni.lu)) as an observer in the selection process.

Redress procedure

After receiving negative feedback on the eligibility of their application, and in case applicants may feel that their proposal is not treated justly, they may start a redress procedure, but solely for procedural matters, not to question the scientific content of the evaluation. Applicants will be informed of this possibility. If they wish to file a redress, they should write their complaint within 10 days of the decision to the support team by sending an official complaint to yadias@uni.lu. In parallel, the complaint file will be sent for external review to a qualified impartial institution.
The complaint can be dismissed or accepted. In the latter case, the YADIAS support team ensures that the cause of the complaint is fixed, and the evaluation process will be repeated for the complainant. The University is aware and accepts that this might result in adding a candidate on the funded list. An additional 10 days is reserved for this process.

In matters of procedure, the guidelines document shall prevail.