PhD Funding Opportunity - FORESIGHTERS at Queen's University Belfast
Paul Stapleton
**Apologies for Cross-Posting**
Dear NIME community,
Please see below for details on an opportunity for those based outside the UK to work and conduct doctoral research at Queen’s University Belfast, including potentially at SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music.
Regards,
Paul
-----------------------------------
Paul Stapleton
Professor of Music
Head of Arts
SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music
School of Arts, English and Languages
Queen's University Belfast
FORESIGHTERS Doctoral Training Programme
Queen's University Belfast have now opened applications for 20 Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) in the Foresighters
Doctoral Training Network. Funded by Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND and the Department of the Economy (Northern Ireland). This offers an exceptional opportunity for future research leaders to access an innovative programme of doctoral training and
engage in high impact, inter-disciplinary research with a wide range of non-academic partners, at one of the UK’s leading universities.
Preliminary applications close on 29th June 2026.
While researchers will be based in academic units across the university, from engineering, humanities, social science and the arts, they will all be working within one of 5 inter-disciplinary research
themes (Health, Technology, Energy, Future Cities and Creativity ). The cohort of researchers will be bound by a common perspective and training in Futures Thinking and Future
Literacy, and will develop the skills and capabilities to understand, imagine, and critically use different ideas about the future to better understand key societal challenges. Foresighters ESRs
will be trained in skills for anticipating change and using multiple possible futures to stimulate reflection, creativity, resilience and focus for contemporary action. The training programme also has a strong emphasis on the development of sustainable, diverse
and equitable research environments.
The critical factor in the success of Foresighters will be our ability to attract Early-Stage Researchers with exceptional potential, from a wide
range of academic backgrounds. To enable this, we are offering highly attractive financial package (including a generous family allowance when eligible), supported by 42-month employment contracts with full staff benefits. Coupled with the world leading training
programme for skills in research, employability and Futures Thinking, we are confident that Foresighters will nurture incredible long term career opportunities.
If these opportunities interest you, please register for one of Information Webinars here.
You can find more information on how to apply here, and
please take account of the key eligibility criteria that are necessary for successful applications.
If you have any questions on the programme, potential research projects or the recruitment process, please contact us at foresi...@qub.ac.uk