ITER Postdoctoral Fellowships announced
Recruitment opens today for eight Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ITER Organization.
The ITER Organization invites applications to the ITER Postdoctoral Program, which aims to attract outstanding PhD graduates in science, technology, and engineering whose expertise aligns with the needs of the ITER project. Selected candidates will be appointed to two-year postdoctoral positions, working closely with ITER specialists and contributing to the project through original research.
For the 2026 campaign, the ITER Organization seeks to recruit eight Postdoctoral Fellows across seventeen defined research topics (see detailed topic descriptions here). Applications are open exclusively to postdoctoral researchers with demonstrated experience in one or more of the proposed research areas.
The eight Postdoctoral Fellowships are proposed through two different funding schemes:
Monaco/ITER Postdoctoral Fellowships (5 positions)
The Principality of Monaco is providing the financing for five Postdoctoral Fellowships through a Partnership Arrangement signed with the ITER Organization in 2008 and renewed in 2018. You can apply to a Monaco/ITER Postdoctoral Fellowship if: 1) you are a national of China, the European Union plus Switzerland, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, the United States, or the Principality of Monaco; and 2) your PhD was awarded after 1 January 2023 (or you will have received your PhD before 31 December 2026).
Korea-ITER Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (3 positions)
Through an agreement signed between the ITER Organization and the Korean Domestic Agency, ITER Korea directly funds scientific or technical fellowships in fields of mutual interest and with a view to contributing to training the talent that will be needed for the fusion industry of the future. To apply for a Korea-ITER Postdoctoral Research Fellowship you must be a Korean postdoctoral researcher.
The application process for both Fellowship categories is the same: after verifying that you have relevant experience in one or more of the 2026 research topics, apply by 1 March 2026 through the ITER Jobs portal.
KEY DATES FOR THE 2026 ITER POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM
12 January 2026: External launch of competition
1 March 2026: Deadline for applications
7, 8 & 9 April 2026: Candidate interviews
1 September 2026: Fellows normally on site
31 December 2026: Latest date for Fellows to take up award on site
See this ITER webpage for more information.
If you would like to advertise these opportunities in your research institute or university, download the poster for the 2026 ITER Postdoctoral Program here.