Université Lumière Lyon 2 – Apply with us

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) target researchers holding a PhD who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. All domains of research and innovation are eligible for funding.

MSCA PF provide an extremely enriching experience, that enhance the career perspectives for researchers. Université Lumière Lyon 2 will provide researchers with many benefits: constant and effective support.

Contacts

The Research projects Office offers information and support to researchers applying with Université Lumière Lyon 2.

Email: dred.projets@univ-lyon2.fr

Here are the following information we need to assess your profile and forward it to our researchers:

• A CV (education, professional experience, publications, invitations to conferences, organisation of conferences, prizes and awards, funding received so fair, other items of interest)
• A brief description of your project/project idea (you don't have to have entirely figured out your project, but our researchers need to be able to get an idea of it).

Please make sure your project aligns with the disciplines of our laboratories.

If you contact us without a CV and a brief description of your project, we won't forward your profile to our researchers.

2025 call

• Opens on April 9th 2025;
• Closes on September 10th 2025.

Further information

Eligible researchers

• At the time of the deadline call, the researcher must be in possession of a doctoral degree or have successfully defended their doctoral thesis before the call deadline.
• The researcher must have not resided or carried out their main activity in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately prior to the call deadline.
• The research must have a maximum of 8 years of research experience from the date of award of the doctoral degree.

Types of grants

There are 2 types of postdoctoral fellowships:

• European Postdoctoral Fellowships. They last between 12 to 24 months. They take place in an EU Member State or an Associated Country. The researcher can be of any nationality. The researcher must have not resided or carried his main activity in said country for more than 12 months over the last 3 years prior to the call deadline.

• Global postdoctoral fellowships. They last 24 to 36 months. They are composed of two phases: 
  • Phase 1 is called the outgoing phase; it takes place in a non-associated Third Country for 12 to 24 months.
  • Phase 2 is called the return phase; it takes place in an EU Member State or Associated Country for 12 months.

Only nationals or long-term residents of the EU Member State or Associated Country can apply.

Supervisors and research topics

Researchers who don’t have a supervisor yet should check the webpages of the Université Lumière Lyon 2 to find the best supervisor for their research proposal.

Researchers should then agree with their Université Lumière Lyon 2 supervisor on their project idea. Researchers will choose their research topic freely, in collaboration with their supervisor.

Why choose Université Lumière Lyon 2 ?

Université Lumière Lyon 2 : Humanist, Open, and Committed

Transmission and sharing of knowledge

• 29,000 students
• 13 training entities spread over 4 areas of training and research:
  • Arts, letters, languages
  • Law, economics, management
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Science, technology, health

Multidisciplinary research open to the city

• 1,000 doctoral students of which 36% international
• 33 laboratories including 17 mixed research units (UMR) in joint supervision with the CNRS
• 8 research federations
• 4 laboratories of excellence (Labex)

A university open to the world

• 560 cooperation agreements with 370 partner institutions in 60 countries
• 25 diplomas in international partnership
• 142 nationalities represented

A stimulating study environment

• 2 main campuses (Berges du Rhône and Porte des Alpes) and 3 complementary sites (Rachais, Ecully and Le Vinatier)
• 1,800 staff, 52% of which are teachers and researchers and 48% are administrative staff
• More than 60 student associations
• More than 1,000 partner companies

We encourage all researchers from abroad to apply for a grant and to choose Université Lumière Lyon 2 as Host Institution:

• Our research themes match many SSH topics;
• We offer an outstanding research environment to carry out their project.

You will have a constant and effective support.