Six postdoc opportunities with the iC3 team
February 13th, 2026
Do you want to fully focus on a postdoctoral research project of your own choice for two or three years?
Do you want to join a friendly team doing cutting-edge science at an interdisciplinary polar research hub located in the Arctic?
This is your chance...
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Every year, the European Union awards around 1,700 MSCA postdoctoral fellowships. These fund researchers to focus on the scientific puzzles they are most passionate about, full-time for up to three years.
Funding for MSCA postdocs is awarded through a compatitive grants process. Each candidate must write a detailed proposal explaining what they plan to research, and how.
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OUR MSCA SUPPORT PROGRAMME
The iC3 Polar Research Hub runs a dedicated in-house support programme for selected MSCA candidates.
During the proposal writing process, iC3 will provide you with strong support, including trainings, slides and templates, examples of past successful proposals, and multiple rounds of critical reviews of your draft proposals.
We actively support each selected applicant on a 1:1 basis, from the moment we take them on board until the day they submit their proposal.
Over the past three years, building on this strong support, over 42% of MSCA applicants with iC3 have been successful – an outstanding success rate for this highly competitive grant scheme. (In comparison, the average success rate of applicants submitting proposals with other institutions across Europe was less than 15%.)
Candidates accepted by iC3 before the end of March 2026 will additionally be able to draw on the resources of our university's Arctic MSCA programme.
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MSCA OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2026
Several iC3 researchers are currently inviting expressions of interest from potential candidates focused on the topics listed below. Follow the hyperlinks for more info.
Glacier surges, glacier dynamics, sediment genesis, and/or methane cycling from ice caps with surging outlet glaciers. The rapid and ongoing surge of Dyngjujökull glacier in Iceland might offer an ideal study site.
Subglacial carbon stores, sedimentology, paleoclimatology, Eurasian ice sheet evolution, methane hydrate fluxes, or applying machine learning to geosciences to reconstruct glacial histories and project future ice sheet behavior.
Coupled physical-biochemical models of the interactions between glaciers and oceans, with a focus on the European Arctic.
Distribution, impact, and environmental drivers of harmful algae and their toxins in Svalbard fjords.
Biogeochemical carbon and nutrient cycles in the Southern Ocean, to determine how the biological carbon pump will respond to future climate change.
Geophysics: explore how much carbon might be released as ice sheets retreat.
Monica Winsborrow
Please do not contact Monica as she has already found a candidate.
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YOUR NEXT STEPS
Am I eligible?
This call is open to candidates of all nationalities living in all countries worldwide. To be eligible, as of September 2026 candidates must hold a PhD degree and have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in academic research.
Please note that these are not job vacancies. You will need to write a strong proposal and win funding from MSCA to come and join our team.
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What should I do now?
The iC3 researchers listed above are potential supervisors for MSCA projects within their specialist fields. Each supervisor will decide individually which candidate(s) they choose to work with.
If you are eligible for MSCA and have found a good match, please email the relevant supervisor with your CV and a brief outline of your proposed research project. Put “MSCA candidate enquiry” into the subject line of your email.
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We look forward to welcoming you to Tromsø!
Working with iC3, you will join a vibrant interdisciplinary community of 25+ PhD and postdoc researchers working across the Arctic and Antarctica. You will also gain access to our outstanding research infrastructure and mentorship and training programme.
Tromsø is the hub of a large polar science community, including our host university (global #1 in Arctic-related research), our partners the Norwegian Polar Institute and NORCE, and numerous other research and policy organisations focused on the Arctic and Antarctica.
