Postdoc and Fellows Champions are academics who:

  • advocate for and provide support to postdocs and fellows
  • ensure postdoc and fellows voices are well-represented at the departmental level
  • act as connectors between departments and the Early Career Researcher Institute.

Alongside Postdoc and Fellows Reps, Postdoc and Fellows Champions provide support to early career researchers in their own departments.

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Roles and Responsibilities

The types of activities champions might be involved with include: career development, community and wellbeing support, advocacy and visibility.

You can find examples of activities here.

Handbook

We have created a Postdoc and Fellows Champions Handbook that includes everything you need to know about the role of a Postdoc and Fellows Champion. It serves as a guide for new Champions, current Champions, and anyone who might be interested in the role.

Hear from Champions

You can find out more about the role from these Postdoc and Fellows Champions Case Studies, which aim to celebrate and showcase the valuable contributions that the Champions make to their department’s early career researcher communities, as well as the passion they bring to their roles.

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Engineering
Natural Sciences
  • Centre for Environmental Policy - 
  • Chemistry: - and
  • Life Sciences -
  • Mathematics -
  • Physics - 1 x vacancy
Medicine
  • Brain Science - 
  • Immunology and Inflammation - Tom McKinnon
  • Infectious Disease - , and
  • Institute of Clinical Sciences -
  • Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - 
  • National Heart and Lung Institute - Clare Lloyd and
  • School of Public Health - Stephanie Wright and
  • Surgery and Cancer - Current vacancy x 2
  • Women's Clinical Academic Careers Champion - Jennifer Quint
Business School & CHERS
  • Business School - Mush Harutyunyan
  • Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship (CHERS) - Current vacancy