MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities in Luxembourg

The following opportunities are for organisations from Luxembourg (public or private) that expressed an interest in hosting researchers for specific projects that may be more or less defined already.

Please search for your field below, make sure you fulfill the eligibility criteria, and that you match the profile requested in the expressions of interest. There may be other organisations in Luxembourg willing to accept your application that may not be listed below. Feel free to do your own research and contact them to ascertain if they would be willing to host you.

Kindly refer below for details of some major research players in Luxembourg. Please note that the opportunities listed below are not funded positions (yet); they depend on

The organisation selecting you for continuing the process and
A successful proposal written mostly by you (with some input from your host organisation in Luxembourg) and submitted before 15 September 2021.

Feel free to share this site with your colleagues looking for future MSCA PF positions. Please note that MSCA is a European fellowship programme; only positions in Luxembourg are covered on this site; for more information about positions in other countries, please contact respective NCPs.

Charles Betz, PhD

Senior Advisor - European R&D and Innovation Support

charles.betz [at] luxinnovation.lu

+352 43 62 63 - 895

Minimal eligibility criteria

Individual: applicant applies together with host institute
PhD at the deadline
At the call deadline, supported researchers must have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, measured from the date that the researcher was in a possession of a doctoral degree and certified by appropriate documents. Years of experience outside research and career breaks (e.g. due to parental leave), will not be taken into account. For nationals or long-term residents of EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries who wish to reintegrate to pursue their research career in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, years of experience in research in third countries will not be considered in the above maximum.
Not working or living in Luxembourg for longer than 12 months before the call deadline
For rules see here or contact your NCP

Research in Luxembourg

The research landscape in Luxembourg is young and is still expanding, boosted by the government’s continued investments and strategic planning. The institutes have state-of-the-art infrastructure and are well connected nationally and internationally. The main research institutions on the public side are:

University of Luxembourg – LCSB, SnT, C2DH
LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research)
LIH (Luxembourg Institute of Health, linked to the Integrated Biobank IBBL)
LIST (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
MPI (Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law)

Find partners here.

The national science fund FNR finances public research in competitive calls and offers a wide range of attractive tools to researchers at all career stages. Private research is subsidized by the Ministry of Economy, with special incentives for start-ups and young companies.

Major private research actors include:

Goodyear (rubber)
ArcelorMittal (steel)
Delphi (automotive)
Ferrero (confectionery)
Husky (injection molding)
SES (satellites)

Living in Luxembourg

Besides work, Luxembourg offers all of the advantages of major European cities but with the advantage of short distances, a lot of open, green space and a unique charm. Food, drinks and fuel prices are low, and while housing costs can be high, there are student housing options and many students chose to live just across the border in France, Belgium or Germany. Luxembourg is well-connected to the major European regions – an additional advantage for tourism and collaborations.