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Newton International Fellowship (NIF) 2026 

Call for Expressions of Interest: Newton International Fellowship 2026

Join the Scientific Computing (SciComp) Group at Durham University’s Department of Computer Science 

Are you an exceptional researcher with a passion for cutting-edge computational science?  

  • The SciComp Group at Durham University invites Expressions of Interest (EoI) from highly motivated international researchers to jointly apply for the prestigious Newton International Fellowship (NIF) in 2026. This fellowship provides a unique opportunity to advance your research career with advanced training, international mobility, and intersectoral collaboration.  

Why Choose SciComp? 

  • Unparalleled Interdisciplinary Expertise: SciComp offers a unique environment for tackling the core challenges of computational science, bridging numerical methods, high-performance computing, and data-driven discovery. This breadth, spanning from fundamental theory to software and hardware optimisation, is ideal for ambitious, interdisciplinary NIF projects.  
  • High-Impact Research & Real-World Connections: Your research will directly contribute to world-leading simulation software and be embedded within Durham and the UK’s supercomputing initiatives. This ensures tangible impact and aligns perfectly with the NIF’s emphasis on societal benefit and knowledge transfer.  
  • Cutting-Edge Computational Resources: The SciComp Group provides access to world-class computational power. Access, facilitated by the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) centre, includes major HPC services like the Hamilton cluster and the GPU-rich Bede system, alongside the massive Cosma Supercomputer. This is further complemented by specialised departmental computing infrastructure, including the NVIDIA CUDA Centre (NCC) and various hardware testbeds, empowering your computationally demanding research.  

Research Areas of Interest:  

  • High-Performance Computing (HPC): Efficient implementation of multiscale methods, massively parallel computational fluid dynamics, Parallelisation algorithms, HPC programming techniques, GPU computing 
  • Computer Systems and Architecture: Energy Efficient Computing, On-chip Thermal Management, Caches & Cores, SoC Design, Non-Volatile Memories, Compilers, Time-Critical Computing, Hardware-Software Co-design, Chiplet-based Designs, Heterogeneous Systems   
  • Computational Methods & Applications: High-performance computing for partial differential equations (PDEs) and integral equations, Optimization, Fast numerical linear algebra  
  • Computational physics, Pattern formation and dynamical systems, Computational cardiac electrophysiology 
  • Application Science: Biological Fluid Dynamics, Astrophysics, Seismology; Numerical Method Development (fast solvers, high performance computing), Uncertainty Quantification  
  • Machine Learning, Computational Geometry, Generative models, Level-set Methods, Machine Reasoning 

Important Note: This is NOT an open, funded postdoctoral position. We are seeking outstanding researchers to collaborate on a joint NIF Postdoctoral Fellowship application. If successful, the fellowship will fund your research position, and you will be hosted by the SciComp Group at Durham University, UK.  

Fellowship Details (If awarded): 

  • Duration: 24 months 
  • Work Hours: 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)  
  • Indicative Salary: subject to NIF guidelines  

Applicant Eligibility  

• Applicants are encouraged to visit the NIF website (given below) for details eligibility and the timeline: https://royalsociety.org/grants/newton-international/ 

Application Procedure: Interested candidates are invited to submit the following documents in a single PDF file:  

  1. Updated CV: Including a complete list of publications (maximum 2 pages).  
  1. Research Proposal Summary: A concise overview of your proposed research project (maximum 500 words). This should clearly outline the research objectives, methodology, and expected impact, and align with one of the SciComp research areas.  
  1. Letter of Interest: Briefly explain your motivation for joining the SciComp Group and how your research aligns with our expertise (maximum 200 words).   

Submit your application online by 20th of November 2025 (Anywhere on earth). Applications sent by email or post will not be considered.  

Newton International Fellowship (NIF) 2026

Expression of Interest for NIF 2026

  • Max. file size: 50 MB.

Selection Process: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by a relevant faculty member within two-three weeks of the application deadline. An informal online discussion will be arranged to discuss your research proposal and suitability. Upon mutual agreement, a detailed timeline will be established for preparing the full NIF application, with a target submission date in March 2026 (to align with the official NIF call deadline). You will receive expert guidance and feedback from SciComp faculty members throughout the proposal preparation process, including access to our relevant workshops and feedback sessions.