Postdoctoral Fellowships at Tel Aviv University
Postdoctoral Fellowships at Tel Aviv Unviersity
As a Postdoctoral Fellow at TAU, you will join a diverse international community of exceptional scientists hailing from across the globe. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with world-renowned scholars who have made significant contributions to various fields, leading top-tier research teams.
Fellowships are open to international researchers from any discipline and conducted in English. A postdoctoral fellowship at Tel Aviv University lets an established researcher advance a 1–2 year project in direct partnership with a senior TAU PI. .
Explore postdoc research opportuninities at Tel Aviv University or contact TAU Research Students Office at rayalipc@tauex.tau.ac.il for more information.
Submit your postdoc inquiry
To begin a matching conversation with a potential PI, submit your CV, a publication list, and a short research summary.
Program Length: 1-2 years
Admission Requirements:
- Researchers who have been awarded their PhD within the last five years
- Those who received the consent of a faculty member, at the rank of senior lecturer or higher (in the normal track), to be an advisor of the post-doctoral training.
Application Deadline: Throughout the year
More information about postdoc fellowships at Tel Aviv University
TAU’s 400 laboratories host roughly 3,500 active projects at any given time across all nine faculties — exact sciences, life sciences, engineering, medicine, humanities, social sciences, arts, law, and management — giving incoming postdocs a wide field of matches when identifying the right PI.
Tel Aviv University also hosts Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), with institutional support from the Lowy International School and the Research Students Office through the MSCA-PF proposal and submission process.
TAU has extensive research affiliations with prestigious academic and scientific organizations worldwide, including more than 280 cooperative agreements with universities in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
Meet Azrieli scholarship recipient Dr. Boglarka Nyul, whose postdoctoral research focuses on gender-based violence and developing a framework for rape acknowledgment:
Dr. Boglarka Nyul
"The Azrielis are giving so much more than just a scholarship; they give workshops on leadership, on writing, on how to use new methodologies like AI … they really want to prepare us for a later stage of our career, and they really want to create a community."—Dr. Boglarka Nyul
Postdoc Fellowships at TAU: Frequently Asked Questions
When can I apply? What is the application deadline?
Externally funded postdoctoral applications are accepted year-round. For candidates seeking a matching scholarship (50% university-funded), the call typically opens in January or February each year with October start dates. Decisions on complete applications are returned within three weeks. Submit the PhD and postdoc inquiry form to open the conversation.
Who is eligible to apply?
Postdoctoral candidates at TAU must hold a PhD or MD from a recognized institution awarded within the five years preceding the application. Candidates who have submitted their dissertation but not yet received the diploma may begin the postdoc with an eligibility certificate. Longer gaps since PhD completion are reviewed case by case. Contact the Research Students Office at rayalipc@tauex.tau.ac.il to discuss. The TAU host supervisor must hold the rank of senior lecturer or higher.
What documents are required?
A postdoc application at TAU generally includes: a letter of confirmation from the head of the hosting department; a commitment letter from the TAU advisor; a funding letter signed by the advisor; two letters of recommendation (one from your PhD supervisor and one from an external researcher); a research proposal of approximately two pages; a CV with a full publication list; a copy of your PhD diploma or eligibility certificate; and a copy of your passport. More information about postdoc fellowships at Tel Aviv University
Do I need to teach or take on service duties?
No. The TAU postdoctoral stipend is awarded for research only. Fellows have no teaching obligation, no research-assistant commitment, and no service requirement to the university during the fellowship or after it ends. Fellows who choose to teach do so through separate, optional appointments that are compensated independently of the stipend.
