Interdisciplinary Research In Societal challenges

IRIS is an MSCA postdoctoral programme COFUNDed by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Horizon Europe). Running from 2025 to 2030, IRIS will recruit 36 international postdoctoral researchers—24 at ULB and 12 at VUB—through two open calls, each for a period of 30 months.

IRIS has a bottom-up approach, welcoming applications from all research fields with a focus on interdisciplinarity and regional priorities, aligned with the Brussels-Capital Region’s six societal challenges.

The 2nd call will be launched on March 1, 2026.

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  • IRIS Infosessions dates - Call 2

    16 February 2026
    Interested in a postdoc in Brussels? Join our next IRIS Infosessions!
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  • Call 2 open 1 March 2026!!

    12 December 2025
    The second IRIS MSCA Postdoctoral COFUND will open on the 1st of March 2026!!
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  • 🚀 IRIS Call 1 – Key Highlights

    28 November 2025
    Call 1 has officially closed and the eligibility checks are complete.
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