The Dahlem Research School (DRS) is located at Freie Universität, Berlin. A new research fellowship program called “CoFund” has been started by the DRS for international students and researchers. Co-funded by the Marie Curie CoFund program of the European Commission, this fellowship program intends to strengthen the international dimension of junior researchers and supports highly qualified postdocs from abroad.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Starting in January 2012, each research fellowship is awarded for fifteen months to support postdocs carrying out their research projects in one of Freie Universität’s Excellence Programs. Applicants are expected to propose their own project plan focusing on the research area of their own choice, based on the research fields of the participating Excellence Programs.
The program is designed to support the further academic career development of the researchers by enhancing their research experience integrated in excellent research groups, by facilitating new co-operations in a stimulating research environment, as well as by promoting their teaching and leadership skills. Aiming at submitting a successful grant application for a subsequent project at the Freie Universität by end of the fellowship, the program will provide professional guidance essential to preparing grant proposals.
Eligibility and Funding
– The call is open to experienced researchers holding a PhD (min. 4 years incl. PhD, max. 10 years of experience) from abroad. German citizens are not eligible.
– Non-German researchers who are currently resident in Germany may apply, provided they have not lived in Germany for longer than 6 months at the point of application.
– Demonstrated by the research idea in the application, the intended research proposal has to fit with regard to the research areas represented by each of the Excellence Programs.
Funding
Postdoctoral research fellows receive a working contract according to the collective agreement for the public area of Berlin (TV-L FU E13 pay grade of approx. 1960 Euro per month after tax)
– Social security and health insurance are covered by the salary.
– Monthly mobility allowance
– Travel allowance (once)
– Research allowance of 1200 Euro per month for lab-based projects or 300 Euro per month for non-lab-based projects.
Selection Procedure
If your application is complete, you will receive online acknowledgement of your application upon receipt together with an individual code number for your application. And, you will receive a link and login details for a secure web page to be able to view the selection procedure at any time. The results of the selection procedure will be anonymized and only the code numbers will be published. Applicants are notified by e-mail each time new results are announced.
Last date for submitting the proposals is August 31, 2011.
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