Friday, November 11, 2016

[DMANET] IPODI postdoc fellowships for female researchers at TU Berlin (all areas)

** THE 4TH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS OPEN UNTIL 5TH JANUARY 2017 **

The International Post-Doc Initiative (IPODI) is part of the gender
equality strategy of the Technische Universität Berlin and aims at
increasing the number of female researchers in leadership positions. In
the present call for applications IPODI awards

* 3 INCOMING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS *

The IPODI Fellowship Programme is open to outstanding researchers of all
nationalities and from all fields of research represented at the TU
Berlin. IPODI Fellows will find excellent research conditions in one of
the seven faculties of the TU Berlin.

IPODI Fellows will receive:

A two-year employment contract with salaries equal to those of the
Marie Curie Programme for experienced researchers, including social
security and health insurance as well as pension coverage (salary
comparable to E 13/E 14 TV-L),
A yearly travel allowance depending on the researcher's location of
origin,
A contribution to research costs of EUR 4,800 per fellowship,
The opportunity for professional training in transferable skills and
research management.

Conditions for application:

Applicants must have at least two and not more than ten years of
research experience after obtaining their doctoral degree, in
exceptional cases an extension of up to three years is possible,
Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity
(work, studies etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the three
years prior to the call deadline,
The research proposal has to be supported by a cooperating professor
of the TU Berlin.

Required documents include:

An innovative and independent research proposal and a time plan
demonstrating how the proposed objectives are to be achieved,
A letter of motivation detailing career perspectives and motivation
to apply for IPODI,
A completed ethical issues table,
A letter of support of a cooperating professor of the TU Berlin,
Two external letters of reference.

Researchers returning from periods of international mobility
(researching outside Germany), intersectoral mobility (working in the
private sector) or non-academic mobility (e.g. after parental leave) are
especially encouraged to apply.

Applications have to be submitted in English in the IPODI Application
Portal.

For further information see www.ipodi.tu-berlin.de or contact the IPODI
Office (elke.gehweiler[at]tu-berlin.de).

IPODI has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework
Programme for research, technological development and demonstration
under grant agreement no 600209 (Marie Curie Co-funding of Regional,
National, and International Programmes) and awards a total of 21 + 5
fellowships.


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