Thursday 27 March 2014

2014 Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowships for German and International Researchers in Germany

Applications are invited for Humboldt postdoctoral fellowships available for German and international researchers. Up to six temporary positions are offered, starting August 1, 2014. Funding is provided for up to three years and will end no later than October 31, 2017. Applications from all disciplines are welcome. Half of the fellowships are awarded to women. Applicants are selected on the basis of their previous academic achievements, their postdoctoral project proposal and their international network of contacts. Application deadline is April 1, 2014.
About Scholarship: This funding line offers up to three-year postdoctoral positions at Humboldt-Universität to outstanding young researchers who have completed their PhD. During this time, the postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to extend and refine their academic profile. They conduct a research project of high academic quality and originality in cooperation with partners at Humboldt-Universität and, where relevant, their non-university partners.
Study: Researchers are required to submit a proposal for a postdoctoral research project of high academic quality and originality. This project will be implemented during their stay at Humboldt?Universität and will give successful applicants the opportunity to extend and refine their academic profile. The proposed project should fit well with the existing research portfolio of Humboldt-University. Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral research programme at Humboldt University. Scholarship Provider: German federal and state governments’ Excellence Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility: Excellent postdoctoral researchers from Germany and abroad who are not yet affiliated with the Humboldt-University are invited to submit applications. Applications from all disciplines are welcome. Half of the fellowships are awarded to women.
Scholarship Open for: German and international applicants can apply for these Humboldt postdoctoral fellowships.
Number of awards: Up to six temporary positions (public sector pay scale 13, full time) will be offered. Half of the fellowships are awarded to women.
Duration: Funding is provided for up to three years and will end no later than October 31, 2017.
Value: Candidates selected for Humboldt Post-Doc Fellowships are temporarily employed as research assistants at Humboldt-University of Berlin, in accordance with the pay scale specified in E 13 TV-L HU. The specific pay grade within salary group 13 one is assigned to, depends on the length of one’s previous employment in the public sector. The Humboldt Post-Doc Fellowship – as opposed to a scholarship, for example – provides you with pension, long-term care and unemployment insurance, but you are also required to pay taxes.
Selection Criteria: Candidates will be selected on the basis of their previous academic achievements, their postdoctoral project proposal, and their international network of contacts.
Apply: Applications will be accepted either via an online application tool or in printed version sent via post. Applications should include the following documents:
-a completed application form
-an academic curriculum vitae in tabular form
-a short overview about the international academic experience
-a list of publications
-copies of certificates (M.A. or equivalent and PhD certificate)
-a description of the postdoctoral project, including main research objectives (max. 5,000 characters)
-one key publication from the last two years (research or review article, lecture, book chapter)
-one letter of recommendation* preferably from your PhD advisor
-one statement by your prospective host institution at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Deadline: The application deadline is April 1, 2014.
Further Information: http://humboldt-graduate-school.de/foerderlinien-der-exzellenzinitiative-en/humboldt-post-doc-fellowship-en

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