2-Year Postdoctoral Fellowships at University of Konstanz

The University of Konstanz is
offering 2-year postdoctoral fellowships for all those in the early stage
of their career who plan to develop and implement an independent research
project. The Zukunftskolleg gives financial support for start-up,
consumerables and travel costs, and assists in developing academic skills.

The Zukunftskolleg provides
them with a professional infrastructure and an appropriate workplace for
conducting research. Each fellow receives an annual research allowance, e.g.
for funding research assistants or equipment.

Each fellow is a member of
both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg. Fellows have a work
contract with the University of Konstanz and are expected to have their place
of residence in Konstanz.

Scholarship
Description:

Application
Deadline: October 15, 2018
Course
Level: Scholarships are
available to study postdoctoral fellowship.
Study
Subject: Scholarship is awarded to
study any of the subjects offered by the university.
Scholarship
Award: The research grant of at
least 50,000€ or an equivalent amount of funding is one of the main
prerequisites for the application for a 5-year position.
Nationality:
The scholarship is available to international students.
Number
of scholarship: Number not given.
Scholarship
can be taken in Germany

Eligibility
for the Scholarship:

Eligible
Countries: The scholarship is available
to international students
Entrance
Requirement: In order to be eligible,
candidates must fulfil all eligibility criteria:

applicants
must have a doctoral degree and have acquired two years of postdoctoral
research experience at most
applicants
cannot hold an academic permanent position, a professorship, or have a
habilitation or equivalent (“venial legend”)
applicants
must propose a research project that ties in with a discipline represented
at the University of Konstanz
applicants
with their own position funded by another program, which can be
transferred to Konstanz, are also eligible

If you
have any questions concerning the eligibility criteria, please check our

Application
Procedure

How
to Apply: The applications are selected
in a multi-stage process
Eligibility
check and pre-selection
International
external peer-review
The
decision by the recruitment committee
Since
it is the community of fellows that make up the Zukunftskolleg, applicants
are assessed not only for their academic achievements but also for their
personal, social and method-related abilities. The selection of fellows is
organized as a highly competitive process involving intra-disciplinary as
well as interdisciplinary evaluation. Criteria
Include
diverse knowledge and qualifications such as leadership and teamwork
skills, teaching or management experience, mobility and independence.
The
candidates’ achievements should be in line with their “academic age” so
that they have a realistic prospect of being appointed professors.
Eligibility
check and formal pre-selection
In
order to be eligible for application, candidates must fulfil all of the
eligibility criteria listed above. Applications that do not pass the
eligibility check will not be further considered. Subsequently, a first
evaluation takes the quality of the proposal, the applicant’s track
record, and the suitability of the research proposal to the University of
Konstanz into consideration.
Applicants
are informed whether they have passed the eligibility check and whether
their applications are forwarded for peer review.