15 Dahlem Postdoc Fellowships

Dahlem Research School (DRS) is the strategic center for junior researchers at Freie Universität Berlin. The Center for Research Strategy (CRS) promotes cutting-edge research at Freie Universität Berlin. Through the Dahlem Postdoc Fellowship Program, DRS and CRS provide funding for highly-qualified postdoctoral fellows with international research experience to conduct their own research within one of the university’s outstanding collaborative research groups.
Fellows are given the opportunity to expand their academic profile by experiencing early independence combined with professional guidance. During their stay they are integrated into research groups and assigned a professor as scientific advisor. Research stays of up to six months at an international research institution are supported.
As members of Dahlem Research School, the Fellows benefit from a tailored qualification program and the opportunity to develop teaching and leadership skills. Furthermore, Dahlem Postdoc Fellows are supported in obtaining funding for follow-up research projects at Freie Universität Berlin.
Dahlem Research School offers 15 Postdoc Fellowships subject to the confirmation of grant funding by the German Research Foundation.
Each research fellowship will be awarded for 14 months. Applicants have to submit a project plan based around the research fields/ key topics of the participating hosting research projects of Freie Universität Berlin.
The call is open to experienced researchers of all disciplines and all nationalities who
- hold a doctoral degree (the dissertation must already be submitted and proof of this must be available by the application deadline)
- completed their doctoral degree no longer than four years prior to the deadline (the date on the doctoral certificate applies)
- have at least six months of uninterrupted international research experience.

Returnees from phases of international mobility or after a career break e.g. due to family reasons are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications: March 15, 2017