The International Post-Doc Initiative – IPODI

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. IPODI awards

Seven 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 4 800€ per fellowship,
• The opportunity for professional training in career development 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.

Location: Germany

Application deadline: October 15, 2015

Read  more and apply here.