The IPODI
Fellowship Program 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 scale between E 13 and E 14 TV-L),
- A mobility and a travel allowance,
- A monthly contribution to research
costs,
- 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.
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 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
via the IPODI Application Portal.
Application deadline: January 15, 2014.
