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Joint Berlin-Jerusalem Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Germany, 2014

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Applications are invited for joint postdoctoral fellowship available for to highly qualified researchers of all nationalities who received their Ph.D. no more than three years prior to the deadline. Candidates that hold a tenure or tenure-track faculty position are not eligible. Each fellowship is to be awarded for 24 months (12 months of research at Free University of Berlin and 12 months of research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ), starting in October 2014. Application should be submitted till April 24, 2014.

Study Subject(s): The call is open to all disciplines, thematic or subject areas that exist at both universities or are complementary.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral research programme at Free University of Berlin and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Scholarship Provider: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Freie University Berlin
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany

Eligibility: The Fellowship is open to highly qualified researchers of all nationalities who received their Ph.D. no more than three years prior to the deadline. Candidates who acquired their Ph.D. prior to that date may also apply if there was an eligible lapse in their research activity (e.g. family responsibilities). Candidates that hold a tenure or tenure-track faculty position are not eligible.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Researchers of all nationalities can apply for these postdoctoral fellowships.

Scholarship Description: The call is open to all disciplines, thematic or subject areas that exist at both universities or are complementary. The Fellowship applicant must identify a team of experienced researchers at both universities, contact the prospective hosts directly and include an endorsement letter from each of these two potential principal supervisors in the application.

Number of award(s): 
Two (2) Joint Postdoctoral Fellowships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Each fellowship is to be awarded for 24 months, starting in October 2014, and consists of two phases:
Phase 1: 12 months of research at Free University of Berlin;
Phase 2: 12 months of research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (or vice versa).

What does it cover? Fellowships include a monthly stipend of 1,500 Euro and a one-time relocation allowance (2,000 Euro). The Post-Doctoral Fellows will further be eligible to apply for travel funding and have access to the Academic Profile Development Program of the Dahlem Research School.

Selection Criteria: The criteria for the election of the grantees will be based on the academic excellence of the applicant, the
quality of the proposed research project and the compelling demonstration of the anticipated synergy of a joint Post-Doc. The excellent research proposal should include a research plan that indicates where the Fellow will commence the post-doctoral research and how the project will profit from the research environments of both institutions. The research proposed must therefore be significantly distinct from or add significantly to the related doctoral thesis and demonstrate clearly the expected results of a joint Post-Doc.

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: The complete applications (in pdf format) should be submitted simultaneously by email to: Jane Turner, International Office, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: janet-at-savion.huji.ac.il and Matthias Kuder, Center for International Cooperation, Freie Universität Berlin: matthias.kuder-at-fu-berlin.de. Applications should include:
-Research proposal and time plan (max. 10 pages in total including all references/figures/tables).
-A concise Curriculum Vitae with a list of principal publications (max. four pages in total).
-Two recommendation letters (including one from the applicant’s doctoral supervisor).
-Two endorsement letters by the potential supervisors at Freie University and the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem.
-An example of written work, max. 25 pages.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is April 24, 2014.

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Scholarship Tags: 2014, Fellowship, germany, International, Postdoctoral

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