Fellowships

@unibielefeld offers two ERC preparative Fellowships in the form of research associate positions (100%) open to researchers of all disciplines with 2-7 years of experience since completion of their PhD; deadline 14 October 2022

Summary

Description

Bielefeld University has the following job openings:

ERC Preparative Fellowships


ID: Wiss22498

  • Start: 01.04.2023
  • fulltime
  • salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
  • fixed-term

Your Tasks

To promote excellent academics who are at the beginning of their independent research career, Bielefeld University offers two ERC preparative Fellowships in the form of research associate positions for external researchers who are currently not employed at Bielefeld University. These positions will offer successful candidates the opportunity to further develop their independent research and to prepare their ERC Starting grant application with Bielefeld University as host institution. The development of an individual research profile and relevant academic skills are considered part of this process.

The employment is designed to encourage further academic qualification.

You will find further information about the application process here.

We offer

  • salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
  • fixed-term limited until 30.09.2024 (§ 2 (1) sentence 2 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
  • fulltime
  • internal and external training opportunities
  • variety of health, consulting and prevention services
  • reconcilability of family and work
  • constant place of work (Bielefeld) without travel activities
  • flexible working hours
  • job ticket for regional public transport network
  • supplementary company pension
  • collegial working environment
  • open and pleasant working atmosphere
  • exciting, varied tasks

Your Profile

We expect

The ERC Preparative Fellowship is open to researchers of all disciplines with 2-7 years of experience since completion of their PhD. Applicants are expected to meet the following criteria:

  • completed PhD and at least two years of postdoc research experience
  • scientific excellence according to the ERC criteria (depending on the research discipline e.g., at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of the PhD supervisor; publications as main author in highranking international journals; (translated) monographs; patents; conference presentations; (inter)national prizes and awards - for more detailed information see the link above)
  • excellent communication skills

Preferred experience and skills

  • prior experience in raising third-party funding

Application Procedure

We are looking forward to receiving your application. For full consideration, your application should be received via either email (a single PDF document is required) sent to ERC(at)uni-bielefeld.de or post (see postal address). Please mark your application with the identification code: Wiss22498. Please note that the possibility of privacy breaches and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be excluded when communicating via unencrypted e-mail. For Information on the processing of personal data click here.

application deadline: 14.10.2022

 

Contact
Dr. Alice Merca
+49 (0)521 106-3964
alice.merca(at)uni-bielefeld.de

Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Dezernat Forschungsförderung & Transfer
Dr. Alice Merca
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld

Contact

More details

Dr. Alice Merca

Phone +49 (0)521 106-3964

alice.merca[ at ]uni-bielefeld.de

Send documents to

ERC[ at ]uni-bielefeld.de