Job ID: 117888
KiTE – Kiel Training for Excellence funded within the COFUND-Programme of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is a career development programme for excellent postdoctoral researchers from all over the world
Position: Post-doctoral Position
Deadline: 31 March 2024
Contract Length: 36 month
City: Kiel
Country: Germany
Institution: Postdoc Center KiTE – Kiel Training for Excellence
Department:
Description:
KiTE – Kiel Training for Excellence
funded within the COFUND-Programme of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is a career
development programme for excellent postdoctoral researchers from all over the world offering
funding for up to
7 postdoc positions at Kiel University, Germany
The call is open until March 31, 2024
The open-topic call invites submission of project ideas from postdoctoral researchers who
• are interested in developing their own research profile and in forming a clear idea about their future career perspectives in theacademic or non-academic sectors
• are ready to commit themselves to an extensive training programme in research and career development including twosecondments and summer schools
Your project should be linked to research conducted within one of the four Priority Research Areas (PRAs) at Kiel University
• Kiel Life Science (KLS)
• Kiel Marine Science (KMS)
• Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science (KiNSIS)
• Societal, Environmental and Cultural Change (SECC)
Are you interested in working on your own research project in a truly interdisciplinary environment
and boosting your career prospects in the academic, private and public sector?
We seek: Your original ideas!
We offer: A 36-month full-time employment contract with full social security coverage as well as a monthly research allowance
of € 500 to advance your own research agenda. Following MSCA standards, the annual pay package, which includes all mandatory
employer’s and employee’s tax and social security contributions, will be € 67,000 / € 75,000 depending on personal circumstances
Who can apply: Excellent postdoctoral researchers of any nationality who at the deadline of the KiTE call have no more than four years of
research experience after completing their doctorate, and who comply with the MSCA mobility rule*
* Candidates may not have resided or carried out their main activity in Germany for more than 12 months in the three years before the closing date of the call
How to apply: Candidates have to identify potential mentors willing to host their project who must be contacted ahead of proposal
submission. Only proposals with a prospective mentor’s written commitment will be considered. Application documents (on templates provided):
Application form * Proposal submission form * CV * Ethics assessment * PhD certificate, translated into English, if applicable
Selection procedure: Two-step merit-based, gender-fair and transparent online selection procedure. Step 1: External peer review
of the written proposals; Step 2: Project presentation and interview. Evaluation criteria: Excellence of the applicant and the proposed
project (50%), impact of the project (30%) and quality and efficiency of the implementation (20%)
Submission (English only!) and further information: www.uni-kiel.de/en/kite
Timeline:
March 31, 2024, 23:59 CEST Call closing
April – June 2024 Selection step 1: Evaluation of written proposals
July 2024 Selection step 2: Project presentation and interview
July – August 2024 Funding decision
September – November 2024 Fellows’ projects start
Contact
Dr. Nadezhda Kakhro, Kiel Training for Excellence,
Postdoc Center, Kiel University
e-mail: kite@pz.uni-kiel.de