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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 the academic or non-academic sectors
• are ready to commit themselves to an extensive training programme in research and career development including two secondments 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

• 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

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