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DFG German Research Foundation |
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http://www.dfg.de
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Organization Description:
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation – DFG) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany. The DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers.
With its North America Office the DFG pursues the following goals:
· To maintain and extend contacts with current DFG award holders in the United States and Canada. The goal is both to facilitate the return of young researchers to Germany and to establish networks with researchers who choose to stay in the United States / Canada, and also to motivate them for lasting collaboration with Germany.
· To provide US and Canadian universities and research institutions with information on Germany as a location of science and research and on opportunities for research cooperation, especially within the scope of DFG-funded projects and programmes.
· To expand and support cooperation with partner organizations in the USA, especially the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Social Sciences (NSERC) and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
· To expand and foster contacts with US and Canadian DFG alumni, such as Mercator visiting professors and researchers who worked on DFG-funded projects in Germany.
· To follow science and research policy developments in the United States and Canada and identify and assess the fields relevant to the DFG with respect to basic research.
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Position Descriptions:
Temporary postdoc positions for Principal Investigators (www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/promoting_)
Purpose: To provide researchers and young scientists with funding to carry out an independent research project at a German research institution
Application requirements/ Eligibility:
- Qualified researchers (as a rule, holders of doctorates) from all disciplines
- Applications can be submitted within 6 years following completion of the doctorate
- Internationally competitive research projects of high scientific quality
- Confirmation from the host institution that it will take on employer responsibilities for the term of approved funding and a guarantee to provide the framework for the successful completion of the project
Funding:
- As a rule up to 2 years. In specific cases up to 3 years
- Remuneration based on the German BAT IIa or BAT IIa-O salary scale
- Staff
- Consumables and equipment
- Travel allowances
- Other costs
- Publication costs
postdoc positions within the Emmy Noether Programme
www.dfg.de/emmy_noether/en
Purpose: To enable outstanding, highly trained postdoctoral researchers to rapidly qualify for a leading position in science and research in Germany
Application requirements / Eligibility:
Applicants need to have:
- Internationally competitive research projects of high scientific quality. In addition to the doctoral thesis at least
- one publication in a high-ranking specialist journal or comparable publication
- Between two and four years of postdoctoral research experience
- Substantial experience in international research
Applications may be submitted at any time
Funding:
Funding for an Independent Junior Research Group for 5 years (in exceptional cases for up to 6 years)
Includes:
- Group leader position
- Positions for doctoral/postdoctoral students and staff
- Consumables and equipment
- Travel allowances
- Other costs
- Publication costs
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