Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships:
Join a dynamic and collaborative interdisciplinary environment at the Physics of Life (PoL) Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships. Unveil the fundamental physical principles underlying the spatiotemporal organization of living matter across scales, combining biological physics and quantitative biology to approach fundamental questions while bridging scales and developing new technologies.
Designation: Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Area: Biological Physics, Quantitative Biology, and Computer Science
Location: Dresden, Germany
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Outstanding early career researcher with an excellent scientific track record
- Hold a PhD in Physics, Biology, or related fields
- Novelty of the proposed research project with fit to the scientific aims of PoL
Job Description:
The Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships provide a unique interdisciplinary environment, scientific independence, and generous resources for the most outstanding young scientists in the field. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to choose one PoL Core Group and one additional PoL Core or Affiliate/Associate Group as host groups to perform a collaborative project. The position will be covered for 3 years with an optional one-year extension, offering scientific independence to design and execute research projects, supervision and mentoring from two PoL PIs, access to state-of-the-art facilities, teaching opportunities, and the ability to apply for additional funding.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit their applications via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal to epf.pol@tu-dresden.de, as a single PDF file including:
- Cover letter (indicating motivation to join PoL and fit to PoL RAs)
- CV
- Project proposal (1 page previous research achievements, 2 pages proposed research projects, indicating what PoL Core Groups and Associated/Affiliated Groups you are interested in working with and why; 3 pages total, excluding references)
Please also arrange two references to send their reference letters directly to epf.pol@tu-dresden.de.
Last Date for Apply:
- November 1, 2024
- June 1, 2025
