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DAAD PRIME (Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience) is a mobility-focused postdoctoral programme run by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. It combines employment at a German university with a structured research stay abroad, giving postdocs the chance to develop an international research profile while remaining connected to a German host institution. Successful researchers are employed on a full work contract at a German university at TV-L E 13 level, then spend 12 m...

This is an annual international fellowship scheme for postdoctoral researchers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region who want to carry out a three-month collaborative visit at a German research institute . The programme is jointly supported by TWAS and the German Research Foundation (DFG) , and is designed to foster research exchange and collaboration between MENA-based researchers and host institutes in Germany. The opportunity is framed as a mobility-focused research visit rather...

Max Planck Grants for Advanced Postdoctoral Training support early-career researchers to develop advanced expertise at a Max Planck Institute within the Max Planck Society . The scheme is designed for postdoctoral researchers who want to strengthen their independent research profile in a highly international and research-intensive environment. It offers opportunities at individual Max Planck institutes, where positions are advertised continuously and matched to specific research areas across the...

The Leibniz Association Junior Research Groups programme supports talented early-career researchers who want to establish an independent research group within a Leibniz Institute. It is designed as a competitive funding opportunity for researchers at the postdoctoral career stage who are ready to lead their own team and develop an independent research profile. The award is substantial and can support a small research group for five years. The funding package covers the group leader salary as wel...

The DFG Walter Benjamin Programme supports early-career researchers in the very early stage of their postdoctoral career to carry out an independent research project at a research institution of their choice worldwide. The scheme is designed for researchers who want to build their own project in a flexible international setting, with the option to be hosted at a German institution or at an institution abroad. The German Research Foundation funds the project either as a research position in Germa...