Current Call for Applications

Application Requirements

• The applicant has to be a postdoctoral researcher with a doctoral degree and is doing research at KIT for a ▶ qualification phase that generally takes three years. The postdoctoral phase at KIT can be done directly after the doctorate or after an already completed postdoctoral phase (up to 6 years after the doctorate max.) at another university or non-university research institution in Germany or abroad.
• The applicant has to be a ▶ member of KHYS.
• The superior of the postdoc has to support the application.
• The KIT applicant has to conclusively state how the modules applied for support his/her career strategy.
• Applicants must meet the application deadline stipulated.
• The application documents must be complete and formally correct.

Application Documents

Please send the following documents as a single PDF file in the order listed below to ▶ conys∂khys.kit.edu. All documents should be in English. Concerning the annexes A to C you only have to fill in the annex(es) for the module(s) you apply for. Please send the Excel table as a separate attachment and exclusively in an Excel file format.

• ▶ Application Form
• ▶ Annex A - Module 1
• ▶ Annex B - Module 2 – including a letter of intent by the guest stating his/her interest in coming to KIT
• ▶ Annex C - Module 3
• CV including date of birth and course of studies (discipline, duration, place, grade)
• Scan of doctoral degree and certificate (if applicable including transcript of records)¹
• Scan of master degree and certificate (if applicable including transcript of records)¹
• ▶ Assessment Form by the Superior shows his/her support for the applied measures and assesses the benefits of the chosen modules (if desired, the superior can also send it directly to KHYS)
• ▶ Key Data Application (Excel table)

Selection Criteria

• Compliance with application requirements
• Scientific track record of the KIT applicant (i.e. previous scientific achievements, publications, awards etc.)
• Conclusiveness of description of the choice of modules and how they will support the applicant’s career strategy
• Submissions from applicants who are at an early stage of their postdoc period are more likely to be successful
• Assessment by superior
• Strategic relevance for KIT

¹ For foreign degrees the documents should be handed in in the original language and as a German/English translation.