Join Us

Are you a driven and curious researcher looking for a dynamic environment to pursue your scientific interests? We appreciate to receive postdoctoral researchers from all over the world and suggest some funding opportunities below:

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​Humboldt-Foundation:

the Humboldt-Foundation has communicated its new strategy under the headline "Resilient science for a changing world" highlighting the ongoing transformations, the role of resilience as a requirement to prevail and thereby the relevance of your research!

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a) Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers coming to Germany

b) Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for excellent researchers looking for 6–24-month research stay abroad.

c) Georg Forster Research Fellowship for postdoctoral/experienced researchers who contribute to sustainable development from developing or transition countries. 

d) Philipp Schwartz Initiative for researchers at risk

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Other funding opportunities:

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• Starting grant, European Research Council

• Fellowship residency, European Institutes for Advanced Studies 

• Long term fellowships, EMBO

• PostDoctoral Research abroad, Säätiöiden post doc -pooli

• PRESTIGE program, Campus France

• Maria Reiche Postdoctoral Fellowship, TU Dresden

• Fellowships for Women, Technische Universitaet Berlin

• Bridge Postdoctorate, Universität Bielefeld

• Emmy Noether Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

• Heisenberg programme, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

• Postdoctoral Stipends, Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung

• Postdoctoral and Young Investigator awards, Helmholtz Association

• Grant, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

• CZS Nexus, Carl Zeiss Stiftung

• Nachwuchsförderung - Sozial-ökologische Forschung, BMBF

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Zukunftskolleg Konstanz

• DAAD 

• Leopoldina-Postdoc-Stipendium, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher,

• Canon Foundation

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, National University of Singapore

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fundacion Alfonso Martin Escudero

• Postdoc Mobility, Swiss National Research Foundation

• Marie Curie Individual Fellowships, European Commission 

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund

• Fulbright Scholar Program, Fulbright

• Branco Weiss Fellowship, Society in Science Foundation

• HFSP long-term postdoc fellowship, Human Frontiers in Science Program

• Future Research Leader Fellowships, AXA Research Fund (changing topics)

• L’Oreal award for women in life science, L’Oreal UNESCO

• Faculty for the Future, Schlumberger Foundation

• Research Fellowship, Jacobs Foundation

• International Research Scholars Program, HHMI, Gates, Wellcome, Calouste Gulbenkian

• Research Grant, Templeton Foundation

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Rubicon program for Dutch researchers

• Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship, Wenner-Gren Foundation (Anthropology)

• Felloship Program, Wild Animal Initiative

• Fellowship Programme, EMBL

At the moment we do not have any vacant fully funded PhD position. Here we provide links for possible funding opportunities if you are considering a doctoral thesis.   

• State graduate fellowship of University of Hohenheim

• Promotionsstipendium DBU (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt) 

• Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes 

• DAAD scholarships 

• Hans-Böckler-Stiftung

• Heinrich Böll Stiftung

• Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung

Are you a motivated undergraduate or graduate student eager to gain hands-on research experience? Consider completing your bachelor or master thesis with us. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to delve into cutting-edge research topics, contribute to ongoing projects, and develop valuable skills that will serve you well in your future career endeavors. Please visit the 'Research Projects' page and check out the individual project pages to see if we are recruiting students. You can contact the responsible person if a research project catches your interest. We would be happy to discuss possible thesis topics with you!