Dahlem Postdoctoral Fellowships at Freie Universität Berlin provide funding for highly qualified postdoctoral fellows with at least six months of international research experience to conduct their own research within one of the university’s outstanding collaborative research projects. In addition, international research stays are supported in order to allow researchers to build up a full year of international research experience by the time they complete their Dahlem Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Fellows are given the opportunity to expand their academic profile by experiencing early independence combined with professional guidance. During their stay they are integrated into research groups and assigned a professor as scientific advisor.

As members of Dahlem Research School, Fellows benefit from a tailored qualification program and the opportunity to develop teaching and leadership skills. Furthermore, Dahlem Postdoctoral Fellows are supported in obtaining funding for follow-up research projects at Freie Universität Berlin.

Freie Universität Berlin offers 15 postdoctoral fellowships. Each research fellowship will be awarded for 14 months. Applicants must submit a project plan based on the research fields/ key topics of the participating host research projects of Freie Universität Berlin. Participating host research projects include the Dahlem Humanities Center and Topoi - The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations.

The call is open to postdoctoral researchers of all disciplines and all nationalities who

• hold a doctoral degree (the dissertation must be submitted and proof must be available by the application deadline).
• completed their doctoral degree no longer than four years prior to the deadline (the date on the doctoral certificate applies). For applicants with children, one year per child will be added to the permitted duration.
• have at least six months' international research experience, three months of which must be an uninterrupted stay.