Four 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg

Four 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg

(Full-time, E 13 TV-L)

Reference No: 2026/138. The preferred start date is April 1st, 2027. Conditionally on the submission of an external grant proposal, the position may be extended for an additional year. In principle, the position can be divided into two half-time positions.

The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The University has been continuously funded by the German Excellence Strategy since 2006.

The Zukunftskolleg is an Institute for Advanced Study for early career postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. The Zukunftskolleg offers postdoctoral researchers Independence for their research, interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange as well as intra-university integration and international contacts. The working language is English.

Each fellow is a member of both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg. Additionally, fellows of the Zukunftskolleg can be affiliated to the Cluster of Excellence at the University of Konstanz: "Politics of Inequality" or "Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour".

The target group consists of excellent early career postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate scientific excellence, research independence, and a strong capacity for teamwork, indicating high potential for a successful academic career. The applications are evaluated in a two-stage process by international reviewers. The candidates will be informed about the decision around mid-February 2027.

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More information on the Zukunftskolleg and current Fellows, as well as a special section devoted to the application and selection process (online application process, required documents, guidelines on eligibility, evaluation criteria, the timeline and the stages of the selection process) are available on our website at: zukunftskolleg.uni-konstanz.de .

All applications and supporting materials (letter of motivation, research proposal, curriculum vitae, writing sample and two letters of reference) must be submitted in English via our Online Application Portal. Only the letters of reference can be sent directly by the referees via e-mail to zukunftskolleg-application@uni-konstanz.de by the application deadline.

Questions can be directed via e-mail to: zukunftskolleg-application@uni-konstanz.de.

We look forward to receiving your application until 12 October 2026, 11:00 am (CET).

The University of Konstanz is committed to ensuring an environment that provides equal opportunities and promotes diversity as well as a good balance between university and family life. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to increase the number of women working in research and teaching. We also support working couples through our dual career programme (Dual career).Persons with disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. They will be given preference if appropriately qualified (contact sbv@uni-konstanz.de, + 49 7531 88-4016).