Funding for postdoctoral researchers and habilitation candidates
Funding for postdoctoral researchers and habilitation candidates
FAU supports young researchers with their work and professional development through a variety of measures.
Emerging Talents Initiative (FAUeti)
The aim of the Emerging Talents Initiative (FAUeti) is for FAU to support young researchers. The initiative is open to any FAU young researcher up to four years after their doctoral degree who does not have a habilitation or has not completed an intermediary evaluation for an assistant professorship. Young researchers from the Faculty of Medicine are not part of the Emerging Talents Initiative. They are eligible for funding through the ELAN program for young researchers run by the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF).
More information and the current application deadline is available on the FAUeti website.
Other research funding that can be applied for
EFI – a successful part of FAU’s research strategy
FAU’s Emerging Fields Initiative (EFI) aims to promote outstanding, preferably interdisciplinary research projects at an early stage and in a flexible and non-bureaucratic way. By applying for EFI funding, renowned FAU researchers can put visionary ideas into practice, allowing them to react more effectively to upcoming research challenges.
The first two rounds of EFI resulted in 18 ambitious projects from all five of the University’s faculties. FAU is currently funding these projects with a total of 12.4 million euros in funding.
DFG funding programs
It is possible to apply to the German Research Foundation (DFG) for individual funding for specific purposes.
- Grants
- Academic networks
- Research scholarships
- Emmy Noether program
- Reinhart Koselleck projects
- Clinical trials
- Young researchers academy
The research representatives at the faculties are happy to advise you on this subject.
EU funding programs
The European Union’s Marie Curie actions provide a range of opportunities for postdoctoral researchers to apply for funding for international projects.
Detailed information is available from FAU’s Office of Third-party Funding and Related Legal Affairs, which is responsible for EU research funding.
Vacancies for postdoctoral researchers and habilitation candidates
Postdoctoral positions at FAU
Information on positions for postdoctoral researchers is available on the FAU job portal. From here, you can look for suitable positions in UnivIS by selecting the category Wissenschaftlicher Dienst and the appropriate faculty.
Please note that vacancies are often posted directly on chairs’ website and therefore may not be listed in UnivIS. You can find an overview of the chairs on each faculty’s website:
Vacancies for postdoctoral researchers at research institutes affiliated with FAU
Research institutes affiliated with FAU also post open positions:
Stays abroad
Funding and support for postdoctoral researchers planning a stay abroad
Erasmus+ teaching mobility provides funding for guest lecturers at European partner universities in program countries which have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and some universities in specific partner countries.
This is an opportunity for some FAU professors to gain initial experience teaching in another country while working on their own research.
The position as a guest lecturer is usually filled by the coordinator named in the inter-institutional agreement as part of this program. If they do not wish to carry out the stay as a guest lecturer themselves, another person from the same subject may take their place, provided the partner university agrees, and may then apply for funding with the coordinator’s consent.
Funding and support for international postdoctoral researchers and German researchers returning from abroad
The DAAD offers a return fellowship for postdoctoral researchers who would like to return to Germany after spending time in another country.
Postdoctoral researchers should also take a look at euraxess Germany. which provides information for international researchers who would like to come to Germany for a research project or German researchers who are planning a research stay in another European country.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the DAAD offer fellowships for international postdoctoral researchers who are coming to Germany and researchers based in Germany who want to go abroad.
FAU’s Welcome Center supports international postdoctoral researchers with all organizational questions before they arrive and during their stay in Erlangen or Nuremberg. In addition, FAU’s Dual Career Service can provide assistance for partners of international postdoctoral researchers when looking for work.
Further information on research funding
FAU’s pages on services for researchers also provide comprehensive information on research funding. The Faculty of Medicine has its own website on research funding at the Faculty.
It is also worth taking a look at the funding databases that we have listed for you.