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TUM Visiting Post-Doc Fellowship: TUM Visiting Post-Doc Fellowship in Global Transformations Germany

Visiting Post-Doc Fellowship in Global Transformations for next academic years is being offered by the Bavarian School of Public Policy (BSPP) at the Technical University of Munich / TUM School of Governance (TUM GOV).

The fellowship program is aimed at enabling top achieving scholars at any postdoctoral stage of their career to focus on researching political and/or policy-relevant aspects of major transformations.

Nationality: open for all nationalities.

Course Level:  postdoctoral program.

Study Subject: Fellowship is awarded in Global Transformations. The relevant disciplines for the same are

• political science
• public policy/administration
• history
• economics
• business/management studies
• sociology
• cognitive psychology
• philosophy
• communications
• computational science
• environmental studies
• Law and engineering.

 Scholarship Award details: 

• The successful candidate will be employed at TUM and offered a salary for the duration of the fellowship.
• The salary would depend on the qualification.
• The applicants receiving the fellowship will be required to teach one course related to their research to the students studying “Politics & Technology” program.
• The fellows would be expected to take an active part in the intellectual activities of the BSPP/TUM GOV.

 Number of Scholarships: not mentioned

Scholarship can be taken in Germany

 Eligibility: 

• Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent degree at the time of application.
• Applicants from outside the Technical University of Munich at any post-doctoral stage of their career are very much welcome.
• Evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University would be needed from the applicants whose first language is not English.

How to Apply:

• Application can be done online
• The required documents should be sent to fellowship@hfp.tum.de.

Documents required:

• Cover letter explaining the motivation for the application
• Current curriculum vitae with a maximum of 10 pages, including a list of major publications
• A research proposal of not more than 3,000 words. The proposal should also include  plans for collaborations with members of the host institution
• A short teaching proposal
• A journal article length writing sample
• Applicants holding positions at academic institutions will be required to submit: A statement about their home institution’s policy with regard to sabbatical pay.