The International Post-Doc Initiative (IPODI) is part of the gender equality strategy of the Technische Universitaet Berlin and aims at increasing the number of female researchers in leadership positions. The IPODI Fellowship Programme is open to outstanding female researchers of all nationalities and from all fields of research represented at the TU Berlin. IPODI Fellows will find excellent research conditions in one of the seven faculties of the TU Berlin. IPODI awards Nine Postdoctoral Fellowships (All Disciplines) (Salary Scale between E 13 and E 14 TV-L).

IPODI Fellows will receive:

A two-year employment contract with salaries equal to those of the Marie Curie Programme for experienced researchers, including social security and health insurance as well as pension coverage (salary scale between E 13 and E 14 TV-L),
A yearly travel allowance,
A monthly contribution to research costs,
The opportunity for professional training in career development and research management.

Conditions for application:
Applicants must have at least two and not more than ten years of research experience after obtaining their doctoral degree, in exceptional cases an extension of up to three years is possible,
Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the three years prior to the application deadline,
The research proposal has to be supported by a cooperating professor of the TU Berlin.

Application deadline is December 15, 2014

Further details:
http://ec.europa.eu