Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Muenchen is one of the leading research universities in Europe, with a more than 500-year-long tradition. As part of the "LMU Academic Career Program", LMU Munich will award

10 Research Fellowships to excellent junior academics.

The program aims to attract outstanding postdoctoral researchers from all over the world. Applications are welcome from candidates of all disciplines who have completed their doctoral studies within the last three years with outstanding results. Applicants must present an independent research project as part of their application. The project must be supported by a professor of LMU Munich. The fellows will become members of the Young Center of the Center for Advanced Studies and be able to make use of its services.

Endowment
Research fellows will receive an attractive salary according to the German "Tarifvertrag der Lander (TV-L)" (typically TV-L grade E 14). Applicants may apply for an additional start-up funding up to the amount of 25,000 as well as for material and travel expenses of up to 10,000 per year. In the first two years after the completion of their research fellowship, the fellows may be granted up to 5,000 for continuing cooperation with LMU Munich. The fellowships are initially tenable for two years. An extension of two years may be granted upon a positive academic evaluation.

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.

Closing date for applications is 1 June 2014.
The fellowships should commence between 1 October 2014 and 1 March 2015.
For all information regarding your application please consult: www.lmu.de/excellent/research-fellowships