Topic Postdoc Positions, Research Development Fund

Organisation/Company University of Bremen Research Field All Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Positions Postdoc Positions Final date to receive applications 1 Apr 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Country Germany Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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The University of Bremen, a mid-sized University with approximately 320 professorships and 18.000 students, offers a broad range of disciplines and competes internationally in top-level research.

The University of Bremen provides its own Central Research Development Fund (CRDF) and invites postdoctoral researchers to apply for

Open Topic Postdoc Positions

to pursue an independent research project for three years. The self-designed projects can be established in any research area. In order to ensure a fruitful academic exchange, the integration of the project in an academic unit at the University of Bremen is a prerequisite for an application. The eight available postdoctoral positions are open to

• early-career postdocs up to two years after finishing their PhD (date of doctoral certificate).
• advanced postdocs with the aim of a professorship. The PhD must not date back to less than two years before Final date to receive applications and not more than four years (date of doctoral certificate).

Successful applicants will be employed by the University of Bremen (pay grade E 13 TV-L or up to E 14 TV-L for advanced researchers) and receive a yearly budget of up to 6,000 euro for research activities. This is a temporary position to which § 2 (1) WissZeitVG (law on limited-duration employment contracts in science) applies. The University of Bremen is an equal opportunity employer.

We are looking for highly motivated researchers with an outstanding doctoral degree, a significant publication record, and an excellent research proposal. Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support from a selected host person of the University of Bremen.

For further information and the online application form, please visit the website below:

Applications from international applicants and applications from academics with a migration background are explicitly welcome. Disabled persons with the same professional and personal qualifications will be given preference.

Please submit your application via the online application system by 1 April 2026.