Opportunities for CIVIS PhD candidates and Postdocs within the “Teach@Tübingen” programme

The University of Tübingen invites CIVIS PhD candidates and Postdocs interested in teaching at Tübingen for 1-2 semesters to apply to the “Teach@Tübingen” programme.

Deadline is December 11, 2022. The application is submitted online via an application portal, here.

Target group

PhD candidates in an advanced stage of their doctoral studies and Postdocs who have earned their PhD in the last 4 years preferably from strategically important partners and CIVIS partners of the University of Tübingen.

PhD candidates and postdocs who are currently or have been funded by other projects at the University of Tübingen or already had an employment contract at the University of Tübingen in the past are not eligible to apply.

Requirements

• Academic ties with the Professor with whom the candidate is placed are essential;
• Classes must be held for a minimum of 2 teaching hours/week (2 SWS);
• The classes offered must be made public and be open to all students;
• The classes offered must be held in English (excepting philology);
• The candidate must attend the informative event including an intercultural training.

Funding

Scholarships

• PhD candidates EUR 1468/month
• PostDocs EUR 1853/month

Remuneration for teaching (min. 2 SWS, max. 6 SWS)

• PhD candidates EUR 25/teaching hour (SWS)
• PostDocs EUR 50/teaching hour (SWS)
• The remuneration for teaching will be paid in one lump sum towards the end of each semester

Travel expenses for travelling to Tübingen up to EUR 1000 (documented costs, no reimbursement of moving expenses or travel expenses of family members)

Duration

• Length of stay: 1-2 semesters (min. 4 months)
• Arrival time: 15th – 31st March (for registration till December 11) or 15th – 30th September (for registration till June 20)

More information about the registration to “Teach@Tübingen” programme is available here.

The programme gives preference for applicants coming from CIVIS universities.

CIVIS is a European University Alliance gathering 11 member universities: Aix-Marseille Université (France), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), University of Bucharest (Romania), Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Sapienza Università di Roma (Italia), Stockholm University (Sweden), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Germany), University of Glasgow (UK), Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (Austria) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Selected by the European Commission as one of the first 17 European Universities pilots, it brings together around half a million students and more than 70 000 staff members, including 37 400 academics and researchers.