Nature and Aim of the Programme

• Support for advanced female postdocs through a scholarship
• Support for up to five Room for Research grants of € 10.000 per semester
• A maximum of one grant per person is possible                

Examples of Relief Options

• Awarding teaching assignments
• Reduction in teaching
• Increasing existing positions in the faculty
• Auxiliary staff hours to support postdocs
• Relief for e.g., committee work, exam invigilators, corrections
• etc.

Requirements for Application

• The researcher must be demonstrably on a promising path to completing her habilitation (or equivalent)
• Female postdocs with permanent or fixed-term contracts at the University of Münster are eligible to apply

Documents to be Submitted (maximum 10 pages)

• Curriculum vitae (without photo), including postal address, telephone number, email address, academic age (max. 2 pages)
• List of publications including five publications relevant to the scholarship, as well as a concise overview of teaching, research and third-party funding (max. 2 pages)
• Brief research concept (max. 1 page) and prospective planning (in tabular form, max. 0,5 pages) for fulfilling the habilitation requirements (or equivalent) in comparison with the subject-specific minimum requirements in accordance with the habilitation regulations
• Letter of recommendation, including statement of support for the application from the responsible supervisor(s) (max. 1 page)
• Description of the scope and nature of the relief (max. 0,5 pages)
• Declaration of commitment by the department to implement the relief for the researcher (max. 1 page)
• Declaration of commitment by the responsible institute to implement the relief of the researcher (max. 1 page)
• Proof of a budget-financed scientific employment relationship at the University of Münster that will continue for the duration of the funding (max. 1 page)

Formal Requirements for the Submitted Documents

• Font: Calibri, font size 11pt
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Margins: 2 cm on all sides
• Please submit the application as one single, consolidated PDF document (in the order specified above).
• Name the document as follows: “Freiraum_FB XY_Lastname_Firstname” (replace XY with the number of your department).

Application Process

Applications are accepted twice a year:

• by 1 March (earliest possible start of the programme in the following October)
• by 1 September (earliest possible start of the programme in the following April)

Only applications submitted with complete documentation (see above) will be considered. Applications that do not comply with the requirements will be excluded from the process. 

The Equal Opportunity Office will review applications, taking intersectional aspects into account. Final funding decisions are made by the Rectorate Committee for Research Affairs (RKF). 

You can find the complete invitation to apply here (PDF)

Please submit your application electronically as a single PDF file to the University of Münster’s Principal Equal Opportunity Officer:

Dr. Bente Lucht
Georgskommende 26
48143 Münster
Email: gleichstellungsbeauftragte@uni-muenster.de 
(CC: kaja.koehnle@uni-muenster.de)