DRS-Postdoc Fellowship POINT 2013

CV Template

Please complete the form in typescript.

1. Personal Details Title (Mrs, Ms, Mr)

Last name

(as in passport) First name

(as in passport) Former last name

(as in passport) Date of birth

(dd/mm/yyyy) Place of birth

Gender male/ female Nationality

Present professional position Issuing date of PhD certificate University where PhD was obtained Focus Area/ Research Field*

*Please choose one of the participating Focus Area and enter it in the field above:  Center for Area Studies (CAS): Politics of Public Religions and Business / Culture and Society  Dahlem Centre for Plant Sciences (DCPS): Ecology and Biodiversity of Plant-Soil Interactions  Dahlem Humanities Center (DHC): Theories and Practices of Interpretation / Performing Cultural Studies  NanoScale: Supramolecular Interactions / Nanoscale Systems

2. Contact Details Institution (if applicable)

Address 1 (Street, No.)

Address 2 (address affix/extension) Postal code

Country

E-mail

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3. Curriculum Vitae Academic/ professional record in chronological order, starting with your current position, going back to your first university degree, including career breaks. From To Institution, city, Position Degrees/ remarks (dd/mm/yyyy) (dd/mm/yyyy) country

Degrees: please list the type of degree plus the field of study/ research Fellowships: please provide the name of the funding body Split positions: please indicate the time spent on research in % (e.g. research 70%, teaching 30%) Career breaks: please give a reason (e.g. parental leave, military service, severe illness). In case of parental leave, please state the child’s date of birth.

4. Academic Profile Research area

2nd research area (if applicable) Topic of thesis

Grade obtained (if applicable) Are you currently preparing for a PhD? Date of thesis submission Expected date of completion Degree and research field (e.g. PhD in History)

5. Abstract of your PhD Thesis

6. Research Project (only for CAS and DHC applicants) a. Working title of proposed research project

b. Abstract of proposed research project

c. Mentor at Freie Universität (for applicants at DHC only; ideally, a short letter of acceptance from the mentor should be added to the application package)

7. Proof of scientific excellence a. Key publications

b. Presentations

c. Prizes and Awards

d. Patents

In your list of publications please do not include works that have not yet been submitted for publication. If you include works that are not in English, please cite the title in the original language as well as in English.

8. Additional Qualifications e.g. teaching experience, knowledge of other languages (if yes, please state level of written and oral skills)

9. Granted projects/third-party-projects and important research co-operations From To Topic of Institution, city, (dd/mm/yyyy (dd/mm/yyyy Type of cooperation research/project title country ) )

10. Additional Information Are you applying for other funding? If yes, to which funding organization?

How did you find out about the DRS POINT Fellowships?

11. Names and addresses of at least two referees Please ask at least two academics to provide expert opinions, e.g. your doctoral supervisor, the senior academic at the institute at which you are currently working or where you have previously worked, or other academics qualified to comment on your work. You are required to submit at least two letters of recommendation with your application. In cases where confidential references are not handed out to you, please contact the Dahlem Research School for instructions. Doctoral Title Full name Position Institution, city, country Email Supervisor Yes/ No

I agree that my personal data, as provided by me, may be saved and used by the Dahlem Research School for the purposes of the DRS Fellowship Program and for anonymized statistical surveys. My data will not be used for other purposes, nor will such data be forwarded to third parties.

Date Signature (electronic signature suffices)

Application Procedure Step 1: Please fill out the entire online application form and submit it. Step 2: In order to complete your application you are required to send us further documents: (1) POINT CV Template (this template) (2) Candidates applying for the Focus Area "Center for Area Studies” and “Dahlem Humanities Center” are requested to submit a project outline for the intended research topic (of 3 to 5 DIN A4-pages). Candidates for the "Dahlem Humanities Center" have to determine an appropriate contact or mentor at Freie Universität. Ideally, a short confirmation of the mentor should be part of the application package. (3) A Letter of Motivation (max. 1 DIN A4-page). (4) Scanned signed letters from at least 2 of the referees named in the POINT CV template (5) A scanned copy of your PhD, MA and BA certificates (or equivalent qualifications)

Step 3: Submit your application (1) Convert your documents into one pdf file, name it “appl.DRS- POINT -2013.lastname.firstname” and email it to fellowship-drs[at]fu-berlin.de. Make sure your file does not exceed 10 MB in size. (2) Email Subject: “Application for DRS-POINT-2013: lastname firstname” (3) Deadline for submission: 30 September 2012

All application documents must be submitted in English. For the Project Summary and the Letter of Motivation please use 2 cm top, bottom and side margins, font Arial, font size 10, 1.5 line spacing. Only complete applications with all requested documents (1-5 of Step 2) will be considered.

Selection procedure Once your application is complete, you will receive an acknowledgement together with an individual code number for your application. In addition, you will receive a link and login details for a secure web page to be able to view the selection procedure at any time. The results of the selection procedure will be anonymized. Applicants are notified by e- mail each time new results are announced.