Step 1: Written application

• Call for written applications opens: June 2025
• Deadline written applications: 31.07.2025 (23:59 CET)
• Deadline arrival of reference letters: 10.08.2025 (23:59 CET)
• Evaluation of candidates and selection for the panel interviews: 10 – 30.08.2025
• Results issued: until 05.09.2025

Step 2: Online panel interviews and matching phase

• Online Panel Interviews: September
• Meeting online the chosen key researchers (KRs) and their lab members: Individually organized end of September

Step 3 – Research plan

• Meeting the supervisor and co-supervisor to discuss and draft the research proposal.
• Final approval of the research proposal by the Board of Directors of the Cluster of Excellence (CoE).

 Postdoc start date: Flexible, from mid-October 2025 until mid-January 2026.