Postdocs
Your benefits at a glance
- Participation in the Qualification program
- Individual Advice, Coaching and Support
- Eligibility to file applications for our Funding programs (only for Postdocs at TU Dresden with a full membership)
Requirements
To become a member as a Postdoc at the joint Postdoc Center of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and the TU Dresden under the umbrella of the Graduate Academy, the following prerequisites need to be fulfilled:
- You have successfully completed your doctorate no more than 12 years ago
- You hold an academic position with employment or stipend at one of the following institutions:
- Technische Universität Dresden
- University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus Dresden or another medical institution according to § 100 SächsHSFG – in this case, a proof of membership rights at the Medical Faculty of TU Dresden is required
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) – only in case of a limited employment contract with HZDR
For young researchers of TU Dresden or the University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus Dresden or another medical institution according to § 100 SächsHSFG, there are two types of possible memberships with the Graduate Academy:
- Full membership – can be granted for up to 6 years after completion of the doctorate and allows to benefit from all offers of the Graduate Academy
- Associated membership – can be granted between 6 and 12 years after completion of the doctorate and allows to benefit from the offers of the Graduate Academy excepting the application for funding programs offered by the Graduate Academy
Young researchers with a limited employment contract at the HZDR can be granted an membership for up to 12 years after completion of the doctorate. It allows to benefit from the offers of the Graduate Academy and Postdoc Centers excepting the application for funding programs offered by the Graduate Academy.
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer free memberships to young researchers from other non-university research institutions. If you are interested in a paid membership, please contact us.
Application Documents
To fill in the application, you need to login to Promovendus and open the online application for membership on the start page. A ZIH user account is required for login. If you do not have a ZIH user account yet, you can apply for one via this link. As a contact person, you should usually name your responsible supervisor at TU Dresden. If this is not possible, please contact .
During the online application, you will be asked to upload the following relevant documents:
- Copy of your doctoral certificate ( or a provisional confirmation of your successfully passed defense signed by the doctoral office/office of the dean)
- Only for employees at University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus Dresden or another medical institution according to § 100 SächHSFG: proof of membership rights at the Medical Faculty according to §49 SächsHSFG
At the end of the online application in Promovendus, an application document will be generated which you need to print and sign. Please send the signed document electronically (as a scan) to .
FAQs
Yes. The membership application can also be submitted during the postdoctoral research phase. At the time the application is submitted, applicants must have successfully completed a doctorate no more than 12 years ago (details are given in the section "Requirements").
The period of membership as postdoc can be extended upon request for documented periods of maternity/paternity leave for one or more children under 18 years of age (according to article 15 paragraph 1 sentence 1 of the legislation on parental allowance and parental leave), in case of physical impairment or disability (according to article 2 paragraph 1 of the ninths Book of Social Code) or severe, chronic diseases or care of close relatives (children, parents, grandparents, spouses, partners in accordance with the cohabiting partnership). A respective proof for periods following the doctorate have to be handed in along with the membership application for postdoc.
Yes. We also accept provisional confirmations of your successfully passed defense signed by the doctoral office/office of the dean of your Faculty. The final doctoral certificate can be handed in later.
Yes. You qualify for a membership as postdoc if you hold an academic position at the TU Dresden or at the University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus Dresden or another medical institution, respectively according to § 100 SächHSFG with membership rights at the Medical Faculty of TU Dresden. A respective proof should be handed in along with the membership application.
The membership as postdoc requires an academic position at the TU Dresden or at the University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus Dresden or another medical institution, respectively according to § 100 SächHSFG with membership rights at the Medical Faculty of TU Dresden. Within the Postdoc Center TUD-HZDR, Postdocs of the HZDR can be granted an associated membership (details are given in the section "Requirements")
The rules and regulations apply as established in article 5 of the statute of the Graduate Academy (in German only). As a member of the GA, you are entitled to:
- participate in offers of the qualification program or use our individual advisory services depending on availability,
- file applications for our funding programs (only for full memberships)
You commit to adhere to the Statutes for Ensuring Good Scientific Practice, Avoiding Scientific Misconduct, and Handling Violations at the TU Dresden.
Moreover, you are obliged to give accurate and complete information and declare any changes of your personal data (e.g. address or other contact details such as email) or your academic position in good time.
The membership as postdoc ends automatically if your academic position with employment or with a full-time research scholarship expires or after six years for a full memberhship and twelve years for an associated memerbship, respectively after your doctorate.
The membership as postdoc ends automatically with expiration of your academic employment/stipend. Please use our Leaving sheet (alumni information) and send it back to us by mail or email - this allows us to stay in touch with you.
Yes. In this case, please contact .