ERC starting and advanced grant position

Additional support is available for successful grant holders choosing the Faculty of Medicine of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen as their host institution.

Further information

The University of Tübingen is an outstanding location for research in the medical sciences:

The Faculty of Medicine currently hosts two ERC Starting grant positions:

GRASP-CN - Human reaching and grasping - cognitive networks of visual action control and

PERCEPT - Cortical circuits of visual perception

and co-hosts one of the first ERC Advanced grant positions to be established at the University of Tübingen:

BCCI - Bidirectional cortical communication interface.

The Faculty of Medicine has a particularly strong focus of interest in competitive research areas of national and international importance in the following fields: neuroscience including neurocognition, neurodegeneration and neurosensory systems, immunology and oncology; infection biology; vascular medicine and diabetes; imaging, minimally invasive procedures and regenerative medicine.

If you are an outstanding researcher (f/m) with an innovative research idea, we would like to invite you to choose the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen as your host institution for an ERC position.

The European Research Council is a newly established European funding mechanism to support investigator-driven frontier research through two types of grants:

• ERC Starting Grants for young postdocs with 2-12 years of research experience
• ERC Advanced Grants for established senior researchers

Researchers from all over the world are invited to file proposals. Funding is provided for up to five years and a total of up to 1.5 million euros to support the principal investigator and her/his research team (Starting Grant) and up to 2.5 million euros (Advanced Grant). If the application involves the establishment of a new research activity by a Principal Investigator from a third country, funding is provided for up to 2 million (Starting Grant) or up to 3.5 million euros (Advanced Grant). An Advanced Grant can be also funded by up to 3.5 million euros, if it is a 'Co-Investigator project' and/or requests the purchase of major equipment.

For the next deadlines for ERC Starting Grants and ERC Advanced Grants please refer to the European Commission Participant Portal:

Details

Tübingen is situated in Southern Germany in the heart of Baden-Württemberg between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb, not far from Stuttgart. The charming university town of 87,000 inhabitants and 22,000 students combines the flair of a restored medieval old town with the colourful bustle and typical atmosphere of a young and cosmopolitan students' community, featuring numerous cafes, beer gardens, restaurants and pubs as well as an active music and theatre scene. A boat ride in a traditional punt, or "Stocherkahn", offers a scenic view of the picturesque Neckar waterfront with the famous Hölderlin Tower.

Further information

Internationally, the Faculty of Medicine is renowned for the high quality of its scientific research. Rated according to the sum of its third-party funds, its numerous collaborative research centres, research training groups, and research teams, and the long list of its national and international collaborations, the Faculty of Medicine in Tübingen ranks among the top ten of all medical faculties in Germany. Besides excellent core facilities such as the Microarray GeneChip Facility, Transgenic Animals, Proteomics and TET and MEG Centres, special research chairs facilitate the close cooperation between basic research and the University Hospital. Coordinating and participating in more than 70 projects in Framework Programmes 6 and 7 funded by the European Commission, researchers from Faculty of Medicine in Tübingen have gained extensive experience in international cooperative research.

List of EU contracts (German website)

Proposal stage:
We would be pleased to provide contact to the host institution's senior researchers, general information on ERC grants, and proposal screening in cooperation with the German National Contact Point

Grant holders:
The Medical Faculty supports successful ERC applicants actively working in Tübingen.
1. We provide full administrative support for ERC grant holders, including dual career service, house-hunting, and help with enrolment in schools and child care facilities.
2. In addition, we invite to you apply for additional financial support for your ongoing research project in Tübingen to cover up to one postdoc position, one PhD student, and up to 10,000 euros consumables per year for up to 3 years

Anita Meier-Kanke
Senior Research Consultant
EU and International Funding Schemes
Tübingen University, Faculty of Medicine
Geissweg 5/1
72076 Tübingen
Tel. +49 7071/29-7 79 50
Fax +49 7071/29-57 84

Dean of Research
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Gasser
Center for Neurology
Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research
Chairman, Dept. of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3
72076 Tübingen
Tel. +49 7071/29-8 65 29
Fax +40 7071/29-48 39

Website of the Hertie Institute

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