When postdoc positions are available in the group, they will be advertised on this website and the AAS jobs website. Below, some other potential funding opportunities are listed. However, we are in principle always looking for motivated and ambitious researchers. Therefore, if you are interested in joining the Forming Worlds Lab, please do reach out.
Funding Opportunities for Postdoc Positions
In some cases, national and international institutions or grant agencies, the University of Groningen, or ministries of education and research of specific countries support postdoc projects and research stays in the Netherlands.
For example, the following websites can help in finding funding opportunities that may apply to you when from outside the Netherlands:
- Austria: Austrian Science Fund Erwin Schrödinger Program (Austrian citizens/residents)
- Canada: Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (Canadian citizens/PRs with Canadian PhD)
- China: CSC Visiting Scholar Programme (Chinese citizens; University of Groningen has existing CSC partnership)
- Czech Republic: GACR Postdoc Individual Fellowship – Outgoing (researchers at Czech institutions)
- Denmark: Carlsberg Foundation Internationalisation Fellowships (Danish PhD holders), DFF International Postdoctoral Grant (researchers at Danish institutions)
- Finland: Finnish Foundations’ Post Doc Pool (researchers based in Finland)
- Germany: Walter Benjamin Programme, Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience, Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendium
- Israel: Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellowships (Israeli residents with Israeli PhD)
- Japan: JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships (Japanese researchers)
- Norway: FRIPRO International Mobility (researchers affiliated with Norwegian institutions)
- Poland: NAWA Bekker Programme (researchers at Polish institutions)
- Singapore: A*STAR International Fellowship (Singaporean citizens/PRs)
- Sweden: VR International Postdoc Grant (Swedish PhD holders)
- Switzerland: Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc.Mobility Fellowships (Swiss citizens/residents)
- Taiwan: NSTC Postdoc Research Abroad Program (Taiwanese researchers)
Within the Netherlands, the national science foundation (NWO) supports independent postdoctoral projects through the NWO Veni Fellowship. The European Commission supports postdoctoral projects through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Both opportunities are open to researchers of any nationality. Deadlines for these two funding schemes are typically in mid- to late summer.
If you are interested in applying to such an opening for a postdoc position in our group, please get in touch as soon as possible, at minimum 3–4 months ahead of any upcoming application deadline. This is important to obtain the required administrative support for these grant applications.
Employment Conditions
Regular postdoc positions at Kapteyn are paid according to the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for Dutch Universities (salary tables). Employment conditions at the University of Groningen, including benefits and holiday allowances, are outlined at: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/new-staff/conditions-of-employment.