Physics of Life Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Physics of Life (PoL) Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships combine intellectual independence with an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. At PoL, we aim to unveil the fundamental physical principles underlying the spatiotemporal organization of living matter across scales. Through different research avenues, we combine biological physics and quantitative biology to approach fundamental questions while bridging scales and developing new technologies.

Colorful geometrical shapes and text: “Physics of Life – Escellence Postdoctoral Fellows”

The Physics of Life (PoL) Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship (EPF) Program provides a unique interdisciplinary environment, scientific independence and generous resources to the most outstanding young scientists in the field. The Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowships combine intellectual independence with an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. Each Excellence Fellow will choose one PoL Core Group and one additional PoL Core or Affiliate/Associate Groups as host groups to perform a collaborative project. Excellence Fellows benefit from the wide range of expertise in Biological Physics, Quantitative Biology and Computer Science in Dresden.

Details of the PoL Excellence Postdoctoral program

  • Position will be covered for 3 years with an optional one-year extension
  • Core funding to cover research costs, travel, open access etc.
  • Scientific independence to design and execute research projects
  • Supervision and mentoring from two PoL PIs
  • Access to state-of-the-art facilities
  • Opportunities to teach, (co-)supervise students and apply for additional funding
  • Access to a wide network of top biological physics, quantitative biology and computational research groups
  • Family support

TU Dresden is a certified family friendly university. We welcome diversity and we believe that the individuality of all our members is key to the interdisciplinary, collaborative character of PoL. We are committed to create an environment of fairness and equal treatment for everybody. Individuals with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. Please feel free to contact our Equal Opportunity Officer.