*_Four 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg_* (Full-time, E 13 TV-L) *Reference No: 2026/138 The preferred start date is April 1st, 2027. Conditionally on the submission of an external grant proposal, the position may be extended for an additional year. * The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The University has been continuously funded by the German Excellence Strategy since 2006. The /Zukunftskolleg/ is an Institute for Advanced Study for early career postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. The /Zukunftskolleg offers postdoctoral researchers/ Independence for their research, interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange as well as intra-university integration and international contacts. The working language is English. Each fellow is a member of both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg. Additionally, fellows of the Zukunftskolleg can be affiliated to the Cluster of Excellence at the University of Konstanz: *"Politics of Inequality <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequality/>"* or "*Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour*" <https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-behaviour/about-us/open-positions...>. The target group consists of excellent early career postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate scientific excellence, research independence, and a strong capacity for teamwork, indicating high potential for a successful academic career The applications are evaluated in a two-stage process by international reviewers. The candidates will be informed about the decision around mid-February 2027. /I am happy to discuss potential projects, for those interested to apply, on the interface of computational sciences, theoretical physics and collective behavior and application of these approaches to the myriad of collective behavior data available in Konstanz. /Please drop an email to ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de All details can be found here: link: https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/47ea117d40ac0aa2409ab5ecf4ed18ee0... All the best regards, Ahmed Dr. Ahmed El Hady Research Group leader Centre for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior University of Konstanz Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz Room ZT 907 ,Postbox 687