Themes
Building on the strong links between TUM and the University of Queensland, there will be a thematic focus on life sciences, including nanotechnology and biotechnology, and engineering. Nevertheless, researchers with complementary scientific interests and expertise are strongly encouraged to apply.
Teams
Each project team is composed of senior and early career academic staff, and HDR candidates across both TUM and UQ. One half of the project team should sit within UQ and the other half within TUM.
Doctoral researchers (DRs/HDRs)
- one IGSSE-funded doctoral researcher (DR) and one associated doctoral researcher per Principal Investigator (PI), both at TUM
- up to two UQ Funded (H)DRs working on the project at UQ.
UQ acts as host for TUM’s doctoral researchers’ stays abroad, and vice versa. The PIs (including the PI at the partner university) share the mentoring/advising of the doctoral researchers.
Project Team Leader (PTL)
PTLs are typically postdocs at TUM. At UQ a PTL may be a postdoc or an Early Career Academic (up to 8 years post-PhD). It would be preferable that applications include at least two PTLs from UQ.
Ideally PTLs should be able to be present for the full 4 years for the doctoral researcher’s candidature.
Project Investigators (PIs)
Typically professors, at least one PI at TUM and one additional PI at UQ.
Student assistants are optional, and are only provided for in funding from TUM.
