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Academic freedom is under pressure today, which makes rescue havens of free research all the more important.

In this spirit, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Tübingen College of Fellows and Konstanz based Zukunftskolleg - Institute for Advanced Study invite early career researchers whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA to apply for the Baden-Württemberg Early Career Rescue Fellowships 2026–2028.

Key facts:

📌 14 Postdoctoral positions

🌍 Open to researchers from all over the world

🎓 1-7 years of post-doctoral experience

🗓️ Two-year fellowships between July

2026 – November 2028

🏛️ Any discipline represented at one of the three universities

📅 Apply by 9 January 2026

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