APPLICATION INFORMATION

1) Candidates are required to develop and submit a research proposal that interfaces their own research interests with the research agenda of one of the various activities pursued at IIASA. 

To find the program suitable for your research please view our research page. Once you have formulated a proposal we encourage you to contact the relevant program representatives. 

Please note: 

IIASA embarked on a new strategy at the start of 2021 including a new structure of research programs and research groups. We are working to reflect this new structure on the IIASA website which currently shows IIASA research programs for 2016 to 2020.

Please explore the research areas currently present on the IIASA website to identify areas of possible research themes/interests that would fit into your developing research proposals. We encourage applicants to identify and reach out to IIASA researchers to discuss their proposals and identify potential supervisors early on in the process. 

We suggest to look at the application form, frame the proposed according to the questions there, and then send an introductory e-mail. This is vital, not only to discuss research ideas and ascertain their relevance to IIASA but also to ensure more realistic research plans and expectations on the part of both IIASA and the applicant. 

2) Each applicant must identify at least one faculty member/supervisor from each institution who agrees to serve as his/her host supervisor.

3) Candidates should have held their PhD for less than five years at the application deadline. However, eligibility is extended under the following circumstances. 

Due to the requirements of the Chinese National Postdoctoral Affairs Management Committee, candidates over the age of 35 years will not be considered and applicants holding tenure or in tenure-track faculty positions are not eligible. 

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4) IIASA does not do lab-type research and therefore has no labs. The IIASA postdoctoral fellowship requires you to be present at IIASA; please do not apply if you need to stay away from the institute for you research, or expect IIASA to fund field research.

5) Applicants must spend their first year at PKU and second year at IIASA

6) Before applying please also have a look at our postdoctoral fellowship guidelines.

7) IIASA selection criteria:
Quality of the research
Novelty of the research
Candidate's merits
Cross-cutting potential

Please follow the links below to read more about the program, its eligibility and evaluation criteria, and to download the application form and quick application guide.