Associate membership is open not only for PhD candidates but for all faculty members and postdocs of the University of Tübingen. New associate members will begin their association as of the start of the summer or winter semester and will participate in the following retreat. Details on how to apply can be found below.

For prospective faculty members and postdocs:

Applicants should forward a letter of motivation (1,5 pages maximum) and their CV to leadspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de.

For prospective PhD candidates:

PhD candidates meeting the following four criteria are encouraged to apply:

• Financial support for their PhD term is secured, e.g. in form of a stipend or a staff position for a total of three years.
• They are in their first year of their PhD.
• The PhD research is relevant to the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network (e.g. related to the seven key questions or five LEAD Intersections) and the candidate is prepared to contribute to the mission of LEAD, and will fully comply with the LEAD excellence standards in terms of research, relevance, and responsibility.
• They are supervised or co-supervised by a member of the LEAD Faculty.

LEAD welcomes students who are engaged in other existing doctoral programs (as long as their time budget allows). Doctoral candidates in regular staff positions will be eligible only if their other obligations leave enough room for high-quality dissertations within the framework of the LEAD Graduate School & Research Network.

PhD candidate applications should include an application cover sheet, a CV, certificates (incl. high school diploma), a research proposal (exposé), and a letter of motivation describing the reasons for the application. Applicants should send their application electronically in a single pdf attachment to leadspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de.