Within the framework of the PhD interConnect project for international PhD students, Osnabrück University’s International Office invites international doctoral candidates who are not employed by the university to apply for one of four fee contracts (a so-called “Honorarvertrag”). Each contract amounts to 500€ and covers the period until the end of the Summer Semester 2026.
The project
"PhD interConnect" involves a series of events that may include workshops, seminars, excursions, discussion evenings and other formats. Closely accompanied by the International Office, a group of up to four international doctoral candidates plan, advertise and execute these events. Participants are thus given an opportunity to build up their resume for academic and non-academic purposes, to create networks across disciplinary and national borders, and to contribute to the progressive internationalisation of UOS.
Your tasks:
- Plan and execute the current "PhD interConnect" project cycle in cooperation with the other selected PhD student under the supervision of the International Office
- Select topics, event formats and overall themes
- Conceptualise, plan and implement project activities in cooperation with the other team member
- Assume sole responsibility for at least one event (e.g. workshops, seminars, excursions, discussion evenings, etc.)
- Networking with other doctoral students at the University of Osnabrück
- Short evaluation after completion of the series of events
Eligibility and selection criteria
- UOS’ international doctoral students1 from all disciplines without active employment at Osnabrück University between April and September 2026 are welcome to apply
- Determined and committed pursuit of the doctorate
- Special interest in international networking and exchange
1In terms of STIBET doctoral students, international doctoral students are doctoral students with foreign citizenship who did not acquire their higher education entrance qualification at a school in Germany.
Application documents
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form
- Letter of motivation (preferably including 1-2 short descriptions of ideas for project activities)
Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments.
If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.
Application deadline
Please submit your complete application to the International Office until the 31th of March, 2026 (exclusively as a single PDF document to phd@uos.de).
If you have any questions or queries, please contact:
International Office
Dr. Esteban Durán-Delgado
Neuer Graben 27 (StudiOS), Room 19/105
Phone +49 541 969 6077
