TU Berlin Post-Doc Initiative for Outstanding Female Researchers Between 2013 and 2018 the International Post-Doc Initiative (IPODI) of the Technische Universität Berlin awards 21 two-year fellowships to international female researchers in three internationally open calls. IPODI is part of an initiative (Wissenschaftlerinnen an die Spitze) that aims at increasing the number of women in leadership positions. IPODI addresses outstanding female researchers regardless of their nationality . The first call for applications is open until January 15, 2014. Further calls will follow in 2014 and 2015. IPODI is co-funded by the Marie Curie Programme of the European Union (Co-funding of Regional, National, and International Programmes). Area of Work The data management group at Technische Universität Berlin conducts research in big data analytics, information marketplaces and new hardware architectures for information management. Requirements: Applicants should have completed a PhD in database systems, and have the zeal to work in a leading research environment at the forefront of technology innovation, interested in building systems and putting research results into practical use. About Berlin, TU Berlin, and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS): Berlin, the capital of Germany, is a cosmopolitan, international city in the heart of Europe, with a very large research and science ecosystem as well as a very active and dynamic startup scene, in particular in the information technology area. Technische Universität Berlin is a leading science and engineering university in Germany, with several Nobel prize winners and distinguished researchers among its graduates and faculty, among them Wernherr von Braun, the father of rocket science, and Konrad Zuse, the inventor of the computer. TU Berlin is also the German node of the ICT Labs of the European Institute of Technology (EIT), the leading European science and technology institution funded by the European Commission, focusing on teaching, research, and innovation in the area of information and communication technologies. The EECS department at Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) is consistently ranked among the top places in evaluations such as the CHE-ranking, with several faculty members winning prestigious awards (e.g., scientific awards like the Leibniz Award, Alexander-von Humboldt Professorship, or even Emmys). Further information: About the Program and Application Information: http://www.ipodi.tu-berlin.de/ About the Research Group: http://www.dima.tu-berlin.de/ About TU Berlin: http://www.tu-berlin.de/menue/home/parameter/en/ About the EIT: http://www.eitictlabs.eu/ About Berlin: http://www.berlin.de/en/ About Volker Markl: http://www.user.tu-berlin.de/marklv/