Postdoctoral Research Programs
DOSAP
It is a "Postdoctoral Research Program" based on the principle of appointing a researcher who has been working as a faculty member at any university in Türkiye or abroad or who works at a public or private institution or who is not employed at all at METU for a temporary period of time after obtaining his/her doctoral degree under the supervision of a METU faculty member. The program aims to encourage researchers with a PhD to conduct joint research with faculty members who are specialized in their field. Please consider that no financial support is provided to the researcher within the scope of DOSAP.
All information about the DOSAP can be found in the DOSAP Directives. It is highly recommended to revise the DOSAP Procedures for the application steps.
Part-Time Postdoctoral Qualified Researcher Program (The Annex-46 Program)
The Annex-46 Program is based on appointments made within the scope of the 'Procedures and Principles Regarding the Part-Time Appointment of Qualified Researchers of Turkish or Foreign Nationality Holding a Doctoral Degree,' which were adopted at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 13 April 2023."
Visiting Scholar Program
It is a program based on the principle that faculty member researchers holding a doctoral degree from any domestic or international university may conduct research at METU upon the invitation of a faculty member of the University. Researchers who completed their PhD more than seven (7) years prior may be included in this program.
Graduate Visiting Researcher Program
It is a program based on the principle that researchers pursuing graduate education or those who have completed graduate education but do not hold a doctoral degree, at any domestic or international university, may conduct research at METU.