Dear rewt and Walter_Opera,
Thank you for your answers. So you suppose that it's common to ask the money for "new" things? In that case, at least, I can try to apply for a funding. Yes, I am absolutely interested about all information about the funding.

Hello!
At this moment I am a postdoc at the synchrotron in Germany. The main aim of the postdocs here is to help users to conduct their experiments and also to conduct their own research. My boss have said that it is hard to get the money for a research from the synchrotron unless they are not used for the beamline development. In this case I would like to get the Individual DFG Research funding. During my PhD studies I usually did theoretical work and performed experimental studies using analytical equipment. The materials we got from our collaborators. Now I would like to do synthesis of the similar materials by myself and analyse produced products by the synchrotron radiation. But I am little bit afraid of being unsuccessful in material synthesis because this area is new for me. What could I do in my case? Is it a good idea to get a funding for a risky area?

I have never heard about teaching experience. Thank you very much, TreeofLife. Does anybody know how much publications should be for applying for PostDoc position?

Hi, all.
Currently, I'm a PhD student and I'm going to defend my dissertation at this autumn. I'm 26 years old, have a wife and job in analytical laboratory. At this time I'm thinking about getting Post-Doc position in Europe and will be glad to hear any information from current postdocs about approximate requirements for position. At this moment I have several publications: one in journal with IF = 3.95, one in journal with IF = 2.3 and going to publish at least two papers in journal with IF = 2.3.
It will be very usefull for me to hear advices from postdocs about what kind of additional (informal) requirements do European universities have.