Advanced Clinician Scientists in the Field of Translational Innovation

JobID: V000015518

The Medical Faculty of Heidelberg and Heidelberg University Hospital are receiving funding from the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) to establish the program “ACTION – Advanced Clinician Scientists in Translational Innovation.” ACTION aims to train outstanding and internationally competitive physicians in translational research and thereby sustainably strengthen the development of innovative diagnostic, therapeutic, and technological solutions within the four research focus areas of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg: Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurosciences, Translational and Individualized Oncology, and Infectious Diseases.

We offer

• Funding of 50% of your position as an Advanced Clinician Scientist (protected research time) for up to six years;
  the remaining 50% of the position will be financed by the
  hosting institution. In addition, personnel, material, and
  travel resources are available.
• An individualized qualification program focusing on
  leadership, career development, and translation/transfer,
  complemented by structured mentoring.
• An excellent scientific environment at a unique and
  internationally renowned research location.

Your Profile

• You are pursuing an academic career as a Clinician Scientist and already hold a specialist qualification (completed no more than eight years ago) as well as a habilitation or equivalent academic achievement.
• You hold a German medical license (Approbation) or legal authorization to practice medicine in Germany.
• You are scientifically active in one of the research areas of cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, or infectious diseases and have an innovative project idea for a translational research project with clinical relevance.
• You have at least one last authorship in a recognized scientific journal and at least one competitively acquired third party grant as Principal Investigator.

Please submit your complete application electronically by 29th May 2026 to the Dean’s Office for Research of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg at Career.Development@med.uni-heidelberg.de. Please also direct any questions regarding the program to this email address.

Please make sure to consult the current application guidelines as well as the information sheets and instructions, which you can download using the QR code provided.