Open Calls for Postdoc Funding at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty

Current Calls for Applications: POSTDOCTORAL FUNDING PROGRAMS
The Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine is currently offering three funding programs to support early-career researchers at the postdoctoral level. The proposed research project must be conducted within a research group affiliated with Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine.
Clinician Scientist Program
For physicians (all genders) holding a doctoral degree who are undergoing specialist medical training and have an outstanding interest in research.
Funding includes:
- At least one year of protected full-time research
- An additional two years of partially protected time dedicated to the funded research project and specialist clinical training
Medical Scientist Program
For doctoral graduates in the natural sciences (all genders) with outstanding qualifications in the field of biomedical research.
Funding includes:
- Up to three years of full-time research activity
Medical Data Scientist Program
For doctoral graduates (all genders) in Medical Informatics, Medical Bioinformatics, Digital Health, or Medical Data Science with outstanding qualifications in their field.
Funding includes:
- Up to three years of full-time research activity
Funding Conditions and Eligibility
All programs provide up to three years of protected research time. Two years of full-time funding are provided by Heidelberg Medical Faculty, while funding for the third year must be secured by the hosting department.
As a rule, applicants for the Medical Scientist and Medical Data Scientist programs should have completed their doctoral degree no more than three years prior to the application deadline. For the Clinician Scientist program, applicants should ideally be within the first four years of their specialist medical training.
Application Deadline
Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 12:00 noon
Application Procedure
For all programs, complete applications must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file without access restrictions to:
Career.Development@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Please consult the current application guidelines before submitting your application.
Further information and the Career Development application guidelines can be found here:
Programs funded by the Medical Faculty Heidelberg
More Information or Questions
For additional information or questions, please contact the Dean's Office for Research at: