Scientific Career Development for Researchers after their Doctorate
Freiburg’s University Medicine aims to provide researchers in basic science, translational research, and clinical research with optimal conditions to pursue their individual career paths – from their early stages and beyond. Transparent organizational structures, career counseling services and qualification programs catering to various career phases help in ensuring that the balancing act between clinical work, research, teaching and private life can be managed and careers can be planned flexibly and individually.
With these measures in place, we offer scientists an ideal environment to conduct cutting-edge research and to develop further in their diverse and demanding roles.
On this website, we present tailor-made offerings from Freiburg’s University Medicine for academics in all career stages after their doctorate.
Funding Schemes and Programs for (Advanced) Clinician and Medical Scientists after their Doctorate
With the Berta-Ottenstein-Program for (Advanced) Clinician Scientists and the Hans A. Krebs Medical Scientist Program, the Faculty of Medicine offers structured academic qualification programs for excellent postdoctoral scientists. Additional topic-specific funding programs of the Faculty of Medicine Freiburg for (Advanced) Clinician Scientists are the third-party funded programs IMM-PACT and IMMediate.
The Faculty of Medicine’s EQUIP program (Education and Qualification for Postdocs) combines qualification courses and career counseling services open to all postdocs at the Faculty of Medicine.
Click on the logos for information on the individual funding programs and training opportunities::
Qualification Course Program and Lecture Series
The Office of the Dean for Research offers open courses in the EQUIP (Education and Qualification for Postdocs) program, including target group-specific courses on scientific qualification and interdisciplinary skills. In addition, several lecture series for scientific qualification and information on research funding are held regularly.
Further Funding Schemes and Advisory Services for Researchers after their Doctorate
Numerous additional support and further training opportunities, as well as counseling and coaching services, are available for postdoctoral researchers at Freiburg’s University Medicine.
These include, for example, internal research funding from the Research Commission as well as foundations and prizes of the University of Freiburg:
Information on funding or career counseling services provided by the Office of the Dean for Research can be found here:
Information on habilitation (post-doctoral qualification) and offerings of the Equal Opportunities Office of the Faculty of Medicine can be found here:
Further information on post-doctoral qualification programs at the University of Freiburg can be found on the website of the Unit for Equity, Diversity and Academic Personnel Development of the Vice Rector for University Culture:
You can find further specific advisory services offered by the Medical Center – University of Freiburg here:
Career Support for Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine
Further information on academic career support at the Faculty of Medicine for all career stages can be found here:
Academic Personnel Development at the Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine has developed an academic staff development plan for reasearchers that is specifically geared towards the needs of (Advanced) Clinician Scientists and Medical Scientists. It takes into account the particular challenges faced by scientists in medicine, namely the balancing act between clinical work, research, teaching and private life. Further information on the academic staff development plan for researchers and the Freiburg Research Academy for Medical Excellence FRAME can be found here:
