Tenure track positions are derived from the UFZ scientific strategy and its thematic priorities. These positions are advertised publicly.

Depending on the position, academics are initially employed on a fixed term contract for up to six years with an interim and a final evaluation. Following a positive final evaluation, the employee will be offered a permanent position.

Find more information and open positions at www.ufz.de/tenure

Program contact:  ines.thronicker@ufz.de

The Helmholtz Investigator Groups program enables outstanding early career researchers to establish an independent research group at the UFZ and pursue a strategically aligned, high-impact research agenda within one of Europe’s leading research organizations.

Eligible applicants are researchers two up to six years post-PhD who have gained at least six months of research experience outside Germany, acquired either during their PhD or postdoctoral phase. Funding by the Helmholtz Association will be granted for up to five years.

Find more information at www.ufz.de/helmholtz-investigator-groups

Program contact:  hartwig.pohl@ufz.de

The Helmholtz Rising Talent Professorships program supports outstanding female scientists in their first appointment to a professorship, helping them establish themselves early as scientific leaders through a joint appointment with a university and targeted institutional support.

Find more information at the Helmholtz Website

Program contact:  hartwig.pohl@ufz.de

The Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship program aims to attract outstanding female scientists from abroad to senior leadership positions by offering full professorships as joint appointments between the Helmholtz Association and its university partners, strengthening excellence and collaboration at the highest academic level.

Find more information at the Helmholtz Website

Program contact:  hartwig.pohl@ufz.de

As part of the Global Minds Initiative, the German Research Foundation (DFG) set up the Emmy Noether program to enable outstanding early career researchers to establish independent junior research groups at the UFZ and pursue ambitious, internationally competitive research.

Eligible applicants are researchers up to four years post-PhD who have gained their first postdoctoral experience outside Germany. Funding by the DFG will be granted for up to six years.

Find more information about the program at the DFG Emmy Noether Website 

Current calls: Methods in Artificial Intelligence 

Program contact:  martina.kunz-pirrung@ufz.de

The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) regularly issues thematic calls for junior research groups.

Funding is typically granted for up to five years. Applicants are expected to hold an excellent doctoral degree and demonstrate relevant postdoctoral experience. Specific subject-related requirements depend on the respective call.

Find information on the current call FONA - Research for Sustainability 

Program contact:  julia.herzig@ufz.de

The European Reserach Council (ERC) Starting Grants enable outstanding early career researchers to establish an independent research group at the UFZ.

Eligible applicants are researchers who completed their doctoral studies two up to seven years ago and have demonstrated significant scientific independence and excellence. An ERC Starting Grant will be funded for up to five years.

Find more information on the ERC Starting Grant website

Program contact:  annette.schmidt@ufz.de

The Heisenberg program by the German Research Foundation (DFG) supports outstanding researchers on their path to a permanent professorship by providing flexible funding formats that enable them to further develop their scientific profile and academic independence at an advanced career stage.

Find more information at the DFG Heisenberg Website

Program contact:  martina.kunz-pirrung@ufz.de