Call for Applications for Alliance Interinstitutional Postdoc Program
The Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim is looking for outstanding early career postdoctoral scientists / clinician scientists for bridging projects between two or more Alliance partner institutions. Embedded in an excellent interdisciplinary scientific environment, the program offers access to high-end technologies and state-of-the-art labs at world-class research institutions in Heidelberg and Mannheim, Germany – one of the largest biomedical research hubs in Europe.
Suitable candidates may choose from a wide variety of innovative, interinstitutional projects specifically proposed by Project Leaders of the Alliance for this initiative. Alternatively, applicants are also welcome to define their own research project with at least two PIs at two different Alliance institutions.
The Alliance primarily supports basic and translational research in the fields of cancer research, cardiovascular research, neuropsychiatric diseases, genomics, synthetic immunology, molecular engineering, medical technologies and novel applications of AI concepts in health and life science research.
Candidates for the postdoctoral positions should have a PhD, MD or MD/PhD in a relevant area of research at project start. At the time of the submission deadline, applicants should have not worked for more than 6 months as a postdoctoral researcher or clinician scientist at Alliance institutions co-supervising the selected or proposed project(s).
What the Alliance offers
- Accepted postdocs will receive a two-year contract at a partner institution of the Alliance with the earliest start date in August/September 2025 and the latest start date in January 2026.
- Clinician scientists will receive 12 months of funding from the Alliance for the research project over a period of 24 months during the “Facharztausbildung”/specialist medical training. The 12 months for the clinical position must be guaranteed by the employing hospital/PI where the “Facharztausbildung”/specialist medical training will be performed.
- This interinstitutional program offers an excellent interdisciplinary scientific environment.
- The program offers access to high-end technologies and state-of-the-art labs at world-class research institutions in the life sciences at the campus environment of Heidelberg University in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, one of the largest biomedical research hubs in Europe.
- Through the unique expertise across the institutions, we offer you the exclusive opportunity to gain insight into transfer of knowledge and the development of new applications.
The submission deadline is March 28, 2025. Learn more about the available position and the application process here.