iDfellows is a DFG-funded career programme of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) developed together with its close partners in infection research such as the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV) and the Research Center Borstel. It is designed as a training and research programme to support excellent clinician scientists interested in aspects of infectious and inflammatory diseases, and allows to successfully combine a career in clinical medicine with innovative research.

Benefits for iDfellows members:

• One year of full-time research funding followed by two years with 50 % protected research time
• Participation in a structured and individualized clinical iDfellows training programme (in collaboration with the Ärztekammer Hamburg) allowing to qualify as infectious diseases specialist
• Scientific Advancement: Top research projects addressing the most pressing questions in infectious diseases research of the present and the future, including emerging infections with global relevance
• Mentorship and peer-group training will guide the fellows into independent and innovative clinician scientist careers
• International Networks: Strengthening international exchange and encouraging training and research periods abroad
• Integration into the Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology (HCTI) as well as the research campus II, which is primarily dedicated to infectious diseases research. This will offer unique research networks, shared databases and biobanks, as well as disease modeling and translational platforms.

The call is open to scientifically and clinically highly-motivated clinicians,

• who hold a doctorate and have at least two years of clinical experience,
• who want to develop a research focus on aspects of inflammatory and infectious diseases,
• who have been able to demonstrate both clinical skills and research accomplishments

Please submit all documents in one PDF file in English:

• a CV (no more than 3 pages) including a list of major publications
• a motivational letter (max. 2 pages)
• a reference letter by a clinical mentor and a research mentor (present or past)
• usual documents such as exam results and certificates (e.g. Approbation and Doctorate (or proof of submission of dissertation)

• Attractive compensation according to TV-Ärzte/VKA
• Secure employment with meaningful work and respectful collaboration
• Comprehensive onboarding and open knowledge exchange within the team
• Extensive training and further education programs at our UKE Academy for Education and Careers
• Opportunities to contribute to our “UKE INside” personnel policy through cross-professional and cross-hierarchical projects
• Sustainable travel: subsidies for the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, and Dr. Bike bicycle service
• Family-friendly working environment: cooperation on childcare, free vacation childcare, advice for employees with relatives in need of care
• Excellent health, wellness, and sports programs
• A wide range of dining options in our staff restaurant, with additional choices available at the “Health Kitchen” cafés, bistros, and an on-site supermarket

The review process will take place within 2-4 months. 

We live diversity and value variety

We offer a work environment that provides equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual identity, disability, ethnic and social origin, or religion. This is confirmed by our accession to the Charter of Diversity. We explicitly aim to increase the proportion of women in management positions, especially among scientific personnel in research and teaching. Women with equal qualifications will be given priority. The same applies in the case of under-representation of one gender in the advertised area. Persons with severe disabilities with equal aptitude, competence, and professional performance will be given priority.

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