Helmholtz Gemeinschaft (HGF), DE: Helmholtz Investigator Groups

21/12/2023

30/04/2024

The Helmholtz Investigator Groups program aims to attract the best international and national recognised researchers (2 to 6 years of academic age) for a first leadership position in science. It offers Helmholtz Investigator Group leaders the opportunity to establish their own independent research group at a Helmholtz Center in cooperation with a partner university. As an Investigator Group leader, they can access the research infrastructure, grow to their full potential as a leader in science as well as strengthen and further develop their networks in the scientific community. The focus of the group must be of relevance to a Helmholtz research program. Investigator Group leaders collaborate closely with a partner university to establish research cooperation in areas of joint interest. In particular, the cooperation with the partner university allows them to gain experience in teaching and PhD supervision. Further qualification entails a structured leadership training at the Helmholtz Leadership Academy. As a consequence of a positive evaluation, the results of which must be available at the end of the fourth year of funding, Investigator Group leaders are granted a permanent position at the Helmholtz Center.

Funding will be granted for up to nine Helmholtz Investigator Groups working in the research fields of Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Information, Matter, and Aeronautics, Space, and Transport.

Country of applicant institution Unrestricted Nationality of researcher Unspecified Applicant type Academic Institution Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field Eligibility Note The following eligibility criteria apply: • The outstanding researchers are two to six of academic age.