The Faculty supports physicians with an interest in science through the Clinician Scientist Track. The offered programs are:
Clinician Scientist
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Advanced Clinician Scientist - Funding program
We are currently revising our Advanced Clinician Scientist (AdvCS) Program.
The upcoming program offers habilitated physicians with an established research profile the opportunity to advance their scientific career through funded release from clinical duties. Additionally, it supports participating clinics in establishing MFT Clinician Scientist Professorships, with the goal of strengthening patient- and practice-oriented research in a sustainable way.
What’s new:
The admission requirements are being updated. In addition, the application and selection process will now be aligned with the CoARA principles, aiming to make it fairer, more transparent, and more inclusive by:
- considering a broader range of scientific achievements beyond traditional metrics,
- applying clear and transparent evaluation criteria, and
- promoting diversity and equal opportunities in research careers.
Have we sparked your interest? We would be happy to hear from you! The Clinician Scientist Office is available for individual consultations, providing guidance on eligibility criteria and addressing any queries you may have.
Clinician Scientist (MINT-CS) Program
Clinician Scientist (MINT-CS) program
The Medical Innovation through Interdisciplinarity Clinician Scientist (MINT-CS) program fosters medical innovation through interdisciplinarity by promoting the development of scientifically and clinically competent physicians in key areas of translational research at our Faculty of Medicine, as well as in areas currently underrepresented for CS.
MINT-CS shall address questions in particular in our clinical priority areas oncology, clinical neurosciences and diabetes/vascular medicine making use of our excellent cross-sectional research platforms. Additional disciplines (e.g., surgical disciplines, primary care medicine), will be specifically involved to promote new areas of innovation and broaden the impact of our program. Grant holders undergo a qualification curriculum and develop translational research projects in close collaboration between clinical departments and basic science laboratories.
The MINT-CS Program is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) and the Faculty of Medicine Tübingen
Target Group
- excellent young clinicians
- in training and with at least two years of completed clinical training
- outstanding track record, at least 3 papers (in general 2 first authorships)
- high motivation level
Principles and goals
- protected time for research, which can be flexibly distributed over the total funding period of three years (in general 50%).
- flexible starting grant of 3.000 Euro (p.a.)
- participants profit from supervision and mentoring
Requirements for application
- CV
- motivation letter (1 page, including short description of past and current and link to planned scientific projects)
- 3-page research sketch outlining the proposed project idea of excellent scientific quality (title of planned research project, clinical and natural science supervisors, project description with milestones plan, embedding into the research group, references are excluded)
- letter from the heads of the desired clinical and research host institutions and potentially other involved departments acknowledging support for the candidate at the conditions of the MINT-CS program (covering the 50% clinical share)
Programleader
Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Lengerke
Ärztliche Direktorin Innere Medizin II - Hämatologie, Onkologie, klinische Immunologie und Rheumatologie
Phone number: +49 7071 29-82915
Fax number: 07071 29-3671
E-mail address: im2@med.uni-tuebingen.de; claudia.lengerke@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Publications: Publications
Co-Leader
Ärztlicher Direktor
Phone number: +49 7071 29-82048
Fax number: 07071 29-4839
E-mail address: thomas.gasser@med.uni-tuebingen.de
MINT-CS Participants
MINT-CS Curriculum
Internal program events
- regular seminar
- Annual retreat (incl. Workshops)
- ‚Stammtisch‘ (organized by CS)
- External Network Meetings (e.g. BW CS Network)
Compulsory courses
- good scientific practice and doctoral supervision
- leadership and management Skills
- congress participations
MINT-CS individual Curriculum according to Advisory Board decisions
To address individual needs, participants attend courses to enhance their scientific, clinical and management skills in consultation with their advisory boards.
- Scientific Qualifications: Statistics, academic writing/publishing, S1/S2 qualifications etc
- Clinical Qualifications: Biometry and epidemiology, ethics, translational methods etc
- Management Qualifications: Data and project management, patent matters, conflict management, gender equality issues etc
See the Talent Academy event database for a list of available courses
Junior Clinician Scientist Program
The Junior Clinician Scientist Programme supports highly motivated Clinician Scientists in their first two years of specialisation. During the two-year funding period, participants will benefit from all the services offered by the Talent Academy. Proposed research projects can be related to clinical, translational and/or basic science.
Target Group
- excellent young clinicians
- generally in the first 2 years of residency
- with experience in research
- high motivation level
Offers
- total funding period of two years (in general 20 % protected time allocated for research, half of the research time is funded by the medical faculty)
- Access to the services offered by the Talent Academy
- Career support by the Clinician Scientist office
Goals
- Strengthen the individual research profile of the participants by protected time for research
- Preparation of grant applications for a research stay abroad
Requirement for application
- Being in the first two years of your residency/postgraduate training at the start of the program (to candidates from the third year of residency, we offer a DFG-funded program (MINT-CS))
- Doctoral degree with summa or magna cum laude
- Generally, 1 peer-reviewed publication as first author
Application Deadline and Contact
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Head of Academic Career |
Address: Dekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät, Bereich Akademische Laufbahn Phone number: +49 7071 29-77929 E-mail address: inka.montero@med.uni-tuebingen.de |
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Academic Career, Clinician Scientist |
E-mail address: annika.erbacher@med.uni-tuebingen.de Phone number: +49 7071 29-87835 (a.m. only) |
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Internal research funding, Junior Clinician Scientist |
Address: Dekanat der Medizinischen Fakultät, Bereich Forschung Phone number: +49 7071 29-73684 E-mail address: cathrin.klingeberg@med.uni-tuebingen.de |
Clinician Scientist Baden-Württemberg Network
The Medical Faculties of Freiburg, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Ulm and Tübingen and the DKFZ share a common goal: to train outstanding scientists who combine clinical expertise with scientific excellence. This cooperation network supports clinician scientists in all partner institutions with the overarching goal of advancing translational medicine.
All institutions run structured Clinician Scientist programs and, under the Sonderlinie Hochschulmedizin (HoFV II), are building a coordinated state-wide network. The focus is on aligning content, fostering regular exchange and strengthening interdisciplinary cooperation beyond the university programs.
Clinician scientists from all institutes meet annually at the Clinician Scientist Baden-Württemberg Networking Event, the next meeting will take place in Freiburg in summer 2026 (date and details soon to follow).
More information is available on the website