Talent Academy
Faculty of Medicine Tübingen

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Address: Medizinische Fakultät
Geissweg 5/1
72076 Tübingen

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frontend.sr-only_#{element.icon}: Brigitte Lindenbauer

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Medical Educator Scientist

Medical Educator Scientist

While the concept of clinician educators has been well-established in medical education in the Anglo-American world for decades, this science track possibility is still underrepresented at medical faculties in Germany.

With the Medical Educator Scientist Programme, the Medical Faculty of Tübingen offers opportunities to be active in the medical context whilst at the same time focus on evidence-based medical education and training. This includes for example the development and implementation of evidence-based teaching units, support on career tracks already established at the faculty (e.g. Master of Medical Education, MME), as well as the faculty's own continuing scientific pathway in the area of teaching and educational research (habilitation).

The aim of the Medical Educator Scientist Programme is to promote outstanding scientists in the context of evidence-based, applied medical education.

Overview Medical Educator Scientist Programme

In spring 2025 and 2026, we are offering 2 places each for the newly designed Medical Educator Scientist Programme. The programme runs for 2 years (2025-2027 and 2026-2028), and is a scientific fellowship with TIME – Tübingen Institute for Medical Education.

The programme is supposed to start in October, depending on applicants’ rosters. 

Application deadline is 1st of May.

Target group

Physicians as well as health and natural scientists who are primarily active in teaching of human medicine, with at least 1 year of work experience in any discipline or in continuing medical education and (in case of sub-track researcher) a completed doctorate.

Entry requirements

The applicant is/has...

  • a passion for teaching and willingness to explore new avenues 
  • part of the Medical Faculty of Tübingen
  • min. of 1 year work experience
  •  MQ I (or equivalent); MQ II (or equivalent) recommended
  • min. of 2 SWS structured group teaching experience over at least 1 semester (shown via evaluation reports or statement of the respective teaching coordinator)
  •  letter of support by the respective head of department, guaranteeing the protected 50% FTE time off for the fellowship over a duration of 2 years according to a clear rota scheme to be defined upon successful application


Additional track-specific requirements:

  • (Pre) Clinical Educator:

Submission of an evidence-based, feasible teaching project (for MME students: synergistic with project / master thesis) aligned with trends in medical education and the faculty’s mission statement SPIRiT

  • MedEd Researcher: 

Submission of the completed "List of Publications" form to determine your status for habilitation (available at https://www.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/de/medizinische-fakultaet/habilitation -> Information and Documents)

Please refer to the following document for more specific information:

 MES programme


Required application documents

  • cover letter including the decision for one track: (Pre-)Clinical Educator or MedEd Researcher
  • CV
  • letter of motivation 
  • overview of curricular teaching achievements up to now
  • supporting documents showing the fulfilment of the entry requirements (general and track-specific) as mentioned above

Please note:

should you not fulfil all requirements but still feel suitable for participating, please do contact us: talent.academy@med.uni-tuebingen.de

If we have raised your interest and you would like to apply for participation in the programme, please send your application in a single PDF file by May, 1st 2025 with the reference "Application Medical Educator Scientist Programme" to talent.academy@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Prof. Anne Herrmann-Werner, MME (Bern)

Director TIME

E-mail address: Anne.Herrmann-Werner@med.uni-tuebingen.de