The Käthe Kluth Junior Research Group aims to actively support your research during the postdoctoral phase, helping you to increase the visibility of your research achievements and develop your academic career. The programme will help to enhance your profile as an outstanding early-career researcher. You will conduct an individual research programme, which will also serve as the basis for a habilitation or equivalent qualification. You will be able to increase your publication performance in terms of quality and quantity and apply for high-profile project funding during the funding period.

Furthermore, you will open up the opportunity for a doctoral candidate to write a thesis in close cooperation with you as head of the junior research group. In this way, you profit from gaining leadership experience and expanding your own research.

Call for Applications - Käthe Kluth Junior Research Group 2027

Application deadline: 31 August 2026