Junior Research Group Leader (gn*) Life Sciences

Fixed-term limited for 4 years, starting on January 1, 2027 | Full-time | Salary according to TV-L | The Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF)

We are UKM. We have a clear social mission and, with our focus on healthcare, research, and teaching, we bear a unique responsibility.

To meet our high standards every day, we are looking forward to your scientific expertise in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster - ideally with you on board!

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster is a scientific alliance within the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Münster aiming to establish powerful structures for interdisciplinary clinical research and targeted promotion of young scientists. At the Medical Faculty, we bring together scientists and clinicians from different departments and theoretical institutes to integrate them into an innovative research and teaching environment. More than 2,000 researchers combine their efforts to study disease, explore biomedical principles, and develop novel tools for diagnosis and treatment. The scientists within the Faculty of Medicine actively combine clinical/translational research with strong interdisciplinary basic research. Not only do they cooperate with the University Hospital Münster (UKM), the researchers also work closely with colleagues from the University of Münster including the Faculties of Biology, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Computer Science as well as the local Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine.

To support emerging scholars early in their career path, the IZKF Münster invites all outstanding scientists with a doctorate to apply for a position as Independent IZKF Research Group Leader in Life Sciences.

Successful candidates will lead their independent Research Group at an institution of the Medical Faculty Münster of their own choice for a period of 4+2 years. The Research Group leaders shall have defended their doctoral thesis no longer than 6 years ago. Times of family leave (incl. parental leave or own long-term illness) will be added to these 6 years. Their research shall align with the focus areas of the Medical Faculty (inflammation & infection; vascular system; neural system; cell differentiation, regeneration, and neoplasia) and strengthen existing or planned research networks. For a list of ongoing networks please refer to the webpage of the Faculty of Medicine.

For inquiries, please contact: Dr. Sabine Blass-Kampmann, Scientific Manager, IZKF Scientific Office, sabine.blass-kampmann@ukmuenster.de.

Apply now via our career portal by using the IZKF templates until 23.04.2026.

Your application should contain:

• a cover letter
• a CV highlighting past research accomplishments
• a list of publications in which the applicant should identify the three most important papers that they have written. If you are not the first author, you should quantitatively specify your contribution to the paper
• a research summary limited to one page and written for a non-specialist, which explains the main goals of the research work
• a research pre-proposal of no more than three pages total including all references, figures, and tables, written for a specialist. Please describe here why your proposed work would be a good match at the Medical Faculty and its research environment
• two letters of recommendation

Templates for CV, publication list and research pre-proposal can be found here. There are no restrictions on the format of the other application documents.