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Job offers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Job opportunities at EMBL<\/a>, the Heidelberg University Hospital<\/a> or the University Medical Center Mannheim<\/a> can be found following the links.
MMPU specific job offers are also placed here on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellowships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Within the MMPU, different fellowship opportunities exist at the PhD-student and postdoctoral (MD and PhD) level. These fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to highly qualified and motivated applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming a predoc at the MMPU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in becoming a predoc in one of the MMPU groups you are invited to visit the individual MMPU Research Groups<\/a> websites and to get in touch with the MMPU group leader<\/a> of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Predoctoral applicants state their interest in MMPU research and apply via the EMBL International PhD Programme (EIPP)<\/a>, via the MD\/PhD Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Biosciences<\/a> or via the Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (HBIGS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Becoming a postdoc at the MMPU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in becoming a postdoc in one of the MMPU groups you are invited to visit the individual MMPU Research Groups<\/a> websites to read about their corresponding research topics. Contact details of all Group leaders are available here<\/a>.
MD applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All conditions<\/strong> for applying at the Postdoc Fellowship Programme<\/a> of the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg or at the EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdocs (EIPOD<\/a>) can be found via the links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting a new MMPU group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MMPU groups are co-led by two PIs, one from EMBL and one from the Medical Faculties. Pairs of researchers who are interested in starting a new MMPU group should provide a brief joint application that highlights originality, feasibility, importance and expected impact of the proposed research programme. Formally, the eligibility criteria are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n