DEUOverview
DFG-funded 3-year clinician scientist programme in cardiometabolic 'modern diseases' (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, eating disorders) with 50–75% protected research time recognised towards specialty training by the Saxon chamber, mentoring and a structured curriculum.
The programme
- Focus
- Cardiometabolic / modern diseases (cardiology, endocrinology, paediatrics, psychosomatics)
- Training type
- Clinical + research
- Duration
- 36 months
- Start
- 1 November (2025 cohort)
- Positions
- Four fellowships per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical degree and completed (or submitted) doctorate; research background in modern diseases; no age limit
- International applicants
- Applications from candidates from abroad explicitly welcome
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Approbation certificate required with application
How to apply
- Deadline
- 31 August (2025 call; application period 15 May–31 August 2025)
- Application method
- Single PDF in English (application form, CV, publications, proposal, certificates, letters of support) by email to the programme coordinator
Funding
- Funding
- Full TV-Ä salary for 3 years (80% programme, 20% host clinic), meeting attendance, consumables, travel and publication costs