From the qualification phase for a professorship (R3), the TU Darmstadt offers young scientists various parallel options and career paths up to the appointment to an unlimited professorship.

Appointment and career system of the TU Darmstadt from the R3 phase.
Appointment and career system of the TU Darmstadt from the R3 phase.

Athene Young Investigator

UNICO-Research Groups

Junior Research Groups

Assistant Professorships at TU Darmstadt

Early Career Researchers - The Strategy

The strategy of TU Darmstadt for the promotion of early career researchers, for you to read and download.

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Funding Programmes

Postdoc Career Programmes

As a postdoctoral researcher you can profit from a number of support and funding programmes at TU Darmstadt. All of these programmes are tailored especially to enhance your career prospects and secure scientific autonomy.

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Career Bridging Grant

Ernst Ludwig Mobility Grant

Re-entry Scholarship

Ingenium Postdoc Training

Equality Grant

ECR Publikationsfonds

Ingenium Research Fellowship

Wissenschaftliche Preise an der TU Darmstadt für Forschende

Dr. Hans Messer Foundation Prize

The Dr. Hans Messer Foundation Prize is awarded annually to promote research and teaching to TU researchers with outstanding achievements in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, economics, social sciences and humanities. It is endowed with 50,000 euros and is tailored for early career researchers.

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Kurt Ruths-Preis

The Kurt Ruths Prize is awarded for outstanding dissertations from the Departments of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemistry at the TU. The prize is awarded annually and is endowed with 12,000 euros. Scientists in the early stages of their career whose scientific work represents a special achievement are eligible for the award.

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