Hannover Medical School

Advanced Clinician Scientists (w/d/m) for the AVIATOR-Program

Hannover Medical School (MHH) is one of Germany’s leading medical universities and offers a unique career pipeline for clinician scientists. As part of the BMFTR-funded program AVIATOR (AdVanced clIniciAn scienTist prOgram), MHH is advertising positions for Advanced Clinician Scientists (each with 50% protected research time for up to 6 years).

AVIATOR is a structured career development program designed to support medical and dental specialists from all specialisations in human medicine or dentistry who combine clinical expertise with excellent translational research and aim to establish themselves in academic medicine.

The program targets ambitious Advanced Clinician Scientists in the R3 career stage who combine clinical experience with strong scientific skills. Applications are open to board-examined specialists or attending physicians (Fach-/Oberärzt:innen, zahnmedizinische Spezialist:innen) holding a doctoral degree.
Responsibilities
As an Advanced Clinician Scientist in the AVIATOR program, you will play a central role at the intersection of clinical care, research, and academic development, including:
  • Conducting an independent, clinically relevant translational research project with societal impact in one of MHH’s strategic research areas.
  • Establishing and leading your own research group, including responsibility for staff, resources, and scientific planning.
  • Securing competitive third-party funding to develop your research agenda and sustainably establish your group.
  • Integration into clinical care with a clearly defined clinical profile aligned with your research.
  • Participation in structured training activities within the program.
  • Active involvement in mentoring, teaching, and science communication, including Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Open Science.
  • Taking responsibility for your career development through individual goal-setting, regular evaluations, and strategic coaching.
  • Contributing to the further development of the program through participation in committees and exchange formats at MHH and nationally/internationally.
The AVIATOR program offers a unique opportunity to establish a long-term academic career as a clinician scientist and contribute to the transformation of university medicine.

Requirements
  • Doctorate (Dr. med.) and completed specialist training in human medicine or dentistry
  • Proven research experience at the R2 career stage
  • Clinical activity with a strong scientific drive
  • Clear scientific vision and willingness to actively shape an independent research profile
  • Motivation for academic independence and future leadership
  • Interest in translational research connecting clinical practice, science, and patient benefit
  • Commitment to active participation in AVIATOR as a career development program
What we offer
The program provides you with a structured career development plan, protected research time alongside your clinical tasks, a training curriculum, targeted mentoring and coaching, and specific resources (see program info for details).

Application Process
Please submit:
  • The completed Application Form: Advanced Clinician Scientist Program – 1st Step (see template), outlining your scientific vision and personal goals
  • A tabular CV, detailing your previous research achievements and relevant clinical experience and milestones
The selection follows a two-stage process and evaluates scientific and clinical achievements with respect to the targeted profile. Please only use the provided templates to ensure evaluation in line with CoARA principles.

Note: Candidates with a foreign medical license can be supported in obtaining professional recognition
 

! The application deadline is June 28, 2026.

Due to a technical transition, applications can only be submitted via our online job posting until and including March 22, 2026, and again starting from April 1, 2026.

Please submit your application documents directly to Dekanat.Karriere@mh-hannover.de.

You have any questions beforehand?

Thorsten Saenger
+49 511 532 7806
dekanat.karriere@mh-hannover.de

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Reference number 3738
Apply until: 22.03.2026
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