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CHEMISTRY

Research
in Germany

Researchin Germany

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Editor: Vera Pfister
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CHEMISTRYPREFACE
Germany has a long-standing tradition of excellence in chemistry education andresearch. This brochure provides an insight into research in Germany in the field ofchemistry and is especially recommended to early career researchers from abroad.
Chemical research in Germany is primarily conducted at universities but also at
non-university research institutions. Almost all universities and many universities ofapplied sciences host a chemical research section. The spectrum ranges from small
monothematic working groups to large interdisciplinary departments and covers avariety of topics from traditional areas to new explorative research fields.
This brochure is intended to give an initial overview.The following map and tables
highlight research consortia and graduate training programmes at universities andnon-university research institutes with a main focus on chemical research.
On top of this, there is a lot more to discover: e.g. the DFG funds a multitude ofindividual projects in chemical research. These individual grants outweigh theresearch consortia both in number and in overall funding volume. Towards the end of
this brochure, you will find a link to the online database GEPRIS that provides an
overview of all DFG funded research projects. You will also find additional important
links for further information about programmes in the field of chemistry and profiles ofGerman universities and research institutions.
We invite you to explore the many opportunities that Germany has to offer andwelcome your feedback.

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OVERVIEW

Warnemünde
Rostock

Greifswald

Hamburg
BremenOldenburg

HannoverBraunschweig

Potsdam
Magdeburg

Münster

BerlinFrankfurt/
Oder

DortmundOberhausen
BochumDuisburg
Essen Mülheim
Düsseldorf
CologneGöttingenHalle/Saale
Leipzig

Schmallenberg

Dresden

Jena
Hermsdorf

AachenFrankfurt/Main
Mainz

Würzburg

Helmholtz Graduate Schools
Leibniz Graduate Schools
Research Training Groups

International Max Planck
Research Schools

International Research Training Groups

Fraunhofer Institutes

Integrated Research Training Groups in
Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios

Helmholtz Centres

Clusters of Excellence

Max Planck Institutes

Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios

OthersDarmstadt

Kaiserslautern
Heidelberg
Saarbrücken
Karlsruhe

ErlangenNuremberg
Bönnigheim
Schwäbisch Gmünd
PﬁnztalStuttgart
Denkendorf
Ulm

Leibniz Institutes
Freiburg

BayreuthFreising
MunichDFG funded Priority Programmes and Research Units are not shown on the map since they are notnecessarily located at a single location; they are listed on pages 13 and 15.

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CENTRES OF RESEARCH- funded by dfg Clusters of Excellence (EXC) promote cutting-edge research. They serve to strengthen
the research profiles of universities or university consortia in internationally competitive
fields. They create excellent training and career opportunities for early career
researchers. Within the framework of the Excellence Strategy, they can receive
between €3 million and €10 million annually and are funded for seven years, startingin 2019. A second seven-year period is possible.

CENTRES OF RESEARCH
LocationContact

The Fuel Science Center– Adaptive Conversion
Systems for Renewable
Energy and Carbon Sources(EXC 2186)

2019

www.fuelcenter.
rwth-aachen.
de/cms/~siul/
Fuelcenter/lidx/1/

BerlinTechnische
Universität Berlin

Unifying Systems in Catalysis(UniSysCat) (EXC 2008)2019

www.unisyscat.de

BochumRuhr-Universität
BochumRESOLV (Ruhr Explores
Solvation) – Understanding
and Design of SolventControlled Processes(EXC 2033)

2019

www.solvation.de

POLiS – Post Lithium Storage(EXC 2154)

2019

www.
postlithiumstorage.
org/en/E-Conversion (EXC 2089)

2019

www.e-conversion.
de/AachenKarlsruhe
Ulm
Munich/Garching

Technische
Universität Dortmund
Karlsuher Institut fürTechnologie (KIT)
Universität Ulm
Ludwig-MaximilliansUniversität München
Technische
Universität München

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES
RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Functional Microgels andMicrogel Systems (CRC 985)

2012

www.microgels.de

Universität Bayreuth

MICROPLASTICS –Understanding the
Mechanisms and Processes of
Biological Effects, Transportand Formation: From Modelto Complex Systems as a
Basis for New Solutions(CRC 1357)

2018

www.sfbmikroplastik.unibayreuth.deFreie Universität
BerlinFluorine-Specific Interactions:
Fundamentals and Functions(CRC 1349)

2018www.sfb1349.de/en/index.html

Darmstadt

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt

Interaction between
Transport and Wetting
Processes (CRC 1194)

2016

www.sfb1194.tudarmstadt.de/index.
en.jspDarmstadt

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt

Iron, upgraded! (CRC 1487)

2021

www.chemie.
tu-darmstadt.de/iron-upgraded/index.de.jsp

Bayreuth

Berlin>8

Funded Since

CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE

AachenTransregios (TRR) are Collaborative Research Centres in which up to three universities
collaborate with each other and submit a joint application. The contributions of thecooperative partners are essential, complementary and synergetic to the joint
research objective. Funding facilitates close, nationwide collaboration among theparticipating universities and researchers, as well as networking and shared use ofresources. There is also the option of international Transregios.

Title

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

DortmundCollaborative Research Centres (CRC) are organisational units established atuniversities which enable researchers to pursue an outstanding research programmecrossing the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties. The
traditional Collaborative Research Centre is generally applied for by one university
and is conducted by researchers of that university. Early career support is a key
objective of the Collaborative Research Centre Programme. Early career researchers
may get involved in a CRC in numerous ways, for example within the framework ofan Integrated Research Training Group. Collaborative Research Centres are funded
for a period of up to 12 years.

Institution

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CENTRES OF RESEARCHCENTRES OF RESEARCH

Location

Institution

Title

DresdenTechnische
Universität Dresden

Chemistry of Synthetic
Two-Dimensional Materials(CRC 1415)

2020

https://tu-dresden.
de/mn/chemie/
sfb1415

ErlangenNuremberg

Friedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Synthetic Carbon Allotropes(CRC 953)

2011

www.sfb953.
research.fau.eu/

ErlangenNuremberg

Friedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces(CLINT) (CRC 1452)

2021

www.sfb1452.
research.fau.eu/

Heidelberg

Universität
Heidelberg

N-Heteropolycycles as
Functional Materials(CRC 1249)

2016

Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Polymer-based Nanoparticle
Libraries for Targeted
Anti-inflammatory Strategies(CRC 1278)

2017

Tracking the Active Site in
Heterogeneous Catalysis for
Emission Control (TrackAct)(CRC 1441)

2021

Mainz

Johannes
GutenbergUniversität Mainz

Nanodimensional Polymer
Therapeutics for Tumour
Therapy (CRC 1066)

2013

www.crc1066.unimainz.de/Münster

Westfälische
Wilhelms-Universität
MünsterIntelligent Matter (CRC 1459)

2021

www.uni-muenster.
de/SFB1459/

Universität Stuttgart

Molecular Heterogeneous
Catalysis in Confined
Geometries (CRC 1333)

2018

www.crc1333.deKarlsruhe

Stuttgart

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

Funded Since

Contactwww.uni-heidelberg.
de/fakultaeten/
chemgeo/aci/
gade/sfb1249/
pages
www.polytarget.
uni-jena.de/en

Location

Institution

Title

BochumRuhr-Universität
BochumHeterogeneous Oxidation
Catalysis in the Liquid Phase– Mechanisms and Materials
in Thermal, Electro-, andPhotocatalysis (TRR 247)

2018

www.uni-due.de/sfbtrr247

BULK-REACTION – Reacting
and Moving Granular
Assemblies with Gas Flow
(TRR 287)

2020

https://bulk-reaction.
de/Polymers under Multiple
Constraints: Restricted andControlled Molecular Orderand Mobility (TRR 102)2011

www.natfak2.unihalle.de/sfbtrr102

Light-driven Molecular
Catalysts in Hierarchically
Structured Materials –Synthesis and Mechanistic
Studies (CataLight) (TRR 234)2018www.catalight.eu

Cooperative Effects in
Homo- and Heterometallic
Complexes (3MET) (TRR 88)

2010

www.uni-kl.de/3met

Duisburg

BochumMagdeburg

Universität DuisburgEssen
Ruhr-Universität
BochumOtto von GuerickeUniversität
Magdeburg

Halle/Saale

Martin-LutherUniversität HalleWittenberg

Leipzig

Universität Leipzig

JenaFriedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Ulm

Universität Ulm

KaiserslauternTechnische Universität
Kaiserslautern

www.trackact.kit.
edu/
Karlsruhe

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie (KIT)

Funded Since

Contact

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/TRANSREGIOS
AachenRheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

BochumRuhr-Universität
BochumDarmstadt

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt> 10

Oxyflame – Development of
Methods and Models to
Describe Solid Fuel
Reactions within an
Oxy-Fuel Atmosphere(TRR 129)2013www.oxyflame.com

11 <RESEARCH UNITS- funded by dfg Research Units (FOR) often contribute to establishing new research directions. Research
Units are made up of a team of researchers working together on a research project
which is often of an interdisciplinary nature. Research units consist of several researchersand subprojects. The subprojects of a Research Unit are often located at several
locations throughout Germany. Research Units are generally funded for up to six years.
Research Units are not shown on the map. Only the titles of the thematic focus and the
project websites are listed.

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RESEARCH UNITS
Title

Funded Since

Contact

Bioinspired Oxidation Catalysis with Iron Complexes(FOR 5215)

2022

https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/445916766

The Next Generation of Functional Self-healing
Materials – Restoration of Optoelectronic andTransport Properties in Flexible Energy Storage andConversion Materials (FuncHeal) (FOR 5301)

2022

www.ceec.uni-jena.de/woranforschen-wir/forschungsgruppe-for5301-funcheal

CytoLabs – Systematic Investigation and Exploitationof Cytochalasans (FOR 5170)

2021

www.cytolabs-dfg.info/

Energy Landscapes and Structure in Ion Conducting
Solids (ELSICS) (FOR 5065)

2020

www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb15/
for5065

UNODE – Unusual Anode Reactions (FOR 2982)

2019www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/for2982

Adaptive Polymer Gels with Controlled Network
Structure (FOR 2811)

2019www.for2811.uni-mainz.de

Amorphous Molecular Materials with Extreme
Non-Linear Optical Properties (FOR 2824)

2018

www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb15/
for2824

Switchable Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF-Switches)(FOR 2433)

2016

www.promise.kit.edu/english/
index.php

Assessing and Controlling Dynamic Local Process
Conditions in Microreactors via Novel Integrated
Microsensors (FOR 2383)

2016

https://tu-dresden.de/mn/
chemie/ac/ac1/forschung/forschergruppe-2433

Multi-Scale Analysis of Complex Three-Phase
Systems: Oxygen and CO2 Reduction at Silver-Based
Gas-Diffusion Electrodes in Aqueous Electrolyte (FOR
2397)

2016

www.for2397.tu-clausthal.deMulti-Functional Conversion of Chemical Species andEnergy (FOR 1993)2013www.uni-due.de/for1993

13 <PRIORITY PROGRAMMES- funded by dfg Priority Programmes (SPP) have a programmatic focus and the purpose of advancing
knowledge in an emerging field of research through collaborative networked support.
They are characterised by their enhanced quality of research through the use of new
methods and forms of collaboration in emerging fields. As a rule, one programme canconsist of up to 30 individual subprojects located at several institutions across Germany; it
usually has one coordinating person. Priority Programmes normally receive funding for aperiod of up to six years.
Priority Programmes are not shown on the map. Only the titles of the overall themes andthe project websites are listed.

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PRIORITY PROGRAMMES
Title

Funded Since

Contact

Nitroconversion (SPP 2370)2022

www.spp2370.uni-bayreuth.de/en

Molecular Machine Learning (SPP 2363)

2022

www.uni-muenster.de/SPP2363/

Polymer-based Batteries (SPP 2248)

2020

www.spp2248.uni-jena.de/en

Catalysts and Reactors under Dynamic Conditions forEnergy Storage and Conversion(SPP 2080)

2018

www.itcp.kit.edu/spp2080/
englishLight Controlled Reactivity of Metal Complexes(SPP 2102)

2018

www.spp2102.uni-mainz.de

Manipulation of Matter Controlled by Electric andMagnetic Fields: Towards Novel Synthesis andProcessing Routes of Inorganic Materials (SPP 1959)2016www.fieldsmatter.de

Dispersity-, Structural- and Phase-Changes of Proteins
and Biological Agglomerates in Biotechnological
Processes (DiSPBiotech) (SPP 1934)2016https://dispbiotech.tubraunschweig.de/?lang=en

Coordination Networks: Building Blocks for Functional
Systems (SPP 1928)2016

www.coornets.tum.de

15 <NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSNON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Location

Institution

Contact
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTES

Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied
Ecology (IME)www.ime.fraunhofer.deBerlin-Teltow

Fraunhofer Research Institution for Polymeric Materials
and Composites Division (PYCO)

www.iap.fraunhofer.
de/en/research/pyco1.html

AachenFraunhofer Society is one of the world’s leading organisations for applied researchwith an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros, 76 institutes and more than
30,000 employees. Fraunhofer’s R&D portfolio covers a wide range of fields,
including health, security, communications, transport, energy and the environment.
www.fraunhofer.deS chmallenberg

Braunschweig

Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films(IST)

www.ist.fraunhofer.de

The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society,science and industry with world-level research in six areas: energy, earth and environment, health, key technologies, structure of matter and aeronautics, space and transport. With more than 43,000 employees in 18 research centres and an annual
budget of approximately 5 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s
largest scientific organisation. www.helmholtz.deBremenFraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology
and Advanced Materials (IFAM)

www.ifam.fraunhofer.
deDarmstadt

Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability (LBF)www.lbf.fraunhofer.de

DresdenFraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology(IWS)

www.iws.fraunhofer.de

DresdenFraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems(IKTS)

www.ikts.fraunhofer.de

DresdenHermsdorf

The Leibniz Association is an umbrella organisation of 96 research institutes. The annual
budget amounts to 2 billion euros. Some 11,700 researchers – approximately 25% ofthem from abroad – work on a widely diverse range of subjects, including the humanities and social sciences, economics, spatial and life sciences, mathematics, natural andengineering sciences and environmental research. www.leibniz-association.eu

Freiburg

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)www.ise.fraunhofer.deFreising

Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging(IVV)

www.ivv.fraunhofer.de

HannoverFraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental
Medicine (ITEM)

www.item.fraunhofer.deLeipzig

Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI)

www.izi.fraunhofer.de/en.html

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of Germany’s largest
independent non-profit research organisations. A combined total of 13,000 researchers, postdoctoral/junior researchers and visiting researchers at 86 Max Planck Institutes
conduct basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences andhumanities. www.mpg.de

Oberhausen

Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy
Technology (UMSICHT)

www.umsicht.
fraunhofer.de

Pfinztal

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT)www.ict.fraunhofer.de

PotsdamFraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)

www.iap.fraunhofer.de

StuttgartFraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineeringand Biotechnology (IGB)

www.igb.fraunhofer.de

Würzburg

Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC)www.isc.fraunhofer.
de/en.html

Berlin-Teltow

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Centre for Materials
and Coastal Research/ Institute of Biomaterial Science in
Teltow (HZG)

www.hereon.de/index.php.enKarlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

www.kit.edu

AachenLeibniz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI)

HELMHOLTZ CENTRESLEIBNIZ INSTITUTES> 16

www.dwi.rwth-aachen.
de/en

17 <

NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Location

NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSInstitution

Contact

BerlinLeibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ)

www.ikz-berlin.de

BerlinLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries(IGB)

www.igb-berlin.de

BerlinLeibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP)

www.fmp-berlin.info

BerlinMax Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics
and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI)

www.mbi-berlin.deBerlin

Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS)

www.isas.deBremenLeibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT)

www.leibniz-zmt.de/en/Dresden

Leibniz Institute for Solid State andMaterials Research Dresden (IFW)

www.ifw-dresden.de

Dresden

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)

www.ipfdd.deFrankfurt/
Oder

Leibniz Institute Innovations for High Performance
Microelectronics (IHP)

www.ihpmicroelectronics.com

Greifswald

Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)

www.inp-greifswald.
de/en/

Halle/ Saale

Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB)

www.ipb-halle.deJena

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection
Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)

www.hki-jena.de

Leipzig

Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification Engineering (IOM)

www.iom-leipzig.deLeipzig

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)

www.tropos.de

Rostock

Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT Rostock)www.catalysis.de

Saarbrücken

Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM)

www.inm-gmbh.de

Warnemünde(Rostock)

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)

www.io-warnemuende.
deDortmund

MA X PL ANCK INSTITUTES
BerlinFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI-Berlin)www.fhi-berlin.mpg.deBremenMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM)

www.mpi-bremen.de

DortmundMax Planck Institute for
Molecular Physiology (MPI-Dortmund)www.mpi-dortmund.
mpg.deDresdenMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (CPFS)

www.cpfs.mpg.de

Düsseldorf

Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (MPIE)

www.mpie.de

Göttingen

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science (MPIBC)

www.mpinat.mpg.
de/en

Jena

Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (BGC-Jena)www.bgc-jena.mpg.de

Jena

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (ICE)

www.ice.mpg.de> 18

Location

Institution

Contact

Magdeburg

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical
Systems Magdeburg (MPI-Magdeburg)

www.mpi-magdeburg.
mpg.deMainz

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)

www.mpic.de/2285/
en

Mainz

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP)

www.mpip-mainz.mpg.
deMülheimMax Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion(CEC)

www.cec.mpg.de/en/
home

Mülheim

Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (KOFO)

www.kofo.mpg.de

Potsdam

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Inferfaces (MPIKG)

www.mpikg.mpg.de/enStuttgart

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (FKF)

www.fkf.mpg.de

BerlinFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)

www.bam.de/
Navigation/EN/
Home/home.html

Bönnigheim

Hohenstein Institutewww.hohenstein.deBraunschweig

National Metrology Institute (PTB)

www.ptb.de

Denkendorf

German Institutes of Textile and Fibres Research
Denkendorf

www.ditf.de/en/

DresdenVKTA – Radiation Protection, Analytics & Disposal
Rossendorf Inc. (VKTA)

www.vkta.deFrankfurt/
Main

DECHEMA-Research Institute (DFI)

http://dechema-dfi.deHamburg

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

www.embl-hamburg.de

Hannover

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(BGR)

www.bgr.bund.deKarlsruhe

Max Rubner Institute Federal Research Institute of Nutrition
and Food (MRI)

www.mri.bund.de/en/home/Schwäbisch
Gmünd

fem Research Institute for Precious Metals + Metals
Chemistry (FEM)

www.fem-online.de

OTHERS   Berlin

19 <GRADUATE TRAINING- funded by dfg -GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Institution

Title

Funded Since

Contact

RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Ruhr-Universität
BochumConfinement-Controlled
Chemistry (RTG 2376)

2018www.confinementcontrolled-chemistry.
deUniversität zu Köln

Template-Designed Organic
Electronics (TIDE)(RTG 2591)

2020

www.tide.uni-koeln.
de/Research Training Groups (RTG) combine an ambitious research programme atuniversities with comprehensive training, tailored supervision and academic freedom toform an ideal environment for a successful doctorate. Research Training Groups can also
have an interdisciplinary approach. They are funded for a period of up to nine years.

BochumTechnische
Universität Dresden

Hydrogel-Based
Microsystems (RTG 1865)

2012

International Research Training Groups (IRTG) provide opportunities for joint doctoral
training programmes between German universities and universities abroad. The researchand study programmes are jointly developed and supervised. Doctoral students in the
programme spend six months at the partner institution.

Dresdenhttps://tudresden.de/ing/
elektrotechnik/ife/
graduiertenkolleg

Düsseldorf

Heinrich-HeineUniversität Düsseldorf

Natural Products andNatural Product Analogs
Against Therapy-ResistantTumors and Microorganisms:
New Lead Structures andModes of Action (RTG 2158)

2016

www.grk2158.hhu.
de/en.html

Johann Wolfgang
Goethe-Universität
Frankfurt am Main

Complex Scenarios ofLight-Control (CLiC)(RTG 1986)

2014

Frankfurt/
Mainwww.clic.uni-frankfurt.
de

Göttingen

Georg-AugustUniversität Göttingen

Benchmark Experiments for
Numerical Quantum
Chemistry (BENCh)(RTG 2455)

2018www.hbond.net/
bench.html

Universität HalleWittenberg

Beyond Amphiphilicity:
Self-Organization of Soft
Matter Via Multiple
Noncovalent Interactions(RTG 2670)

2021

www.beam.uni-halle.
de/Universität Hamburg

Hybrid Structures on the
Nanoscale: Chemical
Concepts to Prepare
Heterogeneous
Nanostructures with
Anisotropic Material
Properties – NANOHYBRID(RTG 2536)

2020

www.chemie.
uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grknanohybrid/

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie (KIT)

Molecular Architecture for
Fluorescent Cell Imaging(RTG 2039)

2014

Karlsruhewww.grk2039.kit.
edu

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie (KIT)

Tailored Scale-Bridging
Approaches toComputational Nanoscience(RTG 2450)

2018

Karlsruhewww.compnano.kit.
edu

Integrated Research Training Groups (within Collaborative Research Centres/
Transregios) offer ideal research environments for doctoral researchers. The main aim ofthese structured training programmes is to provide young scientists and academics with
opportunities to independently carry out research at an early stage of their career. The
programmes further take care to closely integrate early career researchers into an
academic network. Working in Clusters of Excellence or Collaborative Research Centres
projects, doctoral researchers achieve additional qualifications. As research assistants inthese projects, they contribute to the Research Centre’s success. They are closely involved
with the projects and have access to the entire project infrastructure.

CologneHalle/
Saale

Hamburg

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GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Institution

Title

Universität Leipzig

Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H(RTG 2721)

Carl von Ossietzky
Univerrsität
Oldenburg

Chemical Bond Activation(RTG 2226)

Leipzig

Oldenburg

GRADUATE TRAINING
Contact

Location

Institution

Title

2021

www.uni-leipzig.de/en/123h

JenaFriedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena2017

www.polytarget.unijena.de/en/rtg

2017

https://uol.de/en/
grk-2226

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Polymerbased Nanoparticle Libraries
for Targeted Antiinflammatory Strategies(CRC 1278)

Mainz

Johannes GutenbergUniversität Mainz

Integrated Research Training
Group within:
Nanodimensional Polymeric
Therapeutics for Tumour
Therapy (CRC 1066)

2013

www.crc1066.unimainz.de/graduateschool

Universität Münster

Adaptive Nanosystems:
Principles and Applications(CRC 1459)

2021

www.uni-muenster.
de/SFB1459/mgk/

Funded Since

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Münster
Toronto(Canada)MunichEdmonton(Canada)Westfälische
Wilhelms-Universität
Münster

New Trends in Molecular
Activation and Catalysis(IRTG 2027)

2013

www.uni-muenster.
de/Chemie.ac/
irtg2027

University of Toronto
Technische
Universität München
University of Alberta

Münster
Alberta/TUM International
Graduate School for
Environmentally Responsible
Functional Hybrid Materials(ATUMS) (IRTG 2022)2015

www.department.
ch.tum.de/makro/
irtg-2022-atums/
overview

BerlinDresdenErlangenNuremberg> 22

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Integrated Research Training
Group within:
Functional Microgels andMicrogel Systems(CRC 985)

2012

Freie Universität
BerlinIntegrated Research Training
Group within: Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions(CRC 1349)

2018

Chemistry of Synthetic
Two-Dimensional Materials(CRC 1415)

2020

Technische
Universität DresdenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces(CLINT) (CRC 1452)

www.microgels.rwthaachen.de/?page_
id=805www.sfb1349.de/en/MGK/index.html

Integrated Research Training
Group within:
Oxyflame –Development of
Methods and Models to
Describe Solid Fuel
Reactions within an Oxy-FuelAtmosphere(TRR 129)2013www.oxyflame.de/program/projects/
project-area/project/mgk.html

Ruhr-Universität
BochumOtto von Guericke-Universität
Magdeburg

BULK-REACTION – Reacting
and Moving Granular
Assemblies with Gas Flow
(TRR 287)

2020

https://bulk-reaction.
de/Martin-LutherUniversität HalleWittenberg

https://blogs.urz.unihalle.de/irtgpolymers

Leipzig

Universität Leipzig

Research Training Group“Polymers: Random Coils
and Beyond” within:
Polymers under Multiple
Constraints: Restricted andControlled Molecular Orderand Mobility(TRR102)2011

Halle/
Saale

www.catalight.eu/
irtg-board

Ulm

Universität Ulm

Integrated Research Training
Group within:
Light-driven Molecular
Catalysts in Hierarchically
Structured Materials –Synthesis and Mechanistic
Studies (CataLight) (TRR 234)

2018

Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

AachenRheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

BochumRuhr-Universität
BochumDarmstadt

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt

BochumMagdeburg2021

https://tu-dresden.
de/mn/chemie/
sfb1415

Contact

INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/
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AachenFunded Since

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research.fau.eu/

23 <GRADUATE TRAINING- at non - university research institutions Helmholtz Graduate Schools provide a roof under which a varied number of curricula
in different fields, or across disciplines, can find a home. Helmholtz Graduate
Schools constitute a valuable addition to the wide range of training programmes
available within the Helmholtz Association. They offer optimal conditions for PhD
students to work and enable them to create a network of contacts with fellow
university researchers while also fostering the integration of participants into theresearch environment.
Leibniz Graduate Schools were established to foster the systematic promotion ofjunior researchers. Young researchers are given the opportunity to do their doctorates
in an excellent, collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment. To this end,
Leibniz institutions cooperate closely with universities. As every Leibniz institution
focuses on clearly defined, socially-relevant themes, doctoral candidates have a
wealth of networking opportunities in a large, dedicated scientific community. The
particular character of research at the institutions in the Leibniz Association, which
includes fundamental, large-scale and application-oriented research, means doctoralcandidates can conduct research from basic idea right through to application.
International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) offer talented German andinternational junior scientists the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent
research conditions. The research schools are established by one or several Max
Planck Institutes. These IMPRS work in close cooperation with universities and other– sometimes international – research institutions. This provides an extraordinary
framework for the graduate students to work in, and is a great advantage ininterdisciplinary research projects, or in projects that require special equipment.

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GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Title

Contact
HELMHOLTZ GRADUATE SCHOOLS

T eltow(Berlin)Helmholtz Graduate School for Macromolecular Bioscience

BerlinFMP Graduate Schoolhttps://leibniz-fmp.
de/fmp-graduateschool/standard-titel-1

BremenLeibniz Graduate School on Genomic Biodiversity Research(GBR)

www.zfmk.de/en/
research/researchcentres-and-groups/
graduate-school-gbr

JenaInternational Leibniz Research School for Microbial and
Biomolecular Interactions Jena (ILRS Jena)www.ilrs.de/Leipzig

Leibniz Graduate School on Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation:(LGS-CAR)

www.lgs-car.tropos.deWarnemünde(Rostock)

International Leibniz Graduate School for Gravity Waves andTurbulence in the Atmosphere and Ocean (ILWAO)

www.iap-kborn.
de/en/forschung/projekte/heimseiten/
ilwao/

https://macrobio.
hereon.de/

LEIBNIZ GRADUATE SCHOOLSINTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOLS (IMPRS)
BerlinIMPRS for Elementary Processes in Physical Chemistrywww.fhi.mpg.de/imprs

BremenIMPRS of Marine Microbiology

www.marmic.mpg.de

DortmundIMPRS for Living Matter

www.imprs-lm.mpg.
de/DresdenIMPRS for Chemistry and Physics of Quantum Materials

https://imprs-cpqm.
mpg.de/DresdenIMPRS for Dynamical Processes in Atoms, Molecules andSolidswww.imprs-dynamics.
mpg.deDüsseldorf

IMPRS for Sustainable Metallurgy - from Fundamentals toEngineering Materials

www.imprs-surmat.
mpg.deGöttingen

IMPRS for Physics of Biological and Complex Systems

www.ggnb.unigoettingen.de/imprspbcs

Heidelberg

IMPRS for Quantum Dynamics

www.mpi-hd.mpg.
de/imprs-qd/contact.
html

Jena

IMPRS Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems

http://imprs.ice.mpg.
de/extJena

IMPRS for Global Biogeochemical Cycles

www.imprs-gbgc.de

25 <GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Title

Contact

IMPRS for Advanced Methods in Process and Systems
Engineeringwww.pe-imprs.mpg.de

IMPRS on Reactive Structure Analysis for Chemical Reactions(RECHARGE)

https://imprs.cec.
mpg.dePotsdamIMPRS on Multiscale Bio-Systems

http://imprs.mpikg.
mpg.deStuttgart

IMPRS for Condensed Matter Science

www.imprs-cms.mpg.
deMagdeburg
Mülheim(Ruhr)

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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Elektrochemischer Forschungsinstitutionen (AGEF):
www.ivam.com/members/agef_ev (DE)German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG): https://bunsen.de/ (DE)German Catalysis Society (GeCatS): www.gecats.de
German Chemical Society (GDCh): http://en.gdch.deSociety for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM):
https://gbm-online.de/the-gbm.html
Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (DECHEMA):
https://dechema.de/en/
The Colloid Society: www.kolloid-gesellschaft.de
Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI): www.vci.de

OPEN POSITIONS
Research in Germany: www.research-in-germany.org/jobs
Fraunhofer Society: www.fraunhofer.de/en/jobs-and-career.html
Helmholtz Association: www.helmholtz.de/en/career/job-vacancies/
Leibniz Society: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/careers/jobs.html
Max Planck Society: www.mpg.de/jobboard
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FURTHER INFORMATIONRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, PROJECTS, FUNDING, CONTACTS

www.research-in-germany.org

The “Research in Germany” Portal: Information on research
and funding opportunities, academic and research-related
job portals, as well as advice on preparing a research
stay or initiating a collaboration with German researchorganisations. www.research-in-germany.org
German Project Information System (GEPRIS): Online
database providing information about all current DFGfunded research projects and contact information for the
Principal Investigators. http://gepris.dfg.deGerman Research Institutions (GERiT): Information on morethan 25,000 institutes at German universities and nonuniversity research institutions, searchable by geographic
location, subject and other structural criteria. www.gerit.org
Website of the DFG: Further background information about
DFG funding programmes, funding guidelines, and lists ofcurrently DFG-funded activities. www.dfg.de
The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) Research Map:
The interactive HRK Research Map database provides
information on the research priorities that are of strategic
institutional importance for each university.
www.hrk.de/home (go to Research Map)
The Higher Education Compass: Information on Germany’s
higher education institutions, the range of courses andprogrammes that they offer, their worldwide cooperation,
and who to contact locally.
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German Research Foundation (DFG)
DFG Head Office Germany
www.dfg.deresearchmarketing@dfg.de