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GEOSCIENCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Research
in Germany

Researchin Germany

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GEOSCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES

PREFACE
This brochure provides a first insight into research in Germany in the fields ofgeosciences and environmental sciences and is especially recommended to early
career researchers from abroad.
Research in geosciences and environmental sciences in Germany is primarily
conducted at universities but also at non-university research institutions. Almost all
universities host a section in these scientific fields. 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 geosciences and environmental
sciences.
On top of this, there is a lot more to discover: e.g. the DFG funds a multitude ofindividual projects in the area of geosciences and environmental sciences. These
individual grants outweigh the research consortia both in number and in overallfunding 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 fields of geosciences and environmental sciences and profiles of German
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

Wilhelmshaven

Bremerhaven

Kühlungsborn
Warnemünde

Kiel

FlintbekGüstrow
Hamburg
Geesthacht

BremenHannoverPotsdam

Braunschweig

MünsterMülheim
Krefeld
JülichBerlinCottbusGöttingen

BochumHalle/Saale
Leipzig

CologneBonn

Müncheberg

Marburg

WeimarDresden

Jena

KoblenzFrankfurt/Main
Offenbach

Wiesbaden
Mainz

Hof
Bayreuth

Saarbrücken
Research Training Groups

Helmholtz Graduate Schools

International Research Training Groups

Leibniz Graduate Schools

Integrated Research Training Groups in
Collaborative Research Centres/TransregiosInternational Max Planck
Research Schools

Clusters of Excellence

Helmholtz Centres

Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios

Leibniz Institutes
Max Planck Institutes
OthersKarlsruhe

Schiltach
MunichFreiburg
Konstanz

Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Zugspitze

DFG-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.
The map shows the headquarters of the non-university research institutions.
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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.
Collaborative 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.

CENTRES OF RESEARCH
Location

Title

Funded Since

Contact

CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE
BremenHamburg

Universität Bremen

The Ocean Floor – Earth’s
Uncharted Interface(EXC 2077)

2019

www.marum.de

Universität Hamburg

Climate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CliCCS)(EXC 2037)

2019

www.cliccs.unihamburg.de

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES
Bayreuth

Bonn

CologneGöttingenTransregios (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.

Institution

HannoverJena

Universität Bayreuth

MICROPLASTICS –Understanding the
Mechanisms and Processesof Biological Effects,
Transport and Formation:
From Model to Complex
Systems as a Basis for New
Solutions (CRC 1357)

2022

www.sfbmikroplastik.unibayreuth.deRheinische FriedrichWilhelms-Universität
Bonn

Regional Climate Change:
Disentangling the Role ofLand Use and Water
Management (CRC 1502)

2022

www.lf.uni-bonn.
de/en/research/crcdetect

Universität zu Köln

Earth – Evolution at the Dry
Limit (CRC 1211)

2016

www.sfb1211.unikoeln.deGeorg-AugustUniversität Göttingen

Ecological andSocioeconomic Functions of
Tropical Lowland Rainforest
Transformation Systems(Sumatra, Indonesia)(CRC 990)

2012

www.uni-goettingen.
de/en/310995.html

Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
HannoverRelativistic and Quantumbased Geodesy (TerraQ)(CRC 1464)

2021

www.terraq.unihannover.deFriedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

AquaDiva: Understanding
the Links between Surface
and Subsurface
Biogeosphere (CRC 1076)

2013

www.aquadiva.unijena.de

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/TRANSREGIOS
BerlinMünster>8

Freie Universität Berlin
Technische Universität
BerlinLate Accretion onto
Terrestrial Planets (LATP)(TRR 170)

2015

www.TRR170lateaccretion.deWestfälische
Wilhelms-Universität
Münster

9<CENTRES OF RESEARCH
Location

Institution

Title

Bonn

Rheinische FriedrichWilhelms-Universität
Bonn

2018

www.crc228.de

CologneUniversität zu Köln

Future Rural Africa:
Future-making and socialecological Transformation(TRR 228)
ArctiC Amplification:
Climate Relevant
Atmosphericand SurfaCe Processes, andFeedback Mechanisms(AC)3 (TRR 172)2015

www.ac3-tr.de

Energy Transfers in
Atmosphere and Ocean(TRR 181)2016

www.trrenergytransfers.de

Waves to Weather (TRR 165)2015

w2w.meteo.physik.
uni-muenchen.de

The Tropopause Region in a
Changing Atmosphere(TRR 301)

2021

www.tpchange.deBremenUniversität Bremen

CologneUniversität zu Köln

Leipzig

Universität Leipzig

BremenUniversität Bremen

Hamburg

Universität Hamburg

Karlsruhe

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

Mainz

Johannes GutenbergUniversität Mainz

Munich

Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität MünchenFrankfurt
Mainz

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Goethe-Universität
Frankfurt am Main

Funded Since

Contact

Johannes GutenbergUniversität Mainz

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

Algorithmic Data Analytics for Geodesy (AlgoForGe)(FOR 5361)

2022

tba

Fast and Invisible: Conquering Subsurface Stormflow
through an Interdisciplinary Multi-Site Approach(FOR 5288)

2022

gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/453746323

Biogeochemical Processes and Air-Sea Exchange in the
Sea-Surface Microlayer (BASS) (FOR 5267)

2022

www.uol.de/en/bass

The Dynamic Deep Subsurface of High-Energy Beaches(DynaDeep) (FOR 5094)

2021

www.uol.de/en/icbm/dynadeep

Diffusion Chronometry of Magmatic Systems(FOR 2881)

2020

www.diffchron.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

New Refined Observations of Climate Change fromSpaceborn Gravity Missions (NEROGRAV) (FOR 2736)

2018www.lrg.tum.de/iapg/nerograv

Revisiting The Volcanic Impact on Atmosphere andClimate – Preparations for the Next Big Volcanic
Eruption (FOR 2820)

2018www.physik.uni-greifswald.de/ag-von-savigny/projects/dfgresearch-unit-volimpact-for-2820

Sensitivity of High Alpine Geosystems to Climate
Change Since 1850 (SEHAG) (FOR 2793)

2018

www.fordoc.ku.de

Large-Scale and High-Resolution Mapping of Soil
Moisture on Field and Catchment Scales – Boosted by
Cosmic-Ray Neutrons (FOR 2694)

2018www.uni-potsdam.de/en/
cosmicsense

Near-Realtime Quantitative Precipitation Estimation
and Prediction (RealPEP) (FOR 2589)

2018www2.meteo.uni-bonn.de/
realpep/doku.php

The Limits of the Fossil Record: Analytical andExperimental Approaches to Fossilization (FOR 2685)

2017

www.ifgeo.uni-bonn.de/abteilungen/palaeontologie/
dfg-for-2685

Understanding the Global Freshwater System by
Combining Geodetic and Remote Sensing Information
with Modelling Using a Calibration/Data
Assimilation Approach (GlobalCDA) (FOR 2630)

2017www.globalcda.deMatter Under Planetary Interior Conditions –High-Pressure, Planetary and Plasma Physics(FOR 2440)

2016

www.for2440.uni-rostock.deSpace-Time Dynamics of Extreme Floods (SPATE)(FOR 2416)

2016

www.spate-floods.com

Mountain Exile Hypothesis (FOR 2358)

2016

www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb19/
dfg2358

Temperature-Related Stresses as a Unifying Principle
in Ancient Extinctions (TERSANE) (FOR 2332)

2016

www.cnidaria.nat.uni-erlangen.de/wp

Structures, Properties and Reactions of Carbonates at
High Temperatures and Pressures (FOR 2125)

2015

www.uni-frankfurt.de/48626215/
for2125

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
and the project website are listed.

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PRIORITY PROGRAMMES
Title

Funded Since

Contact

Reconstructing the Deep Dynamics of Planet Earthover Geologic Time (DeepDyn) (SPP 2404)

2022

tba

Tropical Climate Variability and Coral Reefs. A Past to
Future Perspective on Current Rates of Change at
Ultra-High Resolution(SPP 2299)

2022

www.spp2299.
tropicalclimatecorals.de

Dynamics of Ore Metals Enrichment – DOME(SPP 2238)

2020

www.uni-potsdam.de/en/
spp2238

Polarimetric Radar Observations meet Atmospheric
Modelling (PROM) – Fusion of Radar Polarimetry and
Numerical Atmospheric Modelling Towards an
Improved Understanding of Cloud and Precipitation
Processes (SPP 2115)

2018

www2.meteo.uni-bonn.de/
spp2115

Mountain Building Processes in Four Dimensions(4D-MB) (SPP 2017)2017www.spp-mountainbuilding.de

Volunteered Geographic Information: Interpretation,
Visualisation and Social Computing (SPP 1894)2016www.vgiscience.org

Regional Sea Level Change and Society (SeaLevel)(SPP 1889)2016

www.spp-sealevel.de

Building a Habitable Earth (SPP 1833)2015

www.habitableearth.uni-koeln.de

EarthShape: Earth Surface Shaping by Biota(SPP 1803)2015

www.earthshape.net

Study of Earth System Dynamics with a Constellationof Potential Field Missions (DynamicEarth) (SPP 1788)

2015

www.spp-dynamicearth.deAtmospheric and Earth System Research with the"High Altitude and LOng Range Research Aircraft"(HALO) (SPP 1294)

2007

www.halo-spp.de

Antarctic Research with Comparative Investigations in
Arctic Ice Areas (SPP 1158)

2003

www.spp-antarktisforschung.de

International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP)(SPP 1006)

1995

www.icdp.ifg.uni-kiel.de

Ocean Drilling Program/Deep Sea Drilling Project(IODP) (SPP 527)

1978

www.iodp.org

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

Institution

Contact
HELMHOLTZ CENTRESThe 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 40,000 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
The Leibniz Association is an umbrella organisation of 97 research institutes. The annual
budget amounts to 2 billion euros. Some 11,500 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.de
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of Germany’s largest
independent non-profit research organisations. The Max Planck Society has been
allocated approximately 1.92 billion euros for 2022. A combined total of 15,300
researchers, postdoctoral/junior researchers and visiting researchers at 86 Max Planck
Institutes conduct basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences
and humanities. One third of the researchers and more than half of the junior andvisiting researchers come from abroad. www.mpg.de> 16

Bremerhaven

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar andMarine Research (AWI)

www.awi.de

CologneGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)

www.dlr.deGeesthacht

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht – Centre for Materials andCoastal Research (HZG)

www.hzg.de

JülichForschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich)www.fz-juelich.deKarlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

www.kit.edu

Kiel

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

www.geomar.de

Leipzig

Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ)

www.ufz.de

PotsdamHelmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German ResearchCentre for Geosciences

www.gfz-potsdam.deBerlinLeibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ)

www.ikz-berlin.de

BerlinLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries(IGB)

www.igb-berlin.de

BerlinMuseum für Naturkunde – Leibniz Institute for Evolution
and Biodiversity Science (MfN)

www.
museumfuernaturkunde.
berlinBochumDeutsches Bergbau-Museum – German Mining Museum
Bochum (DBM)

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

www.leibniz-zmt.de

Dresden

Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional
Development (IOER)

www.ioer.deFrankfurt/
Main

Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History
Museumwww.senckenberg.de

Hannover

Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG)

www.liag-hannover.de

Kühlungsborn

Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University
Rostock (IAP)

www.iap-kborn.de

Leipzig

Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IFL)

www.ifl-leipzig.deLeipzig

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)

www.tropos.deMüncheberg

Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

www.zalf.de

Potsdam

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

www.pik-potsdam.deWarnemünde

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)

www.io-warnemuende.
deWilhelmshaven

Senckenberg by the Sea

www.senckenberg.de

LEIBNIZ INSTITUTES

17 <NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Location

Institution

NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSContact

MA X- PL ANCK- INSTITUTES
BremenMax Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM)

www.mpi-bremen.de

Göttingen

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS)

www.mps.mpg.de

Hamburg

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M)

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Jena

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

Mainz

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)

www.mpic.de

Marburg

Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology (MPIMarburg)

www.mpi-marburg.
mpg.deOTHERS
BayreuthBavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry
and Geophysics, University of Bayreuth (BGI)

www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.
deBerlinState Geological Surveys of Germany (GSO)

www.infogeo.de

BochumInternational Geothermal Center (GZB)

www.geothermiezentrum.de

Braunschweig

Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal ResearchInstitute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries

www.thuenen.deFrankfurt/
Main

Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)

www.bkg.bund.deFrankfurt/
Main

Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE)

www.isoe.de

Hannover

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(BGR)

www.bgr.bund.de

Koblenz

German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG)

www.bafg.de

Location

Institution

Contact

Mülheim

IWW Water Centre

www.iww-online.de

MunichBayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie undGeologie

www.palmuc.de/bspg

MunichCommission for Glaziologie of the Bavarian Academy of
Sciences and Humanities

www.glaciology.de

Offenbach

Germany's National Meteorological Service (DWD)

www.dwd.de

SchiltachBlack Forest Observatory (BFO)

www.black-forestobservatory.deWilhelmshaven

Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research(NIhK)

www.nihk.de

Zugspitze

Environmental Research Station Schneefernerhaus

www.schneefernerhaus.
deBremenCottbus
Dresden
Flintbek
Freiburg
Güstrow
Halle/Saale
Hamburg
Hannover
Hof
Krefeld
Mainz
Saarbrücken
WeimarWiesbaden

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GRADUATE TRAINING- funded by dfg 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.
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.
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.

GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Title

Funded Since

Contact

RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Technische
Universität Berlin

Urban Water Interfaces(RTG 2032)

2014

www.uwi.tu-berlin.de

Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
HannoverIntegrity and Collaborationin Dynamic Sensor Networks(RTG 2159)

2016

www.icsens.unihannover.de

Universität Konstanz

R3 – Responses to Biotic andAbiotic Changes, Resilienceand Reversibility of Lake
Ecosystems (RTG 2272)

2016

www.rtg-resilience.
uni-konstanz.de

LandauUniversität KoblenzLandau

Crossing Boundaries:
Propagation of In-Stream
Environmental Alterations to
Adjacent Terrestrial
Ecosystems (RTG 2360)

2019

systemlink.uni-landau.
deMünchenTechnische
Universität München

Geophysical Modelling ofVertical Motion Processes
Constrained by Geodetic andGeological Observations(UPLIFT) (RTG 2698)

2022

www.asg.ed.tum.de/
iapg/uplift

Universität Potsdam

Natural Hazards and Risks in
a Changing World(NatRiskChange) (RTG 2043)

2015

www.natriskchange.de

BerlinHannoverKonstanz

Potsdam

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Braunschweig

Technische
Universität
Braunschweig

HannoverGottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
Hannover

Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Beijing(China)Chinese Academy of
Sciences

Lanzhou(China)University of Lanzhou

BremenMontréal
(Canada)> 20

Institution

Universität Bremen
Université duQuébec à Montréal

Geoecosystems in Transitionon the Tibetan Plateau(TransTiP) (RTG 2309)

2017

www.tubraunschweig.de/irtg-transtip

ArcTrain – Processes andImpacts of Climate Change in
the North Atlantic Ocean
and the Canadian Arctic(IRTG 1904)

2012www.marum.de/
Ausbildung-Karriere/
ArcTrain.html

21 <GRADUATE TRAINING
Location
PotsdamInstitution

Title

Universität Potsdam

Surface Processes, Tectonics
and Georesources: The
Andean Foreland Basin ofArgentina (StRATEGy)(IRTG 2018)

BuenosAires(Argentina)

Universidad Austral

Jujuy(Argentina)

Universidad
Nacional de Jujuy

La Plata(Argentina)

Universidad
Nacional de La
Plata

Mendoza(Argentina)

Universidad
Nacional de Cuyo

Salta
(Argentina)

Universidad
Nacional de Salta

Universidad de
Buenos AiresGRADUATE TRAINING
Funded Since
2015

Contactirtg-strategy.de

INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES
Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Integrated Research Training
Group "AquaDiva" within:
AquaDiva: Understanding
the Links between Surface
and Subsurface Biogeosphere (CRC 1076)

2013

www.aquadiva.unijena.de/irtg

INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/
TRANSREGIOS
BerlinMünster> 22

Freie Universität Berlin
Technische Universität
BerlinWestfälische
Wilhelms-Universität
Münster

Integrated Research Training
Group "Planetary Sciences"
within: Late Accretion onto
Terrestrial Planets (LATP)(TRR 170)2015

www.trr170lateaccretion.de/graduate-school

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Bremerhaven

Helmholtz Graduate School for Polar and Marine Research(POLMAR)www.polmar.awi.deBremerhaven

Helmholtz Research School on Earth System Science (ESSReS)

www.earth-systemscience.org

GarmischParten
kirchenHelmholtz Research School on Mechanisms and Interactions of
Climate Change in Mountain Regions (MICMoR)

www.micmor.kit.edu

Karlsruhe

GRACE – GRAduate School for Climate and Environment

www.grace.kit.edu

Kiel

Helmholtz Research School Ocean System Science andTechnology (HOSST)

www.geomar.de/en/hosst

Leipzig

Helmholtz Interdisciplinary GRADuate School for Environmental
Research (HIGRADE)

www.ufz.de/higrade

Leipzig

Helmholtz Research School for Ecosystem Services under
Changing Land-Use and Climate (ESCALATE)

www.ufz.de/escalate

PotsdamHelmholtz Graduate Research School for Explorative
Simulation of Earth Sciences (GeoSim)

www.geo-x.net/
geosimBremenLeibniz Graduate School SUTAS (Sustainable Use of TropicalAquatic Systems)

www.leibniz-zmt.
de/en/research/
research-projects/sutasgraduate-school.html

DresdenDresden Leibniz Graduate School (DLGS)

www.dlgs-dresden.deKühlungsborn

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

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

Leipzig

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

www.lgs-car.tropos.de

Potsdam

Leibniz Graduate School: Agricultural Techniques: Potentials
and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (LandPaKT)

www.landpakt.atbpotsdam.de

LEIBNIZ GRADUATE SCHOOLSINTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOLS (IMPRS)
BremenIMPRS of Marine Microbiology

www.marmic.mpg.
de/marmic

Göttingen

IMPRS for Solar System Sciencewww.mps.mpg.de/solarsystemschool

Hamburg

IMPRS on Earth System Modellingwww.mpimet.mpg.
de/en/science/
imprs-esm

Jena

IMPRS for Global Biogeochemical Cycles

www.imprs-gbgc.de

Marburg

IMPRS for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology

www.imprs-marburg.de

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OPEN POSITIONS
Research in Germany: www.research-in-germany.org/jobs

Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft (DGG): www.dgg-online.de (DE)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL): www.dgl-ev.de (DE)
Deutsche Hydrographische Gesellschaft (DHyG): www.dhyg.de (DE)German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA): www.en.dwa.de
German Crystallographic Society (DKG): www.dgk-home.de
German Geographical Society (DGfG): www.geographie.de

Fraunhofer Society: www.fraunhofer.de/en/jobs-and-career.html
Helmholtz Association: www.helmholtz.de/en/jobs_talent
Leibniz Society: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/careers/jobs.html
Max Planck Society: www.mpg.de/jobboard

German Geological Society (DGGV): www.dggv.de (DE)German Hydrological Society (DHG): www.dhydrog.de (DE)German Meteorological Society (DMG): www.dmg-ev.deGerman Mineralogical Society (DMG): www.dmg-home.org
German Professional Association of Geoscientists (BDG): www.geoberuf.deGerman Quaternary Association (DEUQUA): www.deuqua.org
German Society for Marine Research (DGM): www.dg-meeresforschung.de (DE)German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation (DGPF):
www.dgpf.de (DE)German Society of Polar Research (DGP): www.polarforschung.de
German Soil Science Society (DBG): www.dbges.de
Paläontologische Gesellschaft: www.palges.deSociety for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management (DVW): www.dvw.de
Water Science Alliance e.V.: www.watersciencealliance.de (DE)

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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.
www.hochschulkompass.de/en/higher-education-compass

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Contact
German Research Foundation (DFG)
DFG Head Office Germany
www.dfg.deresearchmarketing@dfg.de