Advanced Clinician Scientist Programme of the Medical Faculty (CASCADE 2.0)

The University Medicine needs Clinician Scientists

Call for Proposals, Funding period 2025/28

 
  • Application deadline: December 09, 2024
     
  • Start of funding (planned): May 01, 2025

​​​​​​​The application procedure is structured in 2 stages. After reviewing the written applications (stage 1), the Clinician/Medical Scientist Board will decide which applicants will be invited to present their project (stage 2). This presentation round is expected to take place on 27.02.2025, starting at 8 am. Please make a note of this date today.

With immediate effect applications for individual funding of projects within the Advanced Clinician Scientist Programme (rotation positions, leave from clinical work) can be submitted.

The Medical Faculty will (partially) finance up to three rotation positions.

The Advanced Clinician Scientist Programme is established for a period of 3 years with an interim evaluation at the end of the second year. Initial applications for one or two years can only be approved if it is a lateral entry into the second or third CSP-year.

The leave from clinical work is 50% over a period of three years.

The Call for Proposals, the General Conditions and all other documents / forms required can be downloaded below.

Please note that the documents are available in German only. But application form as well as curriculum vitae can be submitted in German as well as in English.

Contact:
Dr. Lysann Palkowitsch
Center for Research Strategy and Support (Res.UL)
Universität Ulm
Helmholtzstraße 22
89081 Ulm
 

Documents/Forms for downloading (in German only)

For an application please submit the following documents:

  1. Application form - Advanced CSP
  2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) including list of publications (max. 10) and list of third-party funds
  3. PhD certificate
  4. Proof of qualification as a specialist, i.e. at least proof of registration for the specialist examination
  5. Qualification/Career Development Plan
  6. Confirmation of the clinical institution regarding the leave from clinical work and the partial financing of the candidate:
  7. Confirmation of the hosting institution regarding lab-/office workplace and financing of bench fees and travel costs
  8. If applicable: Ethics vote or proof of submission of the ethics application
  9. If applicable: Approval of the animal experiment application or proof of submission of the animal experiment application


The description of the application process can be found in the General Conditions.

The interim evaluation takes place in the 2nd CSP year. For this purpose, the Clinician Scientist submits his/her interim report to the Coordination Office at least 3 months before the end of the 2nd CSP year. The evaluation is carried out by the Clinician/Medical Scientist Board. The interim report should be based on the milestone plan/career development plan originally submitted and prepared together with the mentors. Any deviation from the original milestone plan/career development plan should be conclusively justified. Ideally, the clinician scientist should contact the coordination office in good time (approx. 4 - 5 months before the end of the 2nd CSP year) in order to discuss/plan the course of the interim evaluation. If time permits, the interim evaluation can be extended so that the clinician scientist presents his/her project at the CSP/MSP retreat, ideally in the presence of the mentors.

CSP participants are required to submit a final report (using the form provided) to the Center for Research Strategy and Support via e-mail to Dr. Lysann Palkowitsch within six months after the end of the funding.

Mobility Programme

Participants of the Clinician Scientist Programme can apply for travel funds within the Mobility Programme. The prerequisite is that the Clinician Scientist is a member of Ulm University.

The approval of a business trip requires, inter alia, the active participation of the applicant in the event (poster, talk).

Please submit the following documents in full and at least 4 weeks before travelling to the coordination office:


Detailed application information can be found in the form Mobility Program Application form on the last page.

Contact

Dr. Lysann Palkowitsch

Ulm University
Center for Research Strategy and Support
Helmholtzstr. 22 / room 1.49
89081 Ulm, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)731/50-33634

CSP platform

A shared, protected folder is available in the kiz CloudStore for mutual exchange and networking among the Clinician Scientists. This folder is only accessible to Clinician Scientists within the CSP. The kiz-Account is required for registration. The seminar schedule of the CSP seminar series can also be found here.