Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship – Call 2025
Full professorship positions are a defining element of any research institution. As joint appointments with universities, they are also an important link between the non-university research organization Helmholtz and its university partners. Together, we offer top female researchers a professorship at W3 level with the “Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship” program. The strategic objectives of the
Helmholtz Distinguished Professorship program are to enhance Helmholtz internationalization, to increase the proportion of female leaders in our research centers, to strengthen cooperation with partner universities, and to establish and expand strategically relevant thematic areas by means of targeted recruitment. With respect to the target group, the central objectives are to support the appointment of outstanding female scientists with an international reputation at the W3 professorship level and to create reliable career prospects by funding permanent appointments. The program’s resources also create scope for financing and equipping the newly recruited scientists and expanding the options of the recruiting Helmholtz Centers and partner universities for generating additional positions.