Medical service and research - Karriere

Providing cutting-edge medical care thanks to outstanding research

Our medical research is human-centered. Based in Erlangen, an important medical hub, we have recourse to a highly modern and interactive research infrastructure that is constantly evolving. Scarcely a day goes by where Uniklinikum Erlangen is not able to report on successes achieved by its researchers, whose efforts are regularly recognized with prestigious prizes and awards. For us, research and medicine go hand in hand for the benefit of people. Thanks to translational research, our doctors can take their consolidated expertise and invest it specifically into patient care.

Current vacancies

“Uniklinikum Erlangen has been one of the leading university hospitals in Germany for years now and covers all medical specialties. We provide our physicians and specialists with comprehensive and interdisciplinary training. Our patients benefit directly from this expertise.”

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Heinrich Iro, medical director

Special benefits in the area of medical service and research

Highly-modern research location

We stand for cutting-edge patient-oriented research and profit from close partnerships with a number of research institutions in our direct vicinity. The short distances from research to clinical application is what makes us stand out and contributes to our success.

Cutting-edge medicine of the highest standard

We translate our findings from basic patient-oriented research directly into clinical practice. This allows us to provide our patients with an outstanding level of medical care.

Pioneering technology and procedures

Located in Erlangen, a major research hub, we are at the heart of the Medical Valley EMN and are in the perfect position to collaborate with local global players in the field of medical engineering. We play a decisive role in shaping the health care of tomorrow.

Excellent perspectives

In Erlangen, we cover nearly the whole medical spectrum, from patient care to research and teaching. With us, you can realize your full potential in a multi-disciplinary context.

All benefits at UKER

Our doctors

As a doctor at UKER you can rest assured that you will always be working with the latest scientific findings that are applied directly to patient care. The clinics, independent departments and institutes at UKER offer a wide variety of areas where you can choose to work and complete your medical or specialist training.

Final year (clinical rotation)

You can complete all three rotations of your practical year at Uniklinikum Erlangen. For weekly working hours of 40 hours you receive a monthly payment of 500 euros (gross payment for a full-time position, as of December 2022). Catering is available in our staff restaurant the “Palmeria” or in one of the seven cafeterias belonging to Uniklinikum Erlangen: in the old university hospital, in the building housing the wards of the Surgical Center, in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, in the Center for Internal Medicine, in the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, in the Department of Neurology and in the Translational Research Center.

Further information on your final year (clinical rotation) is available on the website of the Faculty of Medicine at FAU.

Specialist training for physicians

Our Uniklinikum Erlangen is a large qualified training center where you can complete training as a doctor or dentist. Your training is planned by the heads of our clinics, independent departments and institutes according to what they are entitled to train. Further information is available directly on the websites of our clinics, independent departments, institutes, interdisciplinary centers and central institutions at Uniklinikum Erlangen under “career”.

FAQs on programs for training and professional development:

FAQs on programs for training and professional development:
Regulation on professional development
Guidelines on professional development

Speciality training

After completing training as a specialist, you can choose to specialize further in certain specific areas (section B in the Regulation on professional development) or complete additional training leading to a further qualification (section C in the Regulation on professional development).

As a university hospital, we offer you the option of further specialization according to your individual aptitude and our operational requirements. Your initial points of contact are the heads of our clinics, independent departments and institutes.

Further information:

Opportunities for research

Excellent conditions for research provide an added impetus for your inquiring mind alongside your daily work in the hospital. UKER offers the ideal framework conditions for you to complete a doctoral degree or habilitation.

Opportunities for teaching

If you enjoy training students and would like to take on a more active role, this is another area you can choose to pursue further with us. You can acquire the skills you need to provide high-quality teaching in medicine by completing the Bavarian universities’ certificate in university-level teaching (Zertifikat Hochschullehre der Bayerischen Universitäten).

“In pediatric cardiology, I can combine a personal touch with cutting-edge interventional and surgical university medicine when caring for our little patients. We are a highly motivated team, support those who have scientific ambitions and offer excellent career opportunities.”

Dr. med. Kathrin Rottermann, specialist in pediatric and juvenile medicine

Our researchers

Thanks to the close interdisciplinary collaboration between medicine and science and our highly patient-focused approach, we achieve medical progress and enjoy an international reputation with our award-winning results. In Erlangen, a location known for its medical advances, we offer exclusive conditions for ambitious interdisciplinary research projects, both in our many interdisciplinary centers as well as thanks to the unique synergies in multi-professional teams.

Interdisciplinary research environment

University medicine in Erlangen is characterized by five key research priorities. The success of translational research hinges on close interdisciplinary links between basic subjects and clinical subjects. Our interdisciplinary collaborative projects make a major contribution to our cutting-edge medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine at FAU also plays a major part in the university’s research focus areas of Molecular Life Science and Medicine, Medical Engineering and Optics and Optical Technologies. Research consortia in these areas involve close collaboration with institutions based in the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering.

Partnerships

Our partnerships with partners located in Medical Valley EMN create unique conditions for our research and science, unlike anywhere else in the world. They are the hallmark of the success of Erlangen as an economic and scientific hub.

Doctoral degrees and habilitation

Further information on completing a doctoral degree or habilitation:

“As a radiation biologist currently working on my habilitation, I am the head of a junior research group funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). My managers in the Department of Radiation Oncology provide me with the best possible support. They allow me to work independently together with my group and are always available with their experience and expertise to answer any questions I may have.”

Dr. rer. nat. Lisa Deloch, head of junior research group Radiation and osteoimmunology

“I am responsible for checking the quality of and approving innovative cell-based tumor immunotherapy using CAR T-cells. I really appreciate the fact that I have the opportunity to pursue my enthusiasm for highly innovative cell therapies at UKER and that management always provides me with the support I need. It is very motivating.”

Dr. Sascha Kretschmann, expert and head of Quality Control, Department of Medicine 5

We encourage your professional development at all career levels

We encourage your professional development and offer a number of different options for career support. These range from measures for increasing the proportion of women in academia, to structured training options for doctoral candidates, to interdisciplinary instruments for supporting research. Take the time to find out all about the different options on offer - we look forward to hearing from you!

ARIADNEmed

Clinician Scientist Programme

Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Klinische Forschung (IZKF)

Life@FAU

Current vacancies in medical service an research

Facharzt Herzchirurgie mit Transplantationskompetenz (m/w/d)

Published:
19.02.2026

Application deadline:
22.03.2026

Department:
Herzchirurgie

Special benefits in the area of medical service and research

Highly-modern research location

Cutting-edge medicine of the highest standard

Pioneering technology and procedures

Excellent perspectives

FAQs on programs for training and professional development:

Further information:

We encourage your professional development at all career levels

Current vacancies in medical service an research

Facharzt Herzchirurgie mit Transplantationskompetenz (m/w/d)

Ausbildung zum Medizinischen Fachangestellten für die Chirurgie (m/w/d)

Ergotherapeut (m/w/d)

Lehrauftrag im Bereich Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie (m/w/d)

Operationstechnischer Assistent (OTA) Augenklinik (m/w/d)

Teamassistenz für die Allergieambulanz der Hautklinik (m/w/d)

Medizinische Kodierfachkraft Neurochirurgie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger OP Augenklinik (m/w/d)

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter OP Augenklinik (m/w/d)

Pflegefachhelfer Psychiatrie (m/w/d)

Fachkrankenpfleger Psychiatrie (m/w/d)

Studentische Hilfskraft (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Technologe für Radiologie (MTR) (m/w/d)

Referent (m/w/d)

Medizinisch-technischer Assistent für Funtkionsdiagnostik (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Neurologie (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter in der Hochschulambulanz (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Intensivstation Neurochirurgie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Wachsaal Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Pflegefachkraft für unser FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Pflegefachperson mit Weiterbildung für unser FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger für unser FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Anästhesietechnischer Assistent (ATA) für unser FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Operationstechnischer Assistent (OTA) für unser FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Trainees in der Intensivpflege für das FlexTEAM (m/w/d)

Notfallsanitäter für die Notaufnahme der Kinderklinik (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Allgemeinstation Innere Medizin (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger internistische Intensivstation (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Dermatologie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Endoskopie INZ (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger spezialisiert Onkologische Hochschulambulanz (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Kardiologie (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann Knochenmarktransplantation (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann KMT-Ambulanz INZ (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Nephrologie (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann Therapiestation Nuklearmedizin (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Onkologie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Rheumatologie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Notaufnahme Internistisches Zentrum (m/w/d)

Pharmazeutisch-technischer Assistent (PTA) (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger onkologische Station Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann Strahlenklinik Station (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Hämatologie - Onkologie (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann Intensivstation Kardiologie (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann Intensivstation Nephrologie (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter Tagesambulanz Gastroenterologie (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter internistische Hochschulambulanz (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter KMT-Ambulanz (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter als Stations-Teamassistent (m/w/d)

Medizinische Fachangestellte Endoskopie INZ (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter CED-Ambulanz (m/w/d)

Pflegefachmann / Pflegefachfrau Interdisziplinäres Tumortherapie Centrum ITC (m/w/d)

Medizinische Fachangestellte Tagesklinik Hämato-Onkologie (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter Funktionsdiagnostik HNO-Klinik (m/w/d)

Notfallsanitäter Notaufnahme INZ (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger Allgemeinstationen Kinderurologie und Kinderchirurgie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger Hochschulambulanz Kinderklinik (m/w/d)

Medizinischer Fachangestellter onkologische Station Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger Geburtshilfe Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger Intensiv Pädiatrie (m/w/d)

Bachelor of Science Hebammenwissenschaft (B.Sc.)

Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger Intensivstation Neonatologie (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger onkologische Station Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Poststellenmitarbeiter (m/w/d)

Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger onkologische Station Frauenklinik (m/w/d)

Ergotherapeut für das Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum an der Kinder- und Jugendklinik (m/w/d)

Studentische Hilfskraft der Patientenaufnahme (m/w/d)

Physiotherapeut m/w/d