KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe

In view of the numerous and diverse funding instruments for the establishment of junior research groups, KIT has defined uniform quality criteria for official recognition as a "KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe".

As a junior research group leader at KIT, apply for recognition as "KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe" (KIT Junior Research Group) to make your group more visible inside and outside of KIT. The recognition certifies the high quality of your group and paves the way to further opportunities and perspectives at KIT.

Thus, the certificate is required if you wish to participate in the doctoral procedures of members of your junior research group. For this purpose, heads of a KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe can apply for the status KIT Associate Fellow. In addition, they may apply for membership in the Young Investigator Network (YIN).

KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe: Call for application

Contact person at KIT Research Office:

Aleksandra Olszynka
Scientific Awards and Paths to Professorship

Tel.: 0721 608 48440

aleksandra olszynka ∂does-not-exist.kit edu

Current leaders of a KIT-Nachwuchsgruppe:

Emmy Noether Junior Research Groups

Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
Analyte Detection with High Affinity Chemosensors	Dr. Frank Biedermann	Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)
BNT-BT as the future lead-free funtional material for PTCR, actuator and sensor applications	Dr.-Ing. Manuel Hinterstein	Institute for Applied Materials - Ceramic Materials and Technologies (IAM-KMT)
Dicoordinate Main Group Element and Transition Metal Nitrides	Dr. Alexander Hinz	Institute for Inorganic Chemistry (AOC)
Dark Matter Searches beyond the WIMP and Upgrading the Trigger and DAQ System at SuperCDMS SNOLAB	Dr. Belina von Krosigk	Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP)
Intuitive Robot Intelligence: Efficient Learning and Improving of Explainable Skills and Behaviors for Intuitive Human-Robot Interaction	Tenure Track Prof. Dr. Rudolf Lioutikov	Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics (IAR)
Quantum Coherent Control of Atomic and Molecular Spins on Surfaces	Tenure Track Prof. Dr. Philip Willke	Physikalisches Institut (PHI)

Helmholtz Young Investigator Groups

Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
Hybrid Networks: A multimodal design for the future energy system	Tenure Track Prof. Dr.-Ing. Giovanni de Carne	Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP)
Sub-seasonal atmospheric predictability: understanding the role of diabatic outflow	Jun.-Prof. Dr. Christian Grams	Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Department Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO)
Solving the Cirrus Cloud Puzzle: Do Cirrus Warm or Cool our Climate?	Dr. Emma Järvinen	Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric Aerosol Research (IMK-AAF)
A big unknown in the climate impact of atmospheric aerosol: Mineral soil dust	Dr. Martina Klose	Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Department Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO)
Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance	Dr. Benno Meier	Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen - Magnetic Resonance (IBG-4)
Advanced Optics and Materials for Next Generation Photovoltaics	Tenure Track-Prof. Dr. Ulrich Paetzold	Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT)
Data-driven analysis of complex systems (DRACOS)	Dr. Benjamin Schäfer	Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)
Hierarchically Structured Biomaterials	Dr. Manuel Tsotsalas	Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG)

BMBF Junior Research Groups

Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
InfinBat	Dr. Simon Fleischmann	Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
MelLi	Dr. Florian Strauß	Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)

European Research Council (ERC) Groups

Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
ERC Starting Grant Highly Redox-active Atomic Centers in Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries (RACER)	Dr. Dominic Bresser	Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) - Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials
ERC Starting Grant Tracking gluten immunoreactive peptides from the grain to the gut and beyond (GLUTENOMICS)	TT.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Scherf	Institut für Angewandte Biowissenschaften - Bioactive and Functional Food Chemistry (IAB)
ERC Starting Grant Beyond Representative Volume Elements for Random Heterogeneous Materials (BeyondRVE)	Jun.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Matti Schneider	Institute of Engineering Mechanics (ITM)
ERC Starting Grant Digital Radio Detectors for Galactic PeV Particles (PeV-Radio)	Dr. Frank Schröder	Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP)

Freigeist Fellowship

Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
Large scale assessment of the effects of sustainable heat recycling in the shallow sub-surface on above ground temperature	Dr. Susanne Benz	Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF)

Junior Research Group with other funding sources

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Group Title	Head of Group	Institute
Machine Intelligence in Energy Systems (MAI)	Dr. Cihan Ates	Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery (ITS)
Artificial Photosynthesis	Dr. Claudia Bizzarri	Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC)
Stability of Nonlinear Waves	Dr. Björn de Rijk	Institute for Analysis (IANA)
Sensor-based Fuel Cell Development	Dr.-Ing. Jan Haußmann	Institute for Product Engineering (IPEK)
Quality-driven System Evolution	Dr. Robert Heinrich	Institute for Program Structures and Data Organization (IPD)
Knowledge Graph-based Artificial Intelligence Systems	Dr.-Ing. Tobias Käfer	Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB)
Lattice Boltzmann Research Group	Dr. Mathias Krause	Institute of Applied and Numerical Mathematics (IANM) 2 / Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics MVM)
Artificial Intelligence for Probabilistic Weather Forecasting	Dr. Sebastian Lerch	Institute of Economics (ECON) - Statistics and Econometrics
Computational Cardiac Modelling	Dr.-Ing. Axel Loewe	Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBT)
Energy and information flows in hydrological systems	Dr. Ralf Loritz	Institute of Water and River Basin Management - Hydrology (IWG)
Sustainable Geo-Energy	Dr. Kathrin Menberg	Institute for Applied Geosciences (AGW)
High temperature thermal storage systems	Dr.-Ing. Klarissa Niedermeier	Institute for Thermal Energy Technology and Safety (ITES)
Health-related fitness and physical mobility in children, youth and young adults	Dr. Claudia Niessner	Institute of Sports and Sports Science (IFSS)
Sylvanus	Dr. Somidh Saha	Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis (ITAS)
X-ray Microscopy in Catalysis	Dr. Thomas Sheppard	Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
Interfacial properties of pectin-based biopolymers	Dr.-Ing. Ulrike van der Schaaf	Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences: Food Process Engineering
Multiphase flows and heat transfer	Dr.-Ing. Alexander Stroh	Institute for Fluid Mechanics (ISTM)
Waves in Periodic Structures	Dr. Ruming Zhang	Institute for Applied and Numerical Mathematics (IANM)
Stability and Instability in Fluids and Materials	Dr. Christian Zillinger	Institute for Analysis (IANA)