Professorships with External Funding

Every year, the University of Bonn successfully acquires funding for additional professorships and cooperates with a variety of research institutions in joint appointments. Discover the diversity of our externally funded professorships.

High Profile Professorships

Strategic key professorships in the Transdisciplinary Research Areas (Hertz/Argelander/Clausius) as well as in the faculties (Schlegel) are funded by the Excellence Strategy (second pillar) as well as University resources.

Hertz-Professorships at the University of Bonn

TRA Modelling

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TRA Matter

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TRA Life and Health

Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dominik Bach
Since 04/2022
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TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies

Life Ethics
Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen
Center for Life Ethics
Since 10/2021
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TRA Present Pasts

Global Heritage
Prof. Dr. Paul Basu
Global Heritage Lab
Since 06/2022
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TRA Sustainable Futures

Innovation for Planetary Health
Prof. Dr. Ina Danquah
Center for Development Research
Since 10/2023
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Argelander-Professorships at the University of Bonn

TRA Modelling

Mathematics - Economics - Computer Sciences
Prof. Dr. Florian Brandl
Institute for Microeconomics
Since 04/2021
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TRA Matter

Biohybrid Research
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Patrycja Kielb
Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Since 10/2021
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TRA Life and Health

Organoid Biology
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ana Ivonne Vazquez-Armendariz
Life & Medical Sciences-Institut (LIMES)
Since 04/2023
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Organoids and Chemical Biology
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Elena Sabrina Reckzeh
Seit 04/2023
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TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies

Environmental Economics, Sustainability and Inequality
Jun.- Prof. Dr. Julia Mink
Institute for Microeconomics
Since 09/2022
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Law of Sustainability and Ecological Transformation
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Lorenzen
Seit 04/2022
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TRA Present Pasts

Critical Museology and Heritage Studies
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Binter
Global Heritage Lab
Since 05/2023
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TRA Sustainable Futures

Integrated System Modeling for Sustainability Transitions
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Wolfram Barfuss
Center for Development Research
Since 02/2023
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Schlegel-Professorships at the University of Bonn

Faculty of Protestant Theology

Church History/ Reformation and Enlightenment
Prof. Dr. Martin Keßler
Church History
Since 01/2022
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Faculty of Agriculture

Economic and Technological Change
Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim
Center for Development Research
Since 10/2021
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Faculty of Catholic Theology

Systematic Theology
Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch
International Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues (CTSI)
Since 10/2021
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Faculty of Medicine

Neurovascular Cell Biology
Prof. Dr. Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar
Institute for Neurovascular Cell Biology
Since 02/2022
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Faculty of Law and Economics

Öffentliches Recht mit Rechts- und Verfassungstheorie und Rechtsvergleichung
Prof. Dr. Shu-Perng Hwang
Department of Law
Since10/2022
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Bürgerliches Recht, Internationales Privatrecht
Prof. Dr. Birke Häcker
Institute of International Private Law and Comparative Law
Since 01/2023
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Faculty of Arts

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Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Computational Biology
Prof. Dr. Jan Hasenauer
Life & Medical Sciences-Institut (LIMES)
Seit 07/2022
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Clausius-Professorship at the University of Bonn

TRA 2 Matter

Computational Quantum Field Theory
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Lena Funcke
Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics
Since 11/2022
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Professorships within the Clusters of Excellence in Bonn

Within the Excellence Strategy (first pillar), cluster professorships are established at the University of Bonn, which are financed by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).

Hausdorff Center for Mathematics

Bonn Junior Fellows

Prof. Dr. Anne Driemel
Institute for Computer Science
Since 12/2018
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Prof. Dr. Tim Laux
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 01/2020
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Prof. Dr. Florian Brandl
Institute for Microeconomics
Since 04/2021
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Prof. Christian Brennecke
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 10/2021
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Prof. Barbara Verfürth
Institute of Numerical Simulation
Since 10/2022
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Prof. Dr. Giles Gardam
Mathematical Institute
Since 10/2023
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Prof. Dr. Philip Milton Engel
Mathematical Institute
Since 10/2023
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Prof. Dr. Laura Vargas Koch
Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics
Since 10/2023
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Interdisciplinary Research Units (in partnership with ImmunoSensation2)

Prof. Dr. Jan Hasenauer
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute & Hausdorff Center for Mathematics - HCM
Since 01/2019
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Effland
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 04/2021
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Prof. Dr. Kevin Thurley
Institut für Experimentelle Onkologie
Since 02/2021
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Bonn Research Chairs

Bonn Research Chair holders are fellows who spend three to six months a year working for the HCM.

Prof. Dr. Michael Ortiz
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 2016
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Volberg
Hausdorff Center for Mathematics - HCM
Since 03/2021
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Hausdorff Chairs

Here you can find the Hausdorff Chairs at the University of Bonn that are financed from state funds allocated to the HCM Cluster.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Müller
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 12/2008
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Prof. Dr. Peter Scholze
Mathematical Institute
Since 10/2012
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Prof. Dr. Angkana Katharina Rüland
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 03/2023
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Prof. Dr. Lisa Sauermann
Hausdorff Center for Mathematics
Seit 08/2023
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ImmunoSensation2

Computational Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Jan Hasenauer
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute & Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM)
Since 01/2019
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Quantitative Systems Biology

Prof. Dr. Andreas Schlitzer
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute
Since 09/2019
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Developmental Biology of the Immune System

Prof. Dr. Elvira Mass
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute
Since 02/2020
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Functional Immunogenomics

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Schmid-Burgk
Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology
Since 06/2020
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Cellular Virology

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stephanie Jung
Institute of Cardiovascular Immunology
Since 10/2020
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Tumor Immunobiology

Prof. Dr. Tobias Bald
Institute of Experimental Oncology
Since 01/2021
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Systems Immunology

Prof. Dr. Felix Meißner
Institute for Innate Immunity
Since 01/2021
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Biomathematics

Prof. Dr. Kevin Thurley
Institute of Experimental Oncology
Since 02/2021
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Mathematics & Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Alexander Effland
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 04/2021
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Interdisciplinary Research Units (in partnership with HCM)

Prof. Dr. Jan Hasenauer
Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute & Hausdorff Center for Mathematics - HCM
Since 01/2019
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Effland
Institute for Applied Mathematics
Since 04/2021
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Prof. Dr. Kevin Thurley
Institut für Experimentelle Onkologie
Since 02/2021
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Neuroinflammation

Prof.Dr. Özgün Gökce
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Seit 04/2023
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Beyond Slavery and Freedom

Forms of Social Dependence in the Pre-Modern Asian Region

Prof. Dr. Christoph Witzenrath
Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Since 12/2017
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Slavery and Dependency Studies

Prof. Dr. Pia Wiegmink
Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Since 09/2021
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Dependency Studies

Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski
Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Since 09/2021
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Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner
Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies
Since 10/2021
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PhenoRob - Robotics and Phenotyping for Sustainable Crop Production

Land Economics

Dr. David Wüpper
Institute for Food and Resource Economics
Since 04/2023
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Cluster Professorship

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Agro-Ecological Modeling

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Environment Modeling

Prof.Dr. Ana Meijide Orive
Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation
Since 09/2023
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ECONtribute: Märkte & Public Policy

Applied Micoreconomics

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Amelie Schiprowski
Institute for Applied Microeconomics
Since 10/2019
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Microeconomic Theory

Prof. Dr. Sarah Auster
Institute for Microeconomics
Since 09/2020
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Kleiner
Seit 08/2023
Institute for Microeconomics
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Finance

Prof. Dr. Christine Laudenbach
Institute of Finance and Statistics
Since 09/2020
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Financial Economics

Prof. Dr. Farzad Saidi
Institute of Finance and Statistics
Since 04/2021
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Macroeconomics

Prof. Zainab Iftikhar
Institute for Macroeconomics and Econometrics
Seit 02/2023
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ML4Q: Matter and light for quantum computing

Computational Quantum Many-Body Physics

Prof. Dr. David Luitz
Physikalisches Institut
Since 01/2022
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Alexander-von-Humboldt-Professorships

Humboldt Professorships are the most highly endowed research awards in Germany. They have been awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation since 2008 and are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF). Below you find an overview of current and former Humboldt Professorships at our university.

Prof. Aimee van Wynsberghe, Alexander von Humboldt-Professur für Künstliche Intelligenz © Guus Schoonewille

Humboldt-Professorships at the University of Bonn

Alexander von Humboldt-Professur für Künstliche Intelligenz (2021-2026)

Prof. Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe
Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik
Bonner Talweg 57
53113 Bonn

gefördert seit 2021

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Alexander von Humboldt-Professur "Molekulare Neurowissenschaft" (2019-2024)

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schmucker
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)
Abt. Entwicklung neuronaler Verschaltungen
Carl-Troll-Straße 31
53115 Bonn

gefördert seit 01.09.2019

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Alexander von Humboldt-Professur "Islamwissenschaften" (2016-2023)

Prof. Dr. Judith Pfeifer
Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA)
Department of Islamic Studies and Languages of the Middle East
Adenauerallee 4–6
53113 Bonn

gefördert seit 01.10.2016

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Alexander von Humboldt-Professur "Atom- und Molekülphysik" (2013-2020)

Prof. Dr. Michael Köhl
Physikalisches Institut
Wegelerstrasse 8
53115 Bonn

gefördert seit 01.04.2013

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Alexander von Humboldt-Professur "Philosophie" (2013-2020)

Prof. Dr. Michael Neil Forster
Internationales Zentrum für Philosophie NRW / Institut für Philosophie
Poppelsdorfer Allee 28
53115 Bonn

gefördert seit 20.03.2013

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Alexander von Humboldt-Professur "Astronomie" (2009-2014)

Prof. Dr. Norbert Langer
Argelander Institut für Astronomie
Auf dem Hügel 71
53121 Bonn

gefördert seit 2009

Website

Prof. Walter Bruchhausen, Stiftungsprofessur für „Global Health“ am Universitätsklinikum Bonn © Katharina Wislsperger / UK Bonn

Third-party Funded Professorships

Professorships are partly funded by public institutions such as the DFG, ministries and other research organizations within the framework of third-party funded projects or research cooperations. Private donors or non-profit foundations also endow entire professorships. The following list (in alphabetical order) provides you with an overview of current professorships at the University of Bonn that are financed by such third-party funds.

Third-party Funded Professorships at the University of Bonn

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung

Professur für Kunstgeschichte der Moderne und der Gegenwart, 19.-21. Jh, Schwerpunkt Provenienzforschung/Geschichte des Sammelns
Prof. Dr. Christoph Zuschlag
Kunsthistorisches Institut
Regina-Pacis-Weg 1
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 04/2018
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Professur für Bürgerliches Recht, Kunst- und Kulturgutschutzrecht
Prof. Dr. Matthias Weller
Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Zivilverfahrensrecht und Konfliktmanagement
Lennéstr. 31
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 04/2018
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Bundesministerium der Verteidigung und Auswärtiges Amt

Henry-Kissinger Professur für Sicherheits- und Strategieforschung
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie
Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie
Römerstraße 164
53117 Bonn
gefördert seit: 03/2019
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DFG

Heisenbergprofessur "Narrative der Essstörung in der zeitgenössischen Mediengesellschaft (Erzählliteratur, Film, Serien) - Spanische Literaturgeschichte der Tränen - Digitale historisch-kritische Anthologie und Übersetzung: Dichterinnen des Mittelalters"

Prof. Dr. Claudia Jacobi
Institut für Klassische und Romanische Philologie
Abteilung für Romanistik
Am Hof 1
53113 Bonn
Funded since 2022
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Heisenbergprofessur "Time and temporality of the ancient city"

Prof. Dr. Stefan Feuser
Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie
Abteilung Klassische Archäologie
AVZ III, Römerstraße 164
53117 Bonn
Funded since 2022
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Heisenbergprofessur für Kardiale Optogenetik
Prof. Philipp Sasse
Institut für Physiologie 1
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
Funded since 2017
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Forschungsprofessur in der Forschergruppe „Geschichte und Kultur in der Mamlukenzeit“
Prof. Dr. Bethany J. Walker
Forschungseinheit Islamische Archäologie
Brühler Str. 7
53119 Bonn
Funded since 07/2013
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Dr. Hans Riegel-Stiftung

Stiftungsprofessur für Global Health - Social and Cultural Aspects
Prof. Dr. Walter Bruchhausen
Institut für Hygiene und Öffentliche Gesundheit
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
gefördert seit: 05/2020

Engelhard Arzneimittel

Stiftungsprofessur für Zellbiologie und Molekulare Wirkstofforschung
Prof. Dr. Hanns Häberlein
Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie
Nussallee 11
53115 Bonn
gefördert seit: 09/2002
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Gielen-Leyendecker-Stiftung und die Phil. Fak. der Universität Bonn

Stiftungsprofessur für Christliche Archäologie
Prof. Dr. Sabine Feist
Abteilung Christliche Archäologie
Regina-Pacis-Weg 1
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 07/2008, neu besetzt durch Frau Feist am 01.10.2020
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Gottfried Meulenberg Stiftung

Stiftungsprofessur für Öffentliches Recht, insb. Eigentumsrecht
Prof. Dr. Foroud Shirvani
Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft
Adenauerallee 24-42
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 05/2013
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Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes NRW

NRW-Rückkehrerprogramm; Immun- und Tumorbiologie
Prof. Dr. Eva Kiermaier
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)
Immun- und Tumorbiologie
Carl-Troll-Straße 31
53115 Bonn
gefördert seit: 12/2017
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NRW-Rückkehrprogramm; Internationale Beziehungen und globale Technologiepolitik
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian Mayer
Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie
Römerstraße 164
53117 Bonn
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Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum Godeshöhe e.V.

Neurourologie
Prof. Dr. Ruth Kirschner-Hermanns
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
gefördert seit: 09/2012
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Professorinnenprogramm des Bundes und der Länder

Psychosomatik und Kommunikation in der Onkologie und Transplantatuonsmedizin
Prof. Dr. Nicole Ernstmann
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
gefördert seit: 04/2016
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Politische Wissenschaft
Prof. Dr. Grit Straßenberger
Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie
Lennéstraße 25
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 10/2015
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Entwicklungsgeographie und umweltbezogene Risikoforschung
Prof. Dr. Julia Verne
Geographisches Institut
Meckenheimer Allee 166
53115 Bonn
gefördert seit: 11/2015
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Medienwissenschaften: Digitale Medienkultur
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Friedrich
Institut für Sprach-, Medien- und Musikwissenschaft
Lennéstraße 1
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 04/2021

Amerikanistik
Prof. Dr. Sabine Meyer
Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie
Nordamerikastudienprogramm
Regina-Pacis-Weg 5
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 04/2021
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Stiftung Mercator

Stiftungsprofessur für Wissenschaftsforschung und Politik
Prof. Dr. David Kaldewey
Forum Internationale Wissenschaft
Abteilung Wissenschaftsforschung
Heussallee 18-24
53113 Bonn
gefördert seit: 01/2018
Website

X-Rite Europe GmbH

Stiftungsprofessur Digital Material Appearance
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hullin
Institut für Informatik II
Endenicher Allee 19A
53115 Bonn
gefördert seit: 11/2013
Website

Joint Appointments

Numerous professorships are filled by joint appointments with non-university research institutions. Here you find a list of current professorships appointed according to the “Berliner Modell” or the “Jülicher Modell”.

Rektor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Hoch und Prof. Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) © Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn