Karriere@RMU
RMU wants YOU!
Join the Rhine-Main Universities and take advantage of a wide range of career opportunities. As one of the strongest and most dynamic university alliances in Europe, RMU brings together three universities with distinctive and complementary profiles in research, higher education, and knowledge exchange. We combine disciplinary depth, academic breadth, and societal relevance at the highest level of excellence—shaping the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region as an internationally visible hub of science and scholarship. In other words, we serve as a driving force for one of Europe’s leading centers for research, education, and innovation.
From apprentices in administration or technical fields to professors in Clusters of Excellence, RMU offers outstanding career opportunities in academia as well as in the many areas that support academic work. Whether you are at the beginning of your career or already pursuing an established professional path, you will find exciting opportunities across a broad range of fields. From doctoral programs and postdoctoral positions to professorships, you can contribute to both established disciplines and innovative, interdisciplinary research areas. Our research projects are closely connected to international networks and partner institutions, enabling you to work on issues of global relevance. In addition, our university alliance offers a wide spectrum of positions in administration, project management, IT, library and information science, and other research support services.
A Distinctive Spirit
At RMU, you can expect unconventional and supportive career paths—alongside outstanding talents from around the world who, like you, are part of the next generation of researchers, professionals, and leaders taking responsibility for the future. Discover our spirit: we form the core of a highly productive and well-connected ecosystem for research and innovation, where collaboration across disciplines and universities—as well as with partners from all sectors—is part of everyday practice. The alliance pursues a synchronized strategy, builds on many years of experience in coordinated academic development, continuously renews its research profile, and stands at the forefront of addressing the most pressing disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Comprehensive Career Development
Three universities, three steps, one goal—our guiding principle for early career researchers is clear: facilitate career transitions, foster early independence, and create diverse pathways for future careers.
We provide a supportive and stimulating environment built on a strong culture of welcome, reliable policies, and responsible academic leadership. We also recognize important life phases and personal circumstances—for example, by supporting researchers returning from parental leave through transitional fellowships.
Early independence matters to us. We empower and encourage you to pursue new ideas and increase your visibility. Our programs equip early career researchers with resources and responsibilities that have traditionally been reserved for professors. We have significantly expanded the number of tenure-track positions within the alliance.
At the same time, we prepare you for both academic and non-academic career paths and actively promote mobility between them through career consultations, conferences, paid internships, and individualized coaching.
In short, we are committed to enabling you to achieve your individual academic, personal, and professional goals. Talented minds like yours will find inspiration at RMU—whether in fundamental research questions or in highly relevant transformative challenges—and will help shape and further develop the alliance’s profile.
Each of our universities offers an inspiring working environment with a wide range of benefits. Together, we provide a dynamic university alliance with cross-location professional development opportunities, a broad and robust research infrastructure, and diverse dual-career perspectives. RMU offers the ideal framework for your professional growth.
Further offers may be found at the career websites of the universities:
RMU Hubs for Early Career Researchers
RMU offers early career researchers comprehensive welcome and networking services, training in academic and transferable skills, and structured support during transitions between career stages. These services complement the graduate schools of research clusters, faculties, and collaborative research projects.
Your New Home Base
Make RMU your home base. We draw inspiration from the distinctive character of our region—its cultural diversity, its dynamic population, and its wide range of industries.
With 5.9 million inhabitants, the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region is one of Germany’s strongest economic areas and most international metropolitan regions. It is home to companies across a broad spectrum of sectors, particularly in chemicals and pharmaceuticals, aerospace, information technology, and finance and insurance.
Our three universities maintain strong connections with numerous companies and are deeply embedded in society. Together, we foster sustainable transformation and strengthen the exchange of knowledge between academia, industry, and the wider community.
Our central location in Germany—at the heart of Europe—makes RMU an exceptionally attractive place to work and live.
A Vibrant Hub for Research and Industry
Access to three universities, close collaboration with numerous non-university research institutions, and strong partnerships with industry provide ideal conditions for exciting collaborations and innovative projects. Researchers benefit from outstanding large-scale facilities and research infrastructures, including major research installations, particle accelerators, and internationally significant collections.
An Exceptional Place to Live
The Rhine-Main region is an ideal place to build your life—for you and your family. Beyond the dynamic cities of Frankfurt, Mainz, and Darmstadt, the region offers a wide range of cultural, sporting, and outdoor activities.
Two rivers, a unique cultural landscape, renowned museums, vineyards and castles, vibrant urban life and peaceful forests, a booming economy alongside deeply rooted traditions—all combine to create a diverse environment and a distinctive quality of life.
The region’s excellent transport infrastructure—including an international airport serving as a major global hub, as well as central rail and highway connections—makes it an ideal starting point for travel throughout Europe and around the world.
Become part of a dynamic alliance and help shape the future of research and innovation. RMU looks forward to receiving your application.
