On 24 February 2026, TU Darmstadt invites Early Career Researchers from the Rhine-Main Universities to participate in the RMU event on the topic of “appointment procedures” in Natural Science, Engineering and Computer Science. 

The event offers the opportunity to gain insights into appointment procedures for professorships in a discussion with experienced professors and other relevant stakeholders.

How do appointment procedures work? Who is involved? What considerations are decisive on the part of the decision-making bodies? Which behaviour is expected from applicants, which is tolerated and which tends to contribute to a negative assessment?

As a participant you:

• receive important (background) information about the entire appointment procedure
• can clarify your questions with experienced professors, newly appointed professors and other stakeholders involved in the process
• can adjust your behaviour in appointment procedures more specifically to the relevant requirements

Based on the appointment procedure, the three-hour event focuses on three main topics:

• Application: Identifying suitable positions, matching the position with your own profile, contact with the relevant university before and after the application, etc.
• Appointment presentation and discussion with the appointment committee: selection of the presentation topic, presentation design for a heterogeneous audience, stumbling blocks in the presentation and discussion, dealing with critical questions, do's and don'ts
• Appointment: procedure, clever negotiation and behaviour, expectations of the appointing university

Format:

• Moderated discussion
• Q&A

Language: 

English

Veranstaltungsort: 

 S3|12 Wissenschaftsschloss, De-La-Fosse-Bau, SCC Lounge (6. Stock)

Guests:

• Prof. Dr. Mariami Gachechiladze, Assistant Professor for Quantum Computing, Department of Computer Science, TU Darmstadt
• Prof. Dr. Maria Christina Cardoso, Professor for Cell Biology & Epigenetics, Department of Biology, TU Darmstadt
• Prof. Dr. Steffen Hardt, Professor for Nano- and Microfluidics, Department of Mechanical Engeering, TU Darmstadt
• Julian Reinfeldt, Head of Unit A University Strategy at Directorate I – Strategic Development