Welcoming

Online

10.00 – 11.00 CEST

Join us for the official Welcoming of the RMU Postdoc Career Weeks 2025 and an interactive check-in to our event program: how it works, what to expect, and who will be part of it. 

The event is hosted by the Vice President for Academic Careers of TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Franziska Lang, and the organizers of the RMU Postdoc Career Weeks, Ingenium, the graduate organization for early career researchers.

Language: English

What you need to know about the German research system to inform your next career step

Online

Talk

11.00 – 13.00 CEST

Whether you are aiming for a career in academia, exploring options beyond it, or still undecided, understanding the system you are currently in is crucial. In this talk, we will explore the good, the bad, and the challenges of the German research system—and how you can navigate your next career step. We will also discuss how informed decision-making plays a key role in career strategy and how you can start building your own.

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Anne Schreiter – GSO – Guidance, Skills & Opportunities e.V.

RMU – What’s in it for me? Benefits for ECRs

Online

Talk

14.00 – 15.30 CEST

Find out how you can benefit from the RMU! The Rhine-Main University Alliance has a lot in stock for your career development. In this talk, we will introduce the various funding, support and networking offers of the RMU for ECRs and connect you with the graduate organizations of the three universities. 

Language: English

Speakers:

• Dr. Sybille Küster, GRADE, GU Frankfurt
• Dr. Bettina Wagner, Dr. Yvonne Bachmann, Dr. Angela Müller – Ingenium, TU Darmstadt
• Julia Häuser-Huth, Gutenberg Academy, JGU Mainz

Painting session at TU Kunstforum 

On campus

Social event

12.00 – 14.00 CEST

The RMU Social Events offer an opportunity to explore the Rhine-Main region and to get connected with peers from the RMU alliance. In this event, we invite you to partake in a painting session ("Freies Malen") hosted by the Kunstforum of TU Darmstadt. With its open painting space, the Kunstforum provides a place for encounters and togetherness and makes a contribution to maintaining one's health and strengthening one's resilience. 

In free painting, we let ourselves be inspired by colors. We paint spontaneously and intuitively, playing with colors and shapes, everyone stays with themselves and their own paper. Artistic skills or knowledge of special techniques is not required, as the emphasis is on the experience of the painting process and less on the goal of achieving a finished, perfect picture.

Participation is limited to 12 people.

Language: English

Host: Julia Reichelt – Kunstforum TU Darmstadt

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Guided Tour at Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt

On campus

Social event

12.00 – 13.30 CEST

The RMU Social Events offer an opportunity to explore the Rhine-Main region and to get connected with peers from the RMU alliance. In this event, we invite you to explore one of the landmarks of Darmstadt: the artists' colony and UNESCO World Heritage Site Mathildenhöhe. The Mathildenhöhe area was founded in 1899 to become a focal point of Art Nouveau and European art development. Created with the aim of reforming art and life, the work of the artists' colony expressed the dawn of modernity through experimental architecture, new spatial art and pioneering design. In 2021 it was recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site for its influence in the reform movements of the early 20th century.

A guided tour leads through the colony and the famous wedding tower.

Participation is limited to 25 people.

Language: English

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Young Investigator Appreciation Day - Scientific independence: How to achieve it and what to consider 

On campus

Networking event

15.30 - 19.00 CEST

Scientific independence is vital for researchers to get grants approved, to receive scientific awards, to be recognized by the scientific community and to be appointable for professorship. At the 3rd Young Investigator Appreciation Day we will discuss together with Prof. Dr. Jens Braun, full professor at the Department of Physics and DFG liaison officer at TU Darmstadt, and RMU research group leaders of different research disciplines about their experiences on their way of becoming scientifically independent.

Questions such as “What are the main key elements that characterize scientific independence? And what can you do to obtain it and demonstrate it?” will be answered. You are very welcome to pose questions and discuss with our panel guests.

As the Young Investigator Appreciation Day is to honour the excellent work of early career researchers, we will also celebrate the appointment of the Athene Young Investigators, who joined TU Darmstadt’s own independent junior research group leader programme in 2025. 

Afterwards you are invited to network with our guests and participants beyond your research fields and universities during a casual ‘get together’ having some snacks and drinks.

We are looking forward to your participation!

Target group: Junior research group leaders, advanced postdocs, doctoral candidates interested in an academic career

Language: English

Guests:

• Prof. Dr. Jens Braun – Department of Physics and DFG liaison officer, TU Darmstadt
• Dr. Yan-Jie Schnellbach – BMBF Junior Research Group Leader, Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt
• Dr. Pelin Tozman – Athene Young Investigator and ERC Starting Grant, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, TU Darmstadt
• Dr. Anna Wanka – Emmy Noether Group Leader and member of Johanna Quandt Young Academy@Goethe, Department of Educational Sciences, GU Frankfurt
• Dr. Vanessa Zeller – Athene Young Investigator, Research Group Leader, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, TU Darmstadt

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

RMU Party at Schlosskeller 

On campus 

Social event

19:30 – 21:30 CEST

Join us for an informal get-together at Darmstadt’s Schlosskeller. An evening to make new acquaintances and deepen existing contacts in a pleasant atmosphere. 

The Schlosskeller is an autonomous business of the AStA of the TU Darmstadt and has existed since 1966 as an event space and club in the vaulted cellar of the castle in the middle of Darmstadt. The development, planning and implementation of events is mainly carried out by students.

We ask for your understanding that the costs for drinks are not included in the event. 

For better planning, we kindly ask you to register in advance and fill in the registration form. 

How to rock your first (DFG) proposal – Grant-writing do’s and don’ts for ECRs

Online

Talk

10.00 – 12.00 CEST

In today's competitive research landscape, securing external funding is paramount. The German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a great portfolio of different types of grants specifically geared towards Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and also provides numerous valuable resources for first-time applicants. Exploring the DFG individual grants portfolio is very valuable to get started on a successful third-party funding career. 

Participants are presented with an overview of the DFG ECR funding portfolio and of the essentials of proposal-writing pertaining to DFG grants. The presentation describes the DFG review process for applications and discusses basic eligibility requirements for various programs. Additionally, the talk covers basic strategies of dealing with the DFG CV template and crafting a persuasive budget. It also includes recommendations for how to tackle topics such as research data management, ethics, and gender and diversity in a DFG individual grant.

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Bettina Heiss – Research Support, Team National Research Funding, GU Frankfurt

European Research Council (ERC) - Funding opportunities & requirements 

Online

Talk

14.00 – 15.30 CEST

ERC Starting Grants are boosters for an academic career. Young, talented researchers are given the opportunity to set up a research group and conduct pioneering research. Projects are funded with 1.5 million euros for five years. 

This info talk will give an overview of the funding opportunities offered by the ERC. Participants will learn what requirements must be met for a successful application so that the ERC can be used as an opportunity to establish a junior research group.

There will be time for individual questions. Colleagues from the EU support offices of all Rhine-Main-Universities are present for the discussion.

Language: English

Speaker: Dr. Barbara Köhler, TU Darmstadt, Directorate Research Services & Technology Transfer

How to think innovatively and benefit from it

Online

Talk 

11.00 - 12.30 CEST

Discover why innovation is crucial for progress, competitiveness, and solving complex problems and understand its role in creating new opportunities and in shaping a sustainable future. Our speaker possesses a profound and longstanding experience of translating research findings into practice, and he is a multiple founder himself. 
You will find out about the motivation of researchers for bringing their results into practice and what benefits are opened up. The HIGHEST company builder at TU Darmstadt is available for all RMU researchers. It helps them to bring findings with disruptive innovation potential into practice. 

There will be time for questions after the talk.  

Language: English

Speaker: Harald Holzer – Head of Research Transfer & Managing Director of HIGHEST Innovation & Start-up Centre TU Darmstadt

Alternative career paths – Industry

Online

Testimonial

13.00 – 14.30 CEST

What are alternative career paths for postdocs outside academia? And how do you get there? Our speakers successfully transitioned from postdoc positions at TU Darmstadt to innovative fields in industry. They will share their experiences with you, talk about their individual career development, provide insights into their application processes, the transition from university research to an industrial setting, their work contents, as well as current topics and innovations in their fields. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussions about career strategies with a doctorate.

Language: English

Guests: 

• Dr. Alexander Großmann – Project Leader Manufacturing Engineering, Airbus
• Dr. Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering – Team Lead EMC Simulation, Robert Bosch GmbH

Alternative career paths – Science management

Online

Testimonial

15.00 – 16.30 CEST

What are alternative career paths for postdocs outside academia? And how do you get there? Our speakers successfully transitioned from postdoc positions to science management. They will share their experiences with you, talk about their individual career development, provide insights into their application processes, their work contents, as well as current topics and innovations in their fields. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussions about career strategies with a doctorate.

Language: English

Guests: 

• Dr. Jonathan Heubes – Hessisches Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt, Weinbau, Forsten, Jagd und Heimat
• Dr. Mareike Eder-Egnolff – Department of Law and Economics, TU Darmstadt

Successful publishing – Strategies and trends in academic publishing

Online

Workshop

09.00 – 16.00 CEST

Participants will learn about essential strategies and trends in the world of academic publishing. Designed specifically for post-doctoral researchers, this workshop aims to equip participants with the tools and insights they need to successfully publish their research while navigating the evolving landscape of academic publishing. Through a combination of presentations, discussions, and practical exercises, participants will learn how to create an effective publication strategy, understand different publishing cultures and peer-review processes, and stay up to date on the latest trends like open access and AI in publishing. Each part of the workshop includes dedicated time for questions and peer feedback.

Part I: Understanding academic publishing today

• Key stakeholders and market changes in academic publishing (Open access, open data, and open science, funding)
• Target groups and publishing channels (Preprint servers, directories, and repositories, the role of publishers and editorial boards)
• Journal impact factors vs. Altmetrics: measuring research impact
• Peer review processes: types and workflows (Identifying and avoiding predatory publishers)

Part II: Developing your individual publishing strategy with ease 

• Understanding different publishing cultures
• Key components of an individual strategy
• Maximizing the impact of publications for an academic career
• Finding the right publisher(s) and/or journal(s)
• The role of AI in publishing

Participation is limited to 16 people.

Language: English

Trainer: Barbara Budrich – Budrich Training

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Academic career planning and development

Online

E-Learning (video on demand) & individual coaching

The video provides knowledge, background, and orientation for planning and developing the next steps towards a long-term academic career in Germany. It discusses questions such as: What long-term career options does the »Job Market Academia« offer for researchers and what are the actual chances here? What requirements and criteria should be met for this career path? When are which tasks particularly important? What has the highest priority? How important is the habilitation? And what time frame is appropriate? 

It informs about the central requirements (also beyond publications and funding) and milestones for an academic career and provides specific tips and advice on how to prioritize these requirements and on strategic considerations during the postdoc phase on the path to a professorship. Building on this, the video and the accompanying workbook offer the opportunity to take stock and reflect on your own academic profile and ideally derive the next important steps from this.

Content:

• Market and opportunities
• Path(s) to professorship
• Requirements I: General & Network
• Requirements II: Publications, third-party funding, habilitation
• Requirements III: Scientific communication, mobility, profile
• Requirements IV: Teaching, management, committees, services
• Profile presentation: CV
• WissZeitVG & Compatibility 

The video will be available for streaming (password protected) and the associated materials (handout, sample CVs, interview question list) will be available for download. The video has a total length of 3 hours. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. Video chapters can be selected according to interest. 

Log-in details will be published here on June 23.

Individual Session (restricted number of participants): 

In addition to the video, there is an opportunity to take advantage of an individual consultation following the video. You can use this, for example, to discuss any unanswered questions, receive feedback on your CV or academic profile, or to reflect on your next career steps. The individual sessions will be arranged via doodle for mid-July. Planned duration: 45 min via Zoom. 

You will receive an invitation to register for an individual session. 

Trainer: Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt – schainundkuchenbrandt - Seminare, Coaching und Beratung für Wissenschaftler*innen

Good scientific practice

Online

E-Learning, on demand

How should research results be documented? What is the right way to cite? How does one handle image sources?

Answers to questions about working correctly are provided in this eLearning course. It is designed to be interdisciplinary and provides a review of additional topics regarding research work: how to wisely plan and organize a research project and which legal aspects, such as in labor law or copyright law, are relevant for researchers. It contains comprehensive information, tests to check the knowledge gained as well as supplementary information materials.

This course is part of the regular qualification program for ECRs at TU Darmstadt. It focuses on doctoral research and mainly addresses doctoral candidates but is also open and relevant for postdoctoral researchers interested in refreshen their knowledge in this regard.

Separate and external registration required. Please register here. 

Coping in the academic rat race – How to deal with task overload, uncertainty and performance pressure

Online

Discussion

10.00 – 11.00 CEST

Academics are confronted with a multitude of tasks and opportunities. This interactive discussion addresses the questions of setting priorities between teaching, research, publishing, qualification work, committee work, conferences, proposals and many other options under often precarious employment conditions with low hours or short contract terms. After inspiring impulses from RMU professors, we discuss how early career researchers can make progress in this metaphorical rat race.

Language: English

Guest:

• Prof. Dr. Armin Schäfer, Professor of Political Science, University of Mainz

Karrierewege außerhalb der Wissenschaft – Kultur und Bibliothekswesen

Online

Testimonial

12.00 – 14.00 CEST

Ab einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt kommt für jede promovierende Person die Frage auf: Möchte ich in der Wissenschaft bleiben, oder strebe ich eine Karriere außerhalb der Wissenschaft an?

In diesem Lunchtalk stellen Dr. Hedwig Suwelack und Dr. Jonathan Roth ihr außeruniversitäres Berufsfeld Kultur und Bibliothekswesen vor und teilen ihre Erfahrungen rund um die Themen Entscheidungsfindung und Einstieg in den Arbeitsmarkt außerhalb der Universität. Sie beantworten Fragen zu Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten und Aufgabenfeldern sowie zu den gesuchten Profilen und Fähigkeiten in der jeweiligen beruflichen Tätigkeit.

Sprache: Deutsch

Beteiligte: 

• Dr. Hedwig Suwelack – Leiterin Martinusbibliothek Mainz
• Dr. Jonathan Roth – Kulturmanager Kulturbüro Rüsselsheim
• Jessica Werking – JGU (Moderation)

Externe Anmeldung erforderlich. Bitte melden Sie sich hier an.

Of research concepts and profiles in appointment procedures - Goals, elements, views, trends and counselling

Online

Workshop

14.00 – 16.00 CEST

A convincing research profile as well as a forward-looking research concept are paramount for a successful career as an Established Researcher (R3), particularly regarding a professorial or comparable position. In this lecture with interactive elements, participants will be introduced to guiding principles of their current research career, including a discussion on how they can identify them. In addition, they will be empowered to develop a coherent, forward-looking research concept that takes into account the priority areas of the institution they are applying to.

Participation is limited to 20 people.

Target group: Advanced postdocs

Language: English 

Trainer: Dr. Beate Scholz – Managing Partner of Scholz CTC GmbH, Strategy consultant, trainer, coach, expert and reviewer in universities, research institutions and scientific organisations

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Consistent research concept and profile for appointment procedures – Individual coaching & feedback (Friday, July 11)

Online

Individual Coaching

Time: to be announced by coach on time before July 11

In recruitment procedures for Established Researcher (R3) positions, particularly professorships, it has become common practice to request from applicants a description of their current research profile as well as a forward-looking research concept. Usually, expectations are specific to the job offered and the institutional environment.

The aim of this coaching is to support participants in developing a consistent research profile and concept by considering their individual trajectories, past achievements and research plans. The trainer offers a 60-minutes individual coaching feedback on participant’s CV and either a draft of the research profile or a draft of the research concept (2 pages max.). CVs and drafts have to be sent to the trainer at least 14 days before the coaching on Friday, July 11. The coaching is free of charge for the participants.

The individual sessions will be arranged via doodle. Planned duration: 60 min via Zoom. You will receive an invitation to register for an individual coaching session. 

Participation is limited to 6 people.

Target group: Advanced postdocs

Language: English or German

Trainer: Dr. Beate Scholz – Managing partner Scholz CTC GmbH, Strategy consultant, trainer, coach, expert and reviewer in universities, research institutions and scientific organisations

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Supervision and leadership for postdocs

On campus

Workshop

09.00 – 17.00 CEST

The everyday life of academics lies between the poles of research, the supervision of junior researchers and the management of employees. In everyday management and supervision, it is important to lead appropriately, to recognize the potential of employees, students and doctoral candidates and to clearly communicate expectations, tasks and feedback.

In this workshop participants reflect on their leadership and supervisory behavior and expand their repertoire of actions so that they can lead and supervise in an appropriate and motivating manner.

Participation is limited to 10 people.

Target Group: Postdocs of all disciplines

Language: English

Trainer: PD Dr. Angelina Topan – Institute for Personnel Development and Coaching

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Navigating academic careers as a couple - Approaching uncertainty through self-reflection

Online

Talk

10.00 – 12.00 CEST

Balancing an academic career with a partnership—and possibly the thought of starting a family—can be a complex and challenging journey. Researchers often face high professional demands and uncertainty on multiple levels, all while making significant personal life decisions. While resilience and a bit of luck can help navigate this path, are they the only factors couples can rely on? 

This interactive online session provides a space for academics to reflect on their shared journey with their partners—whether within or outside academia—and explore key questions around work-life balance, dual-career challenges, and family planning. Through guided self-reflection and group discussions, participants will identify crucial topics to negotiate, recognize their shared resources, and develop strategies to support each other’s career and personal aspirations. Engaging with like-minded peers will offer valuable perspectives and resources, allowing participants to gain clarity and take constructive discussions back into their own partnerships. 

Participation is limited to 30 people.

Target group: Postdocs seeking to align career goals with partnership and family planning

Language: English

Trainer: Dr. Majana Beckmann – KLARwärts Coaching für Promovierende

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Professuren an universities of applied sciences

Online

Testimonial

12.00 – 13.30 CEST

Die Professur an einer Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften bietet viele Vorteile: Flexibilität und Freiheit in Forschung und Lehre, Arbeit in kleinen Lerngruppen, die Möglichkeit, die Lebensläufe von Studierenden und den gesellschaftlichen Wissenstransfer mitzuprägen, sowie die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf. Doch wie wird man eigentlich Professor:in an einer HAW? Was sind die Voraussetzungen und wo kann man die notwendigen Qualifikationen erwerben? Diese und andere Fragen klären wir in unserem Online-Workshop. Gemeinsam mit Professor:innen aus unterschiedlichen Fachbereichen der Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences zeigen wir, wie vielfältig die Wege zu einer HAW-Professur sind und warum es sich lohnt, diesen Schritt zu wagen.

Sprache: Deutsch (slides in English)

Beteiligte: 

• Prof. Dr. Lena Reiß – Kooperative Professur für Nutzerorientierte Immobiliengestaltung, University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt
• Prof. Dr. Caroline Schmitt – Professur für Ecosocial Work and Care, University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt

Franziska Hedrich & Tina Gleim – Netzwerk PROFfm

Lehrkompetenz in Berufungsverfahren – Lehrkonzept und Lehrproben vorbereiten

Hybrid

Workshop

10:00-17:00 CEST

Bei der Bewerbung auf eine Professur wird von der Berufungskommission neben der Forschungskompetenz auch die Lehrkompetenz der Bewerber*innen begutachtet. 

So wird häufig schon bei der Einreichung der Bewerbungsunterlagen um die Erstellung eines Lehrprofils oder Lehrkonzeptes gebeten. Lehre wird dann auch Teil des Gesprächs mit der Berufungskommission. Viele Bewerber*innen werden darüber hinaus aufgefordert, bei der persönlichen Vorstellung neben einem wissenschaftlichen Probevortrag eine Lehrprobe zu halten. Mit diesem Workshop wollen wir Sie gezielt auf das Berufungsverfahren vorbereiten. Sie entwerfen oder optimieren Ihr Lehrkonzept und Lehrprobe und erhalten Feedback dazu.

Inhalte: 

• Erwartungshaltung von Berufungskommissionen
• Bestandteile des schriftlichen Lehrkonzepts
• Darstellung des Lehrkonzepts im Gespräch mit der Kommission
• Erfolgsfaktoren für Lehrproben

Lernziele:

• Sie haben ein eigenes Lehrkonzept für Berufungsverfahren entwickelt
• Sie können die eigene Lehrkompetenz schriftlich und mündlich gut darstellen
• Sie haben Feedback zu einer eigenen Lehrprobe erhalten (optional)

Methoden: Präsentationen, schriftl. Erstellung /Optimierung des eigenen Lehrkonzepts, Austausch in Kleingruppen, Halten einer eigenen Lehrprobe und Feedback 

Die Teilnahme ist auf 16 Personen begrenzt.

Sprache: Deutsch

Trainerinnen:

• Dr. Ulrike Preißler, Deutscher Hochschulverband
• Dr. Annette Glathe, Hochschuldidaktische Arbeitsstelle

Separate Anmeldung erforderlich. Bitte füllen Sie das Anmeldeformular aus. 

ERC training course for applicants in the ERC StG and CoG call 2026

Online

Workshop

09.30 – 16.00 CEST

The next deadlines for submissions of ERC StG and CoG proposals are expected in October 2025 and January 2026. The EU support offices of the Rhine-Main universities offer a Yellow Research training course to researchers who are planning to submit an ERC application in the upcoming call.

The two-part webinar of 2.5 hours each provides a roadmap to submission and explains how to tackle various hurdles that applicants may encounter when preparing their ERC grant applications. Topics of the course are (i) creating the right mindset for submitting a proposal, (ii) understanding the ERC objectives and evaluation criteria, and (iii) generating a convincing scientific argumentation. The participants are systematically guided through the different parts of the proposal template.

The training course is only accessible to RMU scientists. The number of places is limited. The application deadline is June 1st. Participants will be notified whether they can be offered a place.

Language: English

Trainer: Aya van den Kroonenberg, PhD, Yellow Research, NL

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form. Registration deadline is 01.06.2025.

Basics of grant applications

Online

Workshop

10.00 – 17.00 CEST

A successful project proposal must fulfil various requirements at different levels: Presenting your own scientific and strategic goals, taking into account the objectives of the respective research organisation and meeting the regulations and requirements of the funding programs as well as the requirements of the reviewer. This workshop examines these levels from different perspectives and provides participants with tools to prepare their project proposal properly and present it successfully to the reviewers.

Participation is limited to 8 people.

Target group: Advanced doctoral candidates and postdocs

Language: English

Trainer: Dr. Beate Scholz – Scholz CTC GmbH, Strategy consultant, trainer, coach, expert and reviewer in universities, research institutions and scientific organisations

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Postdoc, and next? Career options, skills and orientation for scientists (natural and life sciences)

Online

Workshop

09.30 – 12.00 & 14.00 – 16.30 CEST

So, you finally have a science degree - or will in the future. What to do with it? Are all doors open to you or is there still a lot of work to be done?

In this course you'll learn about:

• Yourself: Your interests, values and skills
• Career options: There are many more options than you think and you will be able to change between them
• Skill development: Which (hidden) skills do you already have, which can you develop during your time in academia
• Skills match: What do employers want from you? How to sell yourself?

Participation is limited to 15 people.

Language: English

Trainer: Dr. Philipp Gramlich – NaturalScience.Careers 

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Individual counselling on career development and grant-writing

Online

Counselling

10.00 – 16.00 CEST

Option 1: General career advice

Are you about to finish your doctorate or have you already finished it and are you thinking about your next career step? Do you need support to analyze your individual career challenges and possibilities? Then register for a one-on-one counselling session with Dr. Angela Müller, career advisor at TU Darmstadt’s Graduate Organization Ingenium with many years of experience in career counselling. 

Length of session: 30 min via Zoom

Option 2: Grant-writing

Have you already finished your doctorate and are you about to secure funding for your own position or for your research group? Then register for an individual online counselling session with either Dr. Bettina Maria Heiss or Dr. Yvonne Bachmann, both experienced consultants for national individual research grants and proposal-writing (e.g. DFG: Individual Research Grant, Walter Benjamin or Emmy Noether Programmes, BMBF: Junior research group) at GU Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt. 

In order to be able to take part in the counselling session for grant-writing, approved participants have to submit their CV, a proposal extract/abstract for an individual research grant and their main questions to the respective advisor until Friday, June 13. Length of session: 30 min via Zoom

Registrations are processed in the order of submission and acceptance is contingent upon a limited number of available slots.

Participation is limited to 24 people. 

Target group: Doctoral candidates or postdocs

Language: German or English (according to participants’ language preference)

Advisors:

• Dr. Yvonne Bachmann – Promotion of R3 scientists, Ingenium Graduate Organization, TU Darmstadt (Counselling on grant-writing)
• Dr. Bettina Heiss – Research Support, Team National Research Funding, GU Frankfurt (Counselling on grant-writing)
• Dr. Angela Müller – Networking and Counselling, Ingenium Graduate Organization, TU Darmstadt (Counselling on career development)

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.

Applying for professorship

Online

E-Learning (on demand)

The video provides detailed information about all phases of the appointment procedure for professorships (focus Germany) and gives specific assistance and tips for applications.

The video first deals with the procedure and the formal aspects of the appointment process. Then all the necessary application documents (especially CV, cover letter, research and teaching concept) are discussed in detail and partly illustrated in part with sample materials. In the third part, the expectations and requirements in the hearing with the appointment committee as well as important preparation steps are discussed. You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration. In addition, the most frequently asked questions and topics in the committee interview are presented.

The video will be available for streaming (password protected) and the associated materials (handout, sample CVs, interview question list) will be available for download. The video has a total length of 3,75 hours. The speed of the video can be adjusted upwards in the video settings. Video chapters can be selected according to interest. 

Trainer: Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt – schainundkuchenbrandt - Seminare, Coaching und Beratung für Wissenschaftler*innen

Log-in details will be published here on June 30.

Basics of science communication

Online

E-Learning 

This course focuses on topics such as dimensions of science communication, the interplay of actors and target groups or dealing with the media. The learning units are modular. The content is varied and includes animations and videos. The e-learning can be accessed online at any time and can be flexibly integrated into everyday professional and study life.

Learning objectives:

• Knowledge of the functions of external science communication
• Reflection on the actors, their roles and interactions
• Development and consolidation of core competences

Contents:

• Dimensions of good science communication – the NaWik arrow, target groups, goal, topic, medium and style
• Science and the media
• Actors and their roles
• Basic rules for comprehensibility
• Trust in science
• Guidelines and potential pitfalls

Language: English + German

Independent learning units (14 modules) at WissKomm-Campus with a total duration of 8 hours can be completed within a period of 6 months.

Separate registration required. Please fill in the registration form.