Overview
Promoting young researchers is of key importance at Ruhr University Bochum. They should be able to develop early in their careers and work independently. The university provides the best possible support here. On the following pages, we offer an overview of the most important initiatives and projects relating to early career researchers.
A tenure-track professorship is an attractive station on the career path of early career researchers: it facilitates independent research and teaching at an early stage. After a successful evaluation process, they can be sure to be tenured.
RUB offers various programmes (German website) for professional development for post-doctoral researchers, junior professors, and for young research group leaders. What’s more, there is an internal mentoring programme for early career researchers at Ruhr University Bochum.
The Research Academy Ruhr (RAR) is a joint initiative of the universities in Bochum, Dortmund, and Duisburg-Essen to support 10,000 early career researchers within the University Alliance Ruhr. The RAR brings together existing offers and develops new concepts aimed at advanced Master’s students, doctoral students, and post-doctoral researchers from all disciplines. This makes the RAR the largest platform of its kind in Germany.
The diverse offers include, for example, interdisciplinary qualification programmes, research-related trainings, exchange and networking events, support for international activities, as well as guidance on the various career paths in research, business, and society.
With these and other services, the Research Academy Ruhr supports its members in building and expanding cross-university networks.
