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Researcher

Researchers are primarily involved in research. They conduct research, acquire third-party funding, manage third-party funded projects, participate in collaborative projects, publish work and give presentations at academic conferences. They plan and teach classes, and supervise dissertation/thesis projects. Support for research infrastructure facilities is a further possible focus.
Researchers should also take an interest in new developments in research, for example in topics such as open science, IT strategy or artificial intelligence. Ideally, they establish networks in their specialist field at national or international level and seek dialogue with stakeholders in business, politics, culture and society. They should also play a role in academic self-governance.
Researchers spend around 50% of their working time undertaking research tasks. Depending on their involvement in research and other organisational duties, they also have a certain teaching load, which is oriented to that of professors.

(HHU Guidelines on permanent positions in academia beyond professorships)

Qualification as Researcher

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As service providers at the interface between academia and administration, researchers take on a supporting and mediating role in addition to their research and teaching duties. They organise and manage workflows and processes at universities and are the backbone of an institution. With the Qualification programme Düsseldorfer Weg, HHU supports young scientists on the way into these varied professional fields. The programme helps to prepare for everyday life at the university and to familiarise with its structures.

The German Academic System and its support structures

 

European information plattform for researchers
Euraxess - Researchers in Motion

Information plattform regarding the German research system
Research in Germany

Information plattform for transatlantic cooperation and return to Germany
German Academic International Network (GAIN)

Information plattform for building a research career in Germany
German Scholars Organization (GSO)

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