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Previous HeRA Lunch Sessions

Future Skills for Science and beyond - Improving your skills with E-Learning - 13.03.2024

You would like to further develop your skills and you are looking for a flexible offer that suits you?

With the launch of a new digital learning platform by our partner TwentyOneSkills, JUNOs ongoing workshop programme is complemented by a flexible and accessible format. Learners can now freely choose between synchronous and asynchronous forms of learning (and combine them).

In this lunchsession we will introduce you to the possibilities of integrating E-learning modules in your schedule. You can either start in March, June or September with the 3 months usage periode of the license.

Please register: The event takes place on Wednesday, 13th March 2024, 12 to 1 pm (online).

More information on the E-learning platform can be found here.

Reflect on your career

The postdoc phase is a crucial phase for young scientists, in which meaningful personal decisions have to be made. In order to know what to do next, it is important to consciously reflect on your own career path.

In this lunch session, Dr. Uta Brunner and Dr. Kristina Rubarth from the Junior Scientist and International Researcher Center (JUNO) will provide insights into helpful tools for further developing your career. There will also be room for discussion.

Bring your lunch and join us for an informational lunch session. The language of the event will be English.

Wednesday, 20 Sept 2023: 12:00-13:00 (online via Zoom). This event is part of the Postdoc Appreciation Week and open to all postdocs from Germany.

 

Continuing Education – your third mission

Would you like to share your knowledge? So do we!

Continuing education at university enables the direct transfer of university knowledge to the non-university working world. Being a researcher at HHU, you can also pass on your expertise to interested professionals from outside university. 

Dr. Jana Emontz from the Heine Center for Academic Further Education (HZW) at HHU will present the possibilities for members of HHU to make offers of continued academic education for external participants. The Heine Center supports the organization, accounting and administration of continuing education courses for external participants. The revenues generated from course fees flow back to the respective HHU institute. 

 The event will take place as an online event on Wednesday, 6th September 2023 from 12pm-1pm. The lunch session will be in German. Questions and comments in English are very welcome.

Future Skills for Science and beyond - Improving your skills with E-Learning - 17th May 2023

You would like to further develop your skills and you are looking for a flexible offer that suits you?

With the launch of a new digital learning platform by our partner TwentyOneSkills, JUNOs ongoing workshop programme is complemented by a flexible and accessible format. Learners can now freely choose between synchronous and asynchronous forms of learning (and combine them).

In this lunchsession we will introduce you to the possibilities of integrating E-learning modules in your schedule. There will also be the opportunity to get one of the limited licenses to the E-Learning offer of our cooperation partner TwentyOneSkills.

The event takes place on Wednesday, 17th May 2023, 12 to 1 pm (online) .

More information on the E-learning platform can be found here.

Healthy work initiative - 02 February 2023

Stress and strain are frequent companions of everyday work at the university and can lead to long-term health consequences. The 'Healthy Work' initiative was developed at HHU in order to prevent losses in motivation and productivity due to sick days or reduced performance of employees.

Dr Mathias Diebig, who is leading the Healthy Work project with a project team together with the Health Section of the Heine Center for Sustainable Development (HCSD) at HHU, presents the initiative. Fundamental to the project is the joint and systematic analysis of working conditions and specific challenges in the working group. Subsequently, concrete proposals are developed on how to improve the well-being of the employees and themselves by adapting their working methods and organisation, thus maintaining their performance. The focus is on stress prevention and the promotion of health and well-being as well as motivation, productivity and staff retention.
 

Setting healthy boundaries - 18. Januar 2023

Having a hard time saying 'no'? Overwhelmed with your never-ending to-do lists? Always seems to end up doing more than your share? Feeling angry and or frustrated that your decision is disregarded or your needs come last? Are you looking to improve your personal boundaries and live a happier and more fulfilling life? 

Dr. Winnie S Chow (a coach, yoga teacher, former public health researcher and counseling psychologist) will provide easy to apply tips on how to set healthy boundaries and meditation/breathing techniques for enhancing resilience. The presentation will be online and in English. You’re invited to ask questions & share your own experiences with her.

The event takes place on Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 12 am to 1 pm (online)

Nikolaus Special - Improving Your Skills with E-learning! TUESDAY, 6th Dec 2022

You would like to further develop your skills and you are looking for a flexible offer that suits you?

In this lunchsession we will introduce you to the possibilities of integrating E-learning modules in your schedule. There will also be the opportunity to get one of the limited licenses to the E-Learning offer of our cooperation partner TwentyOneSkills.

The event takes place on Tuesday, 06th December 2022, 12 to 1 pm (online)

More information on the E-learning platform can be found here.

Upcoming: Fall 2022

Düsseldorfer Weg and its career paths

As part of the two-stage certificate program "Düsseldorfer Weg", there is the opportunity to familiarise yourself with three prominent academic career paths and learn about the respective training paths - (1) Science Management (2) Academic Teacher and (3) Professorship. Talking to experienced experts in the three fields gives you the opportunity to get more hands-on information about the career fields and the tasks, that come with them.

With a corresponding series of talks in the context of HeRA Lunch (online), there will be the opportunity to exchange ideas with the experts and to ask questions. Topics will include:

  •    Presentation of the current job, in retrospect the most important stations on the way there
  •     The biggest challenges in the job
  •     Support and hurdles on the career path
  •     alternative career paths/plan B

Professional Field - Science Management

Guest: Dr. Susanne Wilhelm, Program Coordinator B. Sc. Natural Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Wednesday, 19 Oct. 2022: 12pm - 1pm (online).

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Professional Field - Academic Teacher

Guest: Dr. Christoph Schamberger, Research and Teaching Fellow, Department for Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Wednesday, 02 Nov. 2022: 12pm - 1pm (online).

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Professional Field - Professorship

Guest: Prof. Dr. Alexander Dilthey. Professor of Genomic Microbiology and Immunity, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene.

Wednesday, 9 Nov. 2022: 12pm - 1pm (online).

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29.06.2022 12.30pm - Diversity - team up for successful research

The key to success in science lies among other things also in diversity. Diversity at the HHU stands for the diversity of attitudes and perspectives that result from individual personal characteristics and lifestyles (= dimensions). Dr. Inge Krümpelbeck from the HHU Section Diversity discusses how diversity can also become a success criterion in your working group. You are invited to participate in our digital lunch break from 12.30pm! No registration needed. The event will be held in English.

This HeRA Lunch Session will take place online via Webex.

Login to Webex:  https://hhu.webex.com/meet/HeRA_Lunch 

 


13.04.2022, Certification programme "Skills for Careers in Business and Society"

During this event information on the certification programme "Skills for Careers in Business and Society" will be given.  As the programme is currently mainly available in German so will be the events presentation language.

 


Düsseldorfer Weg and the occupational profiles it addresses

In frame of the two-stage certificate programme "Düsseldorfer Weg" there is the opportunity to familiarise oneself with three different academic career paths - (1) professorship (2) academic teacher (3) science management. Talking to experienced experts in these three areas, there is the possibility for you to obtain further hands-on information on these professional fields and the tasks that come with it.
The corresponding series of conversations in the context of HeRA Lunch series allows to exchange information with experts from these fields of activity and to ask questions. Topics will be among others:

  •     Presentation of the current job, in retrospect the most important steps on the way,  the biggest challenges in the job, Have there been any supporters  on the way? When did you know that you wanted to do this job?
  •     What would you have done if it hadn't worked out?
     

10.11. 2021 Field of activity - Academic Teacher

The mathematician Dr. Peter Arndt, is mainly teaching at HHU but also has several other duties that he will talk about. The interview and discussion will be in English.
 

08.12.2021 Field of activity - Science Management

Dr. Sandra Berger, Scientific Coordinator of the Research Training Group "IRTG1902 - Intra- and interorgan communication of the cardiovascular system" and the Collaborative Research Centre "Master Switches in Cardiac Ischemia (SFB1116)" at HHU is our guest. Sandra is also a mid-level representative of the Faculty of Medicine. She will talk about her current tasks and will report on how she got into science management. The interview and discussion will be in English.
 

19.01.2022 Field of activity - Professorship

Stefan Hartmann worked as a German language scholar at chairs of various German universities before taking on the junior professorship for German linguistics at HHU. He talks about the challenges of the academic path and at the same time about his enthusiasm for research, teaching and working with students. In addition, he tweets and communicates his research quite actively. The interview and discussion will be in English.


Research Data Management
- what is FAIR and what is OPEN?

07.10.2021; online

You will have to address the issue of research data management in your next research proposal at the latest, and you may also have to draw up a so-called data management plan. What is meant by this and what is the relation to the FAIR principles and to Open Science in general? Why are more and more funding agencies asking about this? How can you describe and improve your own data management? In the presentation, the FDM coordinator at HHU, Dr. Ania López, will give you answers to these questions, as well as describe how the services of the FDM Competence Centre at HHU, which is currently being established, are currently developing. The presentation will be in English.


Doing research and having a family

11.05.2021; 12:30 - 13:30 Uhr, online via Webex

Reconciling family and career is a particular challenge for all involved. The successfully establishing a research career and starting a family in parallel poses additional difficulties. Dr. Anna Matuszynska, Institute for Quantitative and Theoretical Biology and Dr. Alexander Lang; Clinic for Cardiology, Angiology and Pneumology will report on how they have managed to combine family and research and what hurdles they have overcome to do so. Afterwards, everyone is invited to share and discuss (current) best practices.


German legislation governing short-term contracts for researchers (WissZeitVG) / Informationen zum „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“

12.03.2021, online

Sabine Strerath, Head of the Dept. of Human Resources, Subdivision Research Personal at HHU, introduces the regulations of the „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“ and answers questions concerning scientific qualification times for you and your members of staff. The presentation will be in German.



Fall 2020 - Düsseldorfer Weg and the fields of activity it addresses

In frame of the two-stage certificate programme "Düsseldorfer Weg" there is the opportunity to familiarise oneself with three different academic career paths - (1) professorship (2) academic teacher (3) science management. Talking to experienced experts in these three areas, there is the possibility for you to obtain further hands-on information on these professional fields and the tasks that come with it.
The corresponding series of conversations in the context of HeRA Lunch series allows to exchange information with experts from these fields of activity and to ask questions. Topics will be among others:

  •     Presentation of the current job, in retrospect the most important steps on the way,  the biggest challenges in the job, Have there been any supporters  on the way? When did you know that you wanted to do this job?
  •     What would you have done if it hadn't worked out?

14.10.2020 Field of activity - Academic Teacher

The English language academic teacher Dr. Georg Schiller, is mainly teaching at HHU but has several other duties he will talk about. The interview and discussion will be in German.

 

11.11.2020 Field of activity - Science Management

Dr. Madlen Kazmierczak, Personal Assitant to the President of HHU will be talking about the duties in her current postion as well as how she joined the field of research and science management. The interview and discussion will be in German.

 

09.12.2020 Field of activity - Professorship

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alexej Kedrov is a junior professor with association to the collaborative research center 1208 at HHU. He knows several academic systems and is now successfully teaching and researching as a member of staff at HHU. The interview and discussion will be in English.

 


12.02.2020 Get together of the Junior Professors and Research Group Leaders Network (jungle_net)

In 2009, the junior professor and junior group leader network (Jungle_net) was founded at the HHU. The Jungle_net wants to be a platform to exchange experiences in leading research teams
across disciplinary boundaries, to increase the visibility of young
researchers at HHU and to be a contact for young researchers who are new at the HHU or who are planning to head a junior research group in the future. The Jungle-net would like to be more active and visible on campus again after a longer "break" - all interested researchers are invited to discuss new ideas and activities together.


13.11.2019 „Master of Business Administration“ – a useful career move for academics?

MBA-programmes are often seen as an accelerator for a career in business. But it can be worth for academics to consider an MBA as well. On the one hand research institutions act more and more like companies. On the other hand an MBA can provide scientists with important competencies to start a career outside university. Tobias Koch, member of staff at the HHU media center, alumnus of the Düsseldorf Business School (DBS) and representative of the DBS alumni group, will give an insight into on exemplary MBA curriculum and the impact of an MBA on potential career moves.


09.10.2019 German legislation governing short-term contracts for researchers (WissZeitVG) / Informationen zum „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“


Sabine Strerath, Dept. of Human Resources at HHU, introduces the regulations of the „Wissenschaftszeit-vertragsgesetz“ and answers questions concerning scientific qualification times for you and your members of staff. The presentation will be in German.


11.09.2019 Communicating research to society

As a "citizens' university", HHU actively seeks out the exchange between science and society. For example, its members offer many public events, host debates, support community involvement and include citizens as well as representatives from the fields of economics, politics and culture in their research and teaching activities. To this end, its members offer numerous public events, establish discussion forums, promote civic engagement and involve citizens as well as representatives from business, politics and culture in research and teaching. Dr. Marcel Solar, head of the HHU staff unit "Citizens' University", will present how you, as young scientists, can participate in this exchange and what possibilities there are to actively communicate your own science across subject and university boundaries.
 


05.06.2019 Extra-university career paths for doctoral candidates -
The view of employers

A doctorate is a (first) independent research project to achieve the highest academic degree and thus a milestone on the way to an academic career. But not all doctorates can or want to remain in the highly competitive and precarious academic system. Some leave the university immediately after their doctorate, others wait for their first or second PostDoc. But what does the employer think of young professionals with a doctorate? What expectations can and must we expect and where is a doctorate perhaps viewed more critically? The working group of UniWIND, to which Dr. Simone Brandes (philGRAD) belonged, has investigated these and related questions. She will report on the results of the working group, which have also been published by the University Association for the Qualification of Young Scientists in Germany (UniWiND).


08.05.2019 Experience Report: Emmy Noether Programme Fellow

The Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research Foundation supports researchers in achieving independence at an early stage of their scientific careers. Dr. Eva Nowack, AG Microbial Symbiosis and Organelle Evolution and Emmy Noether Fellow at HHU since 2014, talks about her experiences within the programme and how it mediated her way of becoming an independent research group leader.


10.04.2019 DFG Liaison officer / DFG Vertrauensdozent

The HHU DFG Liaison Officer Prof. Dr. Stefan Egelhaaf serves as an on-site point of contact for researchers who are considering applying for funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG). He will introduce himself and his duties e.g. the proposal process especially for those who are applying for the first time.


20.02.2019 Research Data Management - Is it worth it?

Research Data Management can sound like yet another additional task to worry about during the research process. But, it doesn't have to be hard or complicated. Maurice Schleußinger (The Centre for Information and Media Technology, ZIM at HHU) will talk about the chances and advantages of good Research Data Management and what kind of practical support HHU provides for their researchers. More Information at https://fdm.hhu.de/en


23.01.2019 Career development plan for postdocs at HHU

Whether you are looking for an academic career or a non-academic career: In any case, concrete goals and planning are an important basis for a career path that suits you. Uta Brunner from JUNO presents the career guide for postdocs developed by JUNO, which is designed to help you take a look at your own career development in good time.


12.12.2018 A short guide to EU funding for research

Are you interested in EU-funding for research? Have you heard about Horizon2020 and would like to know more about it? Would you like to apply for ERC or Marie S.-Curie funding and need to know where to find support and advice?  Dr. Claudia Whittle and Martina Kuhlmann from the Department of Research and Transfer will provide you with a short introduction into the world’s largest single funding programme for research and innovation called Horizon 2020. In particular, they will talk about the main characteristics of the Marie S. Curie actions and the ERC Starting Grant.
They will also give you a brief overview of the support services available here at the University Administration for researchers applying for third-party funding.


07.11.2018 Research Data Management and Open Science at HHU

The Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer at HHU, Prof. Peter Westhoff will speak about HHU’s Research Data Management and Open Access Policies, its relating technical infrastructures as well as his ideas to promote Open Science at HHU. As a member of DFG’s standing committee for research infrastructure (AWBI) he will also give some insight into current discussions in the German research community on those issues. Finally there is room for discussion on your opinions and needs in terms of data management regulations and standard setting, infrastructure and training at HHU.


10.10.2018 Writing a letter of recommendation

A certificate of employment or a letter of recommendation are often an essential prerequisite for the next application - especially in science and when applying for scientific funding. However, setting up such a letter for an employee or a student is not an everyday business. Sabine Strerath, HHU Human resources department, points to important legal framework conditions and provides instructions on how to apply for a certificate of employment or a letter of recommendation for yourself or for your employees.


11.07.2018 Career options for postdocs at HHU

HHU wants to establish the career model of the „Düsseldorfer Weg“, with which three equal-ranking career paths for postdocs are foreseen: the tenure track professorship, the university lecturer and the profession of research managers. The Vice President for Quality in Studies and Human Resource Management at HHU, Prof. Dr. Christoph Börner, presents the concept which shows new perspectives for a career in the university and is available for content-related questions.


16.05.2018 Peer review - insights from an experienced referee

Peer review might seem like a closed book to young scientists - however it follows clear rules and measures that you should appreciate when being reviewed (your own work in papers and articles) and of course when becoming a referee yourself. Professor William Martin; Institute of Molecular Evoution at HHU, will share his experiences as a journal referee, editor, review board member and renowned expert in his field. You are invited to ask questions and discuss your own experiences with him.


18.04.2018 Shape your career - build a network

Establishing a functional network within the research institute, the own faculty and across faculties as well as outside university is very important for young academics and their future career. Dr. Heidrun Dorgeloh, Department of English Language and Linguistics at HHU and Dr. Christian Dumpitak, iGRAD, (both members of the HHU Senate) outline how getting involved at university can give important insights for future career steps.


07.02.2018 German legislation governing short-term contracts for researchers (WissZeitVG) / Informationen zum „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“


Sabine Strerath, Dept. of Human Resources at HHU, introduces the regulations of the „Wissenschaftszeit-vertragsgesetz“ and answers questions concerning scientific qualification times for you and your members of staff. The presentation will be in German.


10.01.2018 Experience Report: Emmy Noether Programme Fellow

The Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research Foundation supports researchers in achieving independence at an early stage of their scientific careers. Dr. Manuel Etzkorn, Institute for Physical Biology and Emmy Noether Fellow at HHU since 2013, talks about his experiences within the programme and how it mediated his way of becoming an independent research group leader.

 


08.11.2017: Doing research and having a family

The compatibility of family and work is a particular challenge for all parties involved. The successful establishment of a scientific career and the simultaneous establishment of a family has additional difficulties. Prof. Dr. Martina Krüger, W2 professor for cardiovascular physiology, and Dr. Sander Smits, group leader in the Department of Biochemistry, report how they managed to reconcile family and research and what obstacles they had to take.


11.10.2017 Staff selection made easy for junior scientists

The decisive factor for the success of personnel selection is that the profile criteria of the position to be filled correspond to the competences of the new employees to be recruited. This is not just about professional qualifications but also about strong social and personal skills. Fabian Rodies, area head of HR Development at HHU, provides important tips for all junior scientists who have to choose their own staff and have to carry out application processes. He introduces the information materials of the personnel department, will answer questions on staff selection and provides formal (legal) information on the selection process.


20.9.2017 Strategic Research Fund / Strategischer ForschungsFonds (SFF)


It is of strategic importance to HHU to offer attractive working conditions to its early stage researchers. As early scientific independence is vital for an academic career HHU has introduced a funding line within its own Strategic Research Fund (SFF) in special support of young researchers.
Prof. Dr. Peter Westhoff, Vice President for Research and Transfer at HHU, will present information on how to apply for the SFF and will be available for an informal Q&A-Session on the evaluation procedure as well as Do’s and Don’ts for writing a proposal


05.07.2017 Improving Working Conditions for (Junior) Researchers: the EU Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R)

HHU is committed to offering attractive working conditions to researchers at all stages of their career. This is why HHU is currently carrying out the EU Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R).
HHU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer will talk about this gap analysis, which aims to identify need for improvement concerning issues such as transparent recruitment, support for international researchers, Good Scientific Practice, early scientific independence for junior researchers etc. He is particularly interested to find out about the specific problems early stage career researchers are facing at HHU and to hear more from you on what can be done to improve the situation.

Background information:
The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers supports research performing institutions in the implementation of good working conditions for researchers at all career stages. The HRS4R standards are based on the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, which were published in 2005 by the European Commission.

Further information on the HR Strategy is available on: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hrs4r


07.06.2017 Diversity of research careers – risk or opportunity?

Jun. Prof. Dr. Ute Scholl, Department of Nephrology at HHU, is a member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts, and part of the Academy's working group „University policy“ that recently published the position paper „Diversity of research careers – risk or opportunity? Perspectives for young academics in Germany“. She will introduce the study and discuss implications for individual research careers. Should young researchers get involved in university policy discussions and can this lead to changes in current structures?


12.04.2017 Teaching at HHU - Opportunities and possibilities

HHU combines excellent research with skillful teaching. The aim of the university is to continuosly improve the quality of teaching through specificly supporting programmes and modern teaching concepts for students. Prof. Dr. Stefan Süß, Vice president for the quality of studies and human resource management at HHU, introduces the strategic challenges for teaching and how the univeristy supports its academics.


15.03.2016 Digital Innovation – A Path to Efficient Teaching

Universities have successfully established strategies in order to educate their students. In recent years the digital revolution started and influenced all parts of our daily live. Some people believe, that the digitalization will substitute the education at universities.
PD Dr. Klaus Schaper, research group for Organic Photochemistry at HHU and awardee of the “Fellowship for Innovations in Digital Teaching“ and several other teaching awards, does not believe in these predictions, however, he will show that digitalization offers interesting possibilities to advance modern teaching.


15.02.2017 Exploitation and protection of research results in industry collaborations


The transfer of research results in R&D projects between science and industry is becoming increasingly important. Not only contractual fixed legal regulations for industry cooperations are required, but often also detailed exploitation plans. Hanna Sturm und Ingo Gänsler of the Dept. for Research and Transfer at HHU will talk about all requirements and answer your questions. This session will be held in German.


18.01.2017 Experience reports: "Freigeist Fellowship" and "Lichtenberg Professorship"

The Volkswagen Foundation funds research projects in innovative areas and perceives its mission in supporting aspiring young academics and in promoting interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Dr. Marijn van Wingerden, Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation at the Institute for Experimental Psychology at HHU and Prof. Dr. Esther Florin holding a Lichtenberg Professorship of the Volkswagen Foundation at the Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology at HHU will report on their experiences within the respective funding line of Volkswagen Foundation.


14.12.2016 Useful tips in brief - Applying for a faculty position/Professorship

Applying for a faculty position/ a Professorship is the highest aim for an academic career. However, before being successfully appointed the application process needs good preparation and performance.
Prof. Dr. Lutz Schmitt, Chair of Biochemistry at HHU, member of several appointment committees, points to critical situations during the selection process, typical questions during the committee discussions and possible pitfalls during appointment presentation and lecture as well as to ambivalent interests of the current faculty.


09.11.2016 DFG Liaison officer / DFG Vertrauensdozent


The HHU DFG Liaison Officer Prof. Dr. Stefan Egelhaaf serves as an on-site point of contact for researchers who are considering applying for funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG). He will introduce himself and his duties e.g. the proposal process especially for those who are applying for the first time.


11.10.2016 German legislation governing short-term contracts for researchers (WissZeitVG) / Informationen zum „Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz“


Sabine Strerath, Head of the Department Research Personnel at HHU, introduces the regulations of the „Wissenschaftszeit-vertragsgesetz“ and answers questions concerning scientific qualification times. The presentation will be in German.


14.9.2016 Strategic Research Fund / Strategischer ForschungsFonds (SFF)


Patricia Nitsch, Dep. Research Management at HHU, is intro-ducing the funding abilities of the Strategic Research Fund (SFF) of HHU. Through SFF top-quality research projects of HHU researchers holding a doctoral degree are supported in order to shape the university's research profile.


06.07.2016 Vice President for International Relations

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is a vivid university and a modern center of research attractive to many international students and early stage researchers. HHU Vice President for International Relations Professor Andrea von Hülsen-Esch will discuss the specific challenges HHU is faced with to further extend services for international early stage and junior researchers during their research stay at HHU as well as to support research stays of early stage researchers abroad.


08.06.2016 From Science to Start-up

Have you ever thought about realising your own business idea or start-up project? At HHU quite a few students and researchers have successfully started their own business as an attractive career option. Martin Kretschmer, start-up coach at DIWA, will give an overview about the steps involved in setting up your own enterprise and how the HHU Start-up Service can provide support along the route from idea to start-up.


11.05.2016 „Master of Business Administration“ – An option for academics?

MBA-programmes are often seen as an accelerator for a career in business. But it can be worth to consider an MBA programme for academics as well. On the one hand research institutions act more and more like companies. On the other hand an MBA can provide scientists with important competencies to start a career outside university. The head of the Düsseldorf Business School, Professor Christoph Börner, will give an insight into the MBA-market typical curricula of MBA programmes and outline admission requirements, schedules, fees and – most important – their relevance for specific careers.


13.04.2016 CERFA (Spanish researchers in Germany)

Beyond establishing a professional network among Spanish scientists working in Germany, this society, aims to bridge scientific collaborations among Spanish and German institutions. Furthermore, CERFA wants to highlight science as a driving force for progress in our society, therefore they organize different activities in order to bring science to a broader audience. Dr. Tanya Romacho, President of the NRW Chapter of CERFA, will give an insight on past and future activities such as the "Women in Science" symposium. Come to find more about CERFA while you enjoy some Spanish tapas.


16.03.2016 Becoming a Juniorprofessor

Acquiring a Habilitation, directly leading a research group or applying for a Junior Professorship? – there are several options to start your academic career: Jun. Prof. Dr. Ulli Seegers, Department of Art History at HHU, will give an insight into her decision of becoming a junior professor. She will talk about which freedoms and also which challenges come with it.


17.02.2016 Shape your career - build a network

Establishing a functional network within the research institute, the own faculty and across faculties as well as outside university is very important for young academics and their future career. Dr. Heidrun Dorgeloh, Department of English Language and Linguistics at HHU and Dr. Christian Dumpitak, iGRAD, (both members of the HHU Senate) outline how getting involved at university can give important insights for future career steps.


13.01.2016 HHU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer

HHU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Prof. Peter Westhoff will discuss the specific challenges HHU is faced with regarding the development of attractive research conditions for early stage and junior researchers on campus.


16.12.2015 Research Support at Your Library

 

You are sitting comfortably at home and want to get some work done, but can’t open an important paper? Did you think of activating your VPN? Back at the university, you need to find a quiet room for a tutorial or discussion with your colleagues, but everywhere you know is already occupied? The Library offers many facilities for individual and group work. Do you know how to verify their availability and how to book them? Or are you interested in publishing your paper on our server, do you have a question with regard to German copyright law, want to know about possibilities of sharing and publishing your research data? These topics and everything else that might interest you about the University and State Library here on campus as an institution of research support can be discussed. Dr. Annemarie Nilges, ULB Subject Librarian, will be at your disposal.


18.11.2015 Mentoring

 

An excellent academic education and the optimum personal development of young academics build the framework for a successful career. Dr. Vera Göhre, research group leader at the Institute for Microbiology at HHU, talks about her experiences taking part in the CEPLAS mentoring programme.


14.10.2015 Emmy Noether Fellow experience report


The Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research Foundation supports researchers in achieving independence at an early stage of their scientific careers. Dr. Michael Schmiedeberg, since 2011 Emmy Noether Fellow at HHU, talks about his experiences within the programme and how it mediated his way of getting appointed as a professor.

Additional information

Time

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Location

different for each session, please see above

Fee

free admission, bring your own lunch

Contact person

Dr. Uta Brunner, hera@hhu.de

Registration

Open to all - No registration necessary, however, seats are limited.

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