Panel discussion:
Deciding on a (research) career. - Talking to your peers about their careers
Moderation: Dr. Uta Brunner; JUNO

What is important when planning your own (academic) career? How good are your chances of getting a job in Academia? Do you have to go abroad? How do you find mentors? Should you join a research network? Will research and family work out?
HHU academics will discuss these and other questions with anyone who is interested. We will shed light on decision-making processes and options for "Plan A" as well as for the many other possible career paths.

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Trinkert
Institute for Art History, Art History of the Middle Ages, HHU
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alexej Kedrov
Institute for Biochemistry, RG Synthetic Membran synthesis, HHU
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Meisner
Institute for Physical Chemistry,  Theory and simulation of complex systems, HHU
Dr. Payam Payamyar
Materials and Data Scientist, HHU Alumnus

Panel discussion:
How to become (an) independent (research group leader)
Introduction and moderation: Dr. Claudia Whittle, Department for Research Management and Transfer at HHU

The path to an independent academic career is diverse and there are just as many ways to finance your research group. How do you become a junior research group leader? What needs to be considered? How have successful colleagues achieved funding?
The participants of the panel discussion will present their own funding programmes and answer questions about the respective general conditions.

• Jun.-Prof. Dr. Martin Kliesch, Emmy Noether Group leader, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Quantum Technology, HHU
• Dr. Nils Alexander Lakomek, Heisenberg Scholarship holder, Institute for Physical Biology (IPB),  Biophysical NMR Spectroscopy, Forschungszentrum Jülich and HHU
• PD Dr. David Hommen, DFG Position for Principal Investigators, Institute for Philosophy, HHU
• Prof. Dr. Julia Frunzke, ERC Starting Grant, Bacterial Networks and interaktions, Forschungszentrum Jülich and HHU

Discussion:
Words of 'wisdom' - Advice from experienced researchers and mentors
Moderation: Martina Kuhlmann, Department for Research Management and Transfer at HHU

Learning from experienced academics and exchanging ideas with them can be a great support for your own path. Established HHU researchers share their own experiences on the path to academic independence and answer questions about applications, reviews and resetting after a rejected grant.

Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising
Institute for Plant Genetics, HHU
Prof. Dr. Christiane Eilders
Communication and Media Studies III, HHU
Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeffer
Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, HHU