TO TOP

Postdoctoral career planning

Our offers for postdoctoral researchers

After successfully completing your doctorate, it is now time to set the course for your future career – as a researcher or even outside academia. Expand your (academic) profile with our workshops as well as career and networking events.



Work out strategies for dealing with the challenges of your further research activities with the support of professional trainers.

The workshop dates for the winter semester 2024/2025 are online and registration is open. 

More

 

connecting.ruhr connects postdocs from the UA Ruhr with business representatives from the region. Together, the Research Academy Ruhr and the Junge Initiativkreis Ruhr invite postdocs to discuss their career prospects in the industry. In addition to keynote speeches on the career requirements and skills of postdocs and a panel discussion on switching to the industry, the interactive format also offers the opportunity for networking and 1:1 discussions with the participating companies.

Tue, 5 November 2024 | 14:00–16:30 h | Innovation Hub of accenture at Zeche Zollverein (Kokereiallee 20, 45141 Essen)

More

The Karriereforum will provide comprehensive information about the career path of a UAS professorship and give space for your individual questions. The invited experts will give valuable perspectives on the application and appointment process as well as the appointment procedure. In addition, experienced UAS professors will provide subject specific insights into their work. Moreover, participants can clarify their individual career issues with experienced coaches in short group consultations.

Next date: 18 March 2024

More

Where do we go from here after the doctorate? Ask your questions about your career and discuss with representatives from the private sector, industry, public service, foundations, and non-profit organizations in a casual atmosphere during this annual exchange.

Next date: 11 November 2024

More

We are bringing together early career researchers from all research fields and different career levels. No matter if local, international, guest, or fellow – join this special event!

Discuss the importance of international research experience, meet peers, and broaden your network.

Monday, 24 June 2024 | 16:00–18:00 h | Ruhr University Bochum Veranstaltungszentrum, floor 04, room 2a

More

 

Benefit from the close exchange with experienced professors, from a customized seminar program and from networking with other female postdoctoral researchers during this two-year program. You will broaden your understanding of the academic world and your ability to act accordingly. A tailored and subject-specific program for female postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering starts every two years.

More

Inspired by the celebration of the Postdoc Appreciation Week in the USA and the UK, the PAW Germany coordination team once again invited researchers and research institutions, postdoc coordinators and research administrators all over Germany to join them in creating a special program and events to honor the incredible work of postdocs! You can find the complete nation wide program here.

As part of the Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany 2024, we are offering additional workshops, some of which are also open to postdocs outside the UA Ruhr. You can find the events offered under the umbrella of the Research Academy Ruhr on the websites of the local graduate institutions and can register there:



The local graduate institution at your university

The individual graduate institutions of the three UA Ruhr universities offer a versatile workshop and event program for their early career researchers on-site beyond the joint offers on RAR level.

They are also your central point of contact for advice on individual career planning and advancement: