Qualification programme for young scientists

The requirements for an academic career are manifold: scientific quality of research work, data documentation and analysis, presentation techniques, involvement in teaching, project and time management and many more.

Von Iris Hetz · 11.10.2023

In addition, you should prepare for a career after your doctorate or postdoc. Would you like to stay in science or pursue a non-university career?

To support you, the Service Agency WiN is once again offering a versatile qualification programme for all career stages of young academics for the winter semester 2023/24. PhD students, postdocs, post-doctoral researchers, junior research group leaders and junior professors can further their education in individual workshops or certificate programmes and thus expand their portfolio of competencies. Almost half of the workshops are in English, and about half are offered as online workshops to meet the needs of young researchers. To ensure quality and topicality, the events and trainers are evaluated and the programme is regularly expanded with new competence and methodological workshops.

Examples from the winter semester 23/24:

- Fundamentals of Business Administration and Finance (1.5 days, online)

- Working in Multicultural Teams (1.5 days, presence)

- Research Data Management (2 hours, online)

- Project Management in Science (1 day, attendance)

- Planning conferences without stress: Practical knowledge for a successful project start! (0.5 days, online)

- Time Management as Life Management - Actively organising time and getting projects off the ground (2 days, attendance)

The qualification programme is offered in cooperation with the Centre for Higher Education Teaching (ZHL), the Writing Centre, the Career Service, the Start-up Advisory Service, the Equal Opportunities Service, the Research Promotion Service, the Language Centre, the Welcome Centre and the Gateway Offices.

Certificate programmes of the Service Agency WiN

- WiN Fund: The research certificate consists of twelve courses and demonstrates expertise in the area of third-party funding acquisition and administration. It serves to teach research-relevant key qualifications for acquiring third-party funding as well as knowledge and skills in the area of project development, project application and project management. The offer is voluntary, free of charge and is aimed at all target groups who wish to demonstrate sound knowledge in the field (e.g. for a career in science management).

- Bayreuth WiN Certificate: This certificate programme prepares you for the tasks, rights and duties of a professorship. You attend twelve courses on the basics and framework conditions of a professorship, personnel management and communication, university teaching as well as research and project management. The courses can be supplemented individually by coaching, mentoring or a teaching workshop. Participation in the Bayreuth WiN Certificate is mandatory for all junior professors with a tenure track. All other doctoral researchers who aspire to a professorship can participate voluntarily.

Are you curious? You can find the whole programme and information on registration at win-ubt.uni-bayreuth.de.

Iris HetzWiN

Tel. +49 (0)921 557781
E-Mail: iris.hetz@uni-bayreuth.de