Offers from RWTH Aachen University for early career researchers
RWTH Center for Young Academics
The Center for Young Academics is a central point of contact for information, career development and networking for young academics.
Here, young academics are intensively advised and supported according to their career phase (from doctorate to postdoc phase to professorship) through varied and contemporary offers for personnel development.
Each qualification phase has different requirements and framework conditions - which is why the offers are bundled and focused in different academies for specific target groups.
1. RWTH Doctoral Academy
The RWTH Doctoral Academy (formerly Center for Doctoral Studies, CDS) is aimed at doctoral students at RWTH Aachen University and offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary range of further training courses as well as advice and networking for systematic career planning.
You can find an overview of the Doctoral Academy's continuing education program here. In addition to seminars and workshops, a range of e-learning courses are also offered in English and German.
News on events and available seminar places can be obtained via the Doctoral Academy mailing list.
The Doctoral Academy also offers individual career advice and various networking forums specifically for female doctoral candidates, such as the Forum for Female Doctoral Candidates, the Female Network Melaten or the mentoring program TANDEMDok.
Further information on current topics is distributed via the Doc-Infos mailing list.
The following doctoral candidates can use the RWTH Doctoral Academy:
- all doctoral candidates from Faculties 1 to 8
- Doctoral students of Faculty 10 with the desired doctoral degrees “Dr. rer. medic.” and “Dr. nat. med.”
- Participants in the TANDEMmed mentoring program
- Participants in structured doctoral programs / research training groups at RWTH Aachen University
- Doctoral students from other universities working at Forschungszentrum Jülich
2. RWTH Postdoc Academy
The RWTH Postdoc Academy focuses on identifying future career paths and teaching the relevant skills. A wide range of further training seminars are offered, e.g. as part of the Center of Professional Leadership, individual orientation talks and the opportunity to network, e.g. at the Engage - Networking Event for Postdocs. The Center for Teaching and Learning Services - ExAct can be used to further develop didactic skills.
Current information and announcements can be obtained via the mailing list for postdocs and mid-level academic staff.
3. RWTH Advanced Talents Hub
The RWTH Advanced Talents Hub supports promising academic talents on their path to a professorship. This includes junior professorships with and without tenure track as well as independent junior research group leaders or junior principal investigator fellows, and postdocs with special awards and scholarships. In addition to the Center for Professional Leadership and the Postdoc Academy, the offers for professors can also be used for further training. Opportunities for individual coaching or mentoring are also available. The Advanced Talents Days are used for networking.