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Effective organization of your own research group / professorship 

 

Details

Date: Fr, 11 July 2025, 09:00–17:00 h
Location: Campus TU Dortmund
Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors); max. 12 participants
Trainer: Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner
Registration deadline: 27 June 2025
Contact for organizational questions: graduiertenzentrum@tu-dortmund.de

Description

Goals:

  • Sharpening your own leadership profile
  • Giving direction: Allocation and management of tasks, implementation of structures, appropiate use of resources, organization of meetings etc.
  • Handeling responsibilities, expectations and interests within and outside the team
  • Dealing with different roles and hierarchies
  • Stategic positioning and lateral leadership

Content:
The strategic orientation of one's own research group or professorship is a key prerequisite for academic success. The range of requirements - from acquiring third-party funding to publications and excellent teaching - is extensive. In addition, it is important to master the transition phase, i.e. starting work as a group leader or professor, and to position yourself strategically in the research and university environment. In this workshop, you will learn how to deal with the various role expectations and receive tools to organize your management area efficiently and effectively. The workshop also includes strategies for lateral leadership, which are particularly important as a group leader and young professor.

Methods:
Theoretical impulses, best practice examples, practical exercises, peer group exchange and discussion.

Trainer

Prof. Dr. Uta Bronner: PhD in Psychology, Dipl.-Psych, Dipl. Vw.

  • 10 years of (management) experience in business
  • 10 years of experience as a professor
  • 20 years of experience as a trainer and coach in science 
  • Specialist for leadership skills and executive coaching

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