InFokus: How to Write Professional Cover Letters and Research Statements for Professorships Applications (online short workshop)

Details

Date: Wed, 12 March 2025, 15:00–16:30 h
Location: online via Zoom
Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors); max. 25 participants
Trainer: Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf
Registration deadline: 26 February 2025
Contact for organizational questions: Dr. Ursula Justus (RUB Research School)

Description

The most difficult long texts for a written application for a professorship are probably the cover letter and the research statement. 

In this workshop, you will get strategic input on how to develop both texts, what structure they can have and what should be included. 

Additionally, we will disucss which strategies you can pursue if only a part of the profile required in the advertisement fits to you.
 

Trainer
Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf was responsible for appointment procedures at the University of Jena for several years. He is supporting researchers for many years as a trainer and coach on the topic of appointments.

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