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Cross-university support for early career researchers in the Ruhr Area

Research Academy Ruhr (RAR) is the joint platform of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen for promoting early career researchers on their career paths in academia and beyond. RAR's offers are directed at the around 10,000 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who are engaged in the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr):

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Doctoral researchers (to be)

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Postdoctoral researchers

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Junior Faculty

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Are you looking for a 6-months postdoc fellowship in Germany? The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) offers fellowships for research stays in the Ruhr area from 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2023. The call addresses excellent international researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences with up to six years of post-doctoral experience.

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On 7, 11, and 14 February 2022, we are offering an online workshop for postdoctoral researchers that provides an introduction to fundamental principles, tools, and methods of proposal writing. The workshop will put a special emphasis on research funding of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and is aimed at researchers in the natural sciences and engineering.

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Postdoc funding programs for your (inter)national research: The 22nd Karriereforum for postdoctoral researchers within the University Alliance Ruhr will take place online on 24 and 25 March 2022. Talk with experts and successful applicants about third-party funding opportunities and the basic steps of a grant writing process! Registrations are open until 6 March.

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Karriereziel Professur: Im März 2022 bieten wir zwei Seminare für Junior Faculty der UA Ruhr an, in denen Sie sich gezielt auf Berufungsverfahren im deutschsprachigen Raum vorbereiten können. Erfahren Sie, worauf es bei den Bewerbungsunterlagen ankommt und welche Fragen Sie im Kommissionsgespräch typischerweise erwarten.