SUPER SUPERVISOR 2023

 

SPOTLIGHT ON ...

TU Dresden has proudly welcomed five new exceptional junior research group leaders as TUD Young Investigators, adding to the impressive count of 65 recipients since 2014 awarded by the rectorate.

Dr. Marein Rahn (Physik)
Dr. Caroline Murawski (Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie)
Dr. Anna Taubenberger (Medizin)
Dr. Natalia Rodruiguez-Muela (Medizin)
Dr. Claire Donnelly (Physik)

Congratulations!

 

We're open!

 

Take One | Bring One

The Book Swap Meet at the GA Writing Lab

For all geeks and bookworms – from now on, our motto is: Take one, bring one!

Fill our bookshelf with your pre-loved (science) books and rummage in our treasures.
We appreciate it if you contribute to making the world brighter and greener.

 

POSTDOC CENTER HZDR-TUD

 

Postdoc Talks

After deciding to pursue an academic career, the postdoc period becomes crucial in laying the foundation for a successful career in science.

In our Postdoc Talks, we highlight career-relevant aspects of the postdoc phase and introduce you to relevant services and programs. In addition, our experts share their knowledge and (insider) tips and answer your questions.

SAVE THE DATE:

06/13/23 | How to an ERC Staring Grant
09/12/23 | The Sound of Science: How to Bring a Podcast to Life
10/10/23 | Career springboard committee work: Tips for postdocs
11/14/23 | How to a HAW – Professorship
12/12/23 | “Research and Innovation” funding advice from the federal government

Our Postdoc Talks usually take place every second Tuesday of the month,
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

 

Cross Mentoring

Would you like to (further) develop your leadership style?
Would you even be fit to be a manager?
Do you want to get to know other corporate cultures?

Apply for our Cross-Mentoring-Program by June 16, 2023!

 

Postdoc Meet Up

On July 6, 2023, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., learn more about open qualification offers and career opportunities at the DRESDEN-concept institutions and network with Postdocs from other research institutions.

Join us on board: Drinks, snacks, and encouraging conversations await you on the DRESDEN-concept science cruise!

© DRESDEN concept | Scienec Cruise

 

OUR WORKSHOPS

© Adobe Stock/REDPIXEL | Workshops @ the Graduate Academy

The love of lifelong learning

Doing research, writing, presenting, acquiring third-party funding, networking, and interdisciplinary work: The challenges for early career researchers are manifold and challenging. Enhancing your interdisciplinary skills is vital to ensuring a successful career in academia or business.

Therefore, we offer a wide range of training courses on the topics of:

• Career Development
• Leadership and Management Skills
• Professional in Science / Research Management
• Science Communication
• Skills for Scientific Research

Please note:
A confirmed Membership in the Graduate Academy / the Postdoc Center is a prerequisite for participation.
 

 

Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ZiLL)

The Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ZiLL) has become the point of contact for all aspects of teaching at TU Dresden. Thus, the ZiLL takes over this task from the Center for Continuing Education.

Courses in didactics are organized in close cooperation with the Center for Higher Education Didactics in Saxony (HDS). They are open and free of charge to all teaching staff of TU Dresden.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS & CALLS

Young Leaders Academy | EUTOPIA

The EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy (YLA) promotes and connects researchers from all EUTOPIA partner universities, supporting their career development and interdisciplinary scientific exchange.

Twenty fellows (2 per EUTOPIA university) are given the opportunity to be ambassadors: in the EUTOPIA Alliance for two years. A mobility budget of 5,000 euros is available for this purpose. Applicants must be employed at the TUD or head a junior research group.

 Application deadline (TU-internal): June 19, 2023.
 

Proofreading Grants for Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs | GA

The Graduate Academy supports the following print and online publications by doctoral candidates:

- specific chapters from the dissertation (publication or publisher's version)
- Essays (full paper)
- extended abstracts
- exposés
- essays
- Reviews in journals
- Contributions to anthologies
- conference contributions
- Publications in connection with exhibits

Postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to apply for proofreading grants for their third-party funding proposals.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

 

SAVE THE DATE

New call for proposals for our GA funding programs

From June 15 to September 30, 2023, early-career researchers at TU Dresden can apply at the Graduate Academy for short-term grants and funding in mobility and networks.

 

Further scholarships and calls

Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Academy Award for Humanities

The Sibylle Kalkhof-Rose Academy Prize, sponsored by the Akademie der Wissenschaften and the Kalkhof-Rose Foundation, is aimed at excellent young researchers in the Humanities. It is endowed with 5,000 €.

Application deadline: June 15, 2023

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis | DFG

The DFG presents the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize annually to acknowledge and motivate exceptional researchers. In 2024, ten awards worth 200,000 € each will be given out. The prize is intended for scientists who are still in the early stages of their careers, with the goal of helping them continue their work in academia and attain a permanent professorship.

Deadline for submission to the Rectorate: July 5, 2023
via e-mail to: mandy.dziubanek@tu-dresden.de

Copernicus-Preis 2024 | DFG

With the Copernicus Award, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Foundation for Polish Science (Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej, FNP) honor researchers who are successfully active in German-Polish research cooperation.

The award is open to all disciplines. The prize money of 200,000 € will be divided equally between the two recipients. The funds should be used to intensify German-Polish research cooperation further.

Nomination deadline: July 12, 2023

Georg-Helm-Preis 2023 | TU Dresden

The TU Dresden and the Association for the Promotion of Students of the Dresden University of Technology (Verein zur Förderung von Studierenden der Technischen Universität Dresden e. V.) annually honor three outstanding scientific theses. Therefore, each faculty and central scientific institution of TU Dresden can propose, among others, a dissertation.

The work must be finished and defended between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.

Nomination deadline: July 17, 2023

Heimspiel Wissenschaft

Heimspiel Wissenschaft brings scientists from rural regions back to their hometowns. There, they talk about what, how, and why they research and what this has to do with our lives. In this way, science and research become tangible in the pub around the corner, community center, sports clubhouse, or village square.

 

Info Talks on DFG Funding Opportunities for Research Careers

The DFG – Germany’s largest independent research funding organization – offers opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. The organization regularly provides info talks on funding instruments. 
 
Upcoming talks in the Prospects Series:
 
21/09/2023 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs (in English) 
25/09/2023 | 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Emmy Noether Programme (in English) 
10/11/2023 | 1:30 – 3 p.m. | Walter Benjamin-Programm (in German) 
12/12/2023 | 2:30 – 4 p.m. | DFG-Förderangebote für wissenschaftliche Karrieren (in German)

 

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