SHAPING FUTURE DOCTORAL CAREERS

Interdisciplinary Graduate and Research Academy Düsseldorf

ADDRESS AND CONTACT

Where to find us:

Line: 707/U79

Stop: Uni-Ost

Bus: 735/827/835/836

Stop: Uni-Süd

iGRAD-Office

Bld.: 26.31

Room: U1.45

Universitätsstr. 1

D-40225 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49(0)211-81-14777 Fax: +49(0)211-81-14030

Mail: Web:

iGRAD, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Dr. Christian Dumpitak

Hanne HornApril 2015

iGRAD@hhu.de www.iGRAD.eu

Imprint

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Contact Persons

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Dr. Christian Dumpitak

Fields: Executive Management, Academy Development,

Counseling Third Party Funding (Qualification Programs),

Conflict Support and Counseling

Dr. Debbie Radtke

Fields: Career Development, Program Coordination and

Development, Internationalisation

Gudrun JähnFields: Application- and Membership Administration,

Member Services and Workshop Support

Board of Directors

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Chairman: Prof. Dr. Johannes h. Hegemann

Institute of Functional Microbial Genomics

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Vice-Chariman: Prof. Dr. Peter Kern

Institute of Probability Theorie and Mathematical Statistics

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

MODERN DOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING

Who we are

Our goals

Membership

www.iGRAD.eu;

iGRAD@hhu.de

The iGRAD – Interdisciplinary Graduate and Research

Academy Düsseldorf – is a facility for all doctoral

researchers and supervisors at the Faculty of Mathematics

and Natural Sciences. iGRAD furthermore is the umbrella

organization and network platform of numerous structured

doctoral training programs and research networks of the

Heinrich Heine University. iGRAD members benefit from

counseling and a variety of other services all around

doctoral research.

Work-related and societal demands on early stage

researchers are continuously increasing and even exceed

sole scientific training. Therefore iGRAD promotes optimal

and transparent research and scientific qualification

conditions. This goal is achieved by not only supporting

intensive supervision of doctoral researchers but also, in

cooperation with other central facilities of the HHU, by

organizing a broad qualification program in career-relevant

skills.

Next to all doctoral researchers of the Faculty of

Mathematics and Natural Sciences who can become iGRAD

members in close consultation with their supervisors,

supervisors themselves can also become iGRAD members.

Additionally an institutional membership is possible for all

structured doctoral research programs and research

networks.

Application forms can be found on our websites:

or visit us in the iGRAD-Office:

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Bld.: 26.31.U1 Room 45

Phone: +49-(0)211-81-14777

Fax: +49-(0)211-81-14030

Mail:

Opening Hours: Mo.-Fr. 9.30am – 5.00pm

FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS... FOR SUPERVISORS...

Services

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Introductory seminar into the ‚Rules of Good Scientific

Practice‘

Special Basic-Curriculum in career-relevant transferable

skills for individual doctoral researchers

Broad and interdisciplinary course program of career-

relevant transferable skills

Individual counseling of doctoral researchers in all

phases of their doctoral research phase

Advice and support in case of potential conflicts around

the doctoral research phase

Networking support for all doctoral researchers within

the faculty.

Support of all provisions regarding gender equality and

family-orientation

Setting-up and fostering networks and contacts to

economy and industry

Developing a doctoral vacancy and information portal

all around funding possibilites and funding institutions

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Developing a doctoral vacancy portal in connection with

counseling and support in international recruitings and

selection procedures

On demand: Counseling for and facilitating of

continuing education all around supervision of doctoral

research projects

Support and advice in case of potential conflicts around

supervision of doctoral research projects

Advice and support regarding third party funding for

the development of qualification programs and quality

standards in structured doctoral programs

Support concerning implementation of structured

doctoral training programs and central organisation of

qualification programs in career-relevant transferable

skills

Development, organisation and support of program-

specific services

After your studies … Before your doctoral research

Getting a doctoral degree

Orientation and Counseling

You are about to take, or already took the first milestone on

your way to a successful career by graduating from your

studies at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences?

Now you are thinking about a scientific career or a leading

position in industry? Then a dissertation is the right choice.

If you decide for a dissertation, the Heinrich Heine

University offers you a broad range of possibilities to get a

doctoral degree. You can either get a doctoral degree as

individually supervised doctoral researcher or as researcher

in structured programs as offered in research training

groups, graduate or research schools. All dissertation types

have in common the intensive and individual focus on a

specific research topic of approximately 3-4 years. The

doctoral research phase is completed with a written

dissertation and an oral examination.

In the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences the

iGRAD – Interdisciplinary Graduate and Research Academy

– offers its doctoral researchers a variety of counseling and

qualification programs. No matter if you are interested in a

doctoral degree or if you are already in your research phase,

feel free to contact us in the iGRAD-Office. We are looking

forward to seeing you and assisting you in planning your

career.

SHAPING FUTURE DOCTORAL CAREERS