Leadership Responsibilities
Event type:
- Research Academy Ruhr
- TU Dortmund
- InFokus
- For Junior Faculty
- Für Junior Faculty
- Workshop
The workshop aims to help scientists reflect on self-leadership while consciously shaping their contributions to a research organization. Additionally, it seeks to support the development of a sustainable and proactive academic career strategy
Module 1: Self-Leadership - Leading yourself under permanent ambiguity
The first part of the workshop will focus on:
- Leading oneself under ambiguity & uncertainty
- Self-leadership frameworks for complex responsibility portfolios
- Personal operating systems: energy, attention, decision load
- Priority logic beyond urgency
- Boundaries, delegation, and decision rules
Output: Personal Self-Leadership System
Module 2: Contribution - How do I want to shape my organisation
The second part of the workshop will focus on:
- Organizational ecosystems
- Organizational contribution beyond research
- Strategic visibility and selective engagement
- Contribution vs. compliance
- Contribution strategy and researcher identity
Output: Contribution Map and 12-month engagement plan
- Date: Mo, 26 October 2026, 09:00 – 12:00h
- Location: online via Zoom
- Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors) (max. 14 participants)
- Trainer: Dr. ès sc. habil. Alexander Schiller
- Registration deadline: 12 October 2026
- Contact for organizational questions: event@rs.rub.de
- Language: English