Webcast: First audition? Applying for (junior-)professorships
- Research Academy Ruhr
- CoachingPLUS
- For Junior Faculty
- Für Junior Faculty
How to participate:
You can work through this webcast independently and on your own schedule. After registering for the workshop, you will receive an email with a link offering full access to the course. The video is 3.75 hours long.
The aim of the video is to inform you in detail about all phases of the appointment procedure for W1 to W3 professorships in Germany and to provide you with specific assistance and tips for your application.
The video first deals with the procedure and formal aspects of the appointment process. Then all the necessary application documents (especially CV, cover letter, concepts) are discussed in detail and illustrated in part with sample materials. In the third part, the expectations and requirements in the hearing with the appointment committee as well as important preparation steps are discussed. You will receive tips and short demonstrations on how to structure your scientific presentation and teaching demonstration. In addition, the most frequently asked questions and topics in the committee interview are presented.
The webcast offers the following additional material: handout, worksheet for analyzing advertisements for professorships, 2 sample CVs, sample teaching concept, 2 formulation and structuring examples for the research concept, list of collected questions from committee interviews.
- Date & Time: on personal demand, 3.75 hrs
- Location: Webcast (Video on Demand)
- Target group: Junior Faculty of the UA Ruhr universities (Habilitation Candidates, Junior Research Group Leaders, Junior Professors)
- Trainer: Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt
- Registration deadline: webcast available on personal demand at any time until 31.03.2026
- Contact for organizational questions: eventrs.ruhr-uni.bochumde