Supervising Doctoral Researchers: Balancing research quality, project feasibility and increasing independence
- Research Academy Ruhr
- Leadership, Supervision & Management Competencies
- Führungs-, Betreuungs- & Managementkompetenzen
- For Postdocs
- Für Postdocs
- Workshop
Doctoral supervisors need to establish clear and reliable working relationships, support high-quality and feasible doctoral projects and adapt their approach as researchers develop greater responsibility and independence.
The workshop supports participants in developing a more reflective and adaptable approach to doctoral supervision. It examines how supervisors can clarify roles and expectations, support doctoral projects and research progress, adapt structure and support as researchers develop, and respond constructively to difficult supervisory situations within the relevant institutional framework.
The interactive workshop will equip you with:
- Understanding Your Supervisory Role: Clarifying responsibilities, standards and the institutional framework.
- Building Effective Supervisory Relationships: Creating clarity, reliability and shared ways of working.
- Supporting the Doctoral Project: Maintaining research quality, feasibility and steady progress
- Developing Independence through Adaptive Supervision: Adapting structure, support, questioning and feedback as researchers develop.
- Addressing Difficult Supervisory Situations: Clarifying responses, professional boundaries and support options.
The workshop begins with an individual digital preparation phase (approx. 2 hours), with additional optional activities.
Date: Wed, 17 + Thu, 18 March 2027, 09:00–15:00 h
Location: online via Zoom
Target group: Postdocs of all research fields of the UA Ruhr universities (max. 12 participants)
Trainer: Dr. Thomas Koch
Registration deadline: 03 March 2027
Contact for organizational Questions: event@rs.rub.de
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