JProf TU
TU Dortmund University provides its assistant professors ("Juniorprofessuren") with target group-specific support and training.
Von der Betreuung zur Eigenständigkeit: ECR gut begleiten (Geistes-/Sozialwissenschaften)
- Betreuende / Supervisors
- Workshop
Jede Phase – von R1 über R2 bis R3* – bringt neue Herausforderungen mit sich. Gleichzeitig wächst die Eigenständigkeit der Wissenschaftler*innen – und damit verändert sich auch die Rolle der Betreuenden.
In diesem Workshop erwarten Sie frische Impulse, bewährte Ansätze und ein offener Austausch über Good Practices. Gemeinsam mit Ihren Kolleg*innen entwickeln Sie neue Ideen, reflektieren Ihre Betreuungspraxis und erhalten praktische Anregungen für die Ausgestaltung dieser zugleich wichtigen und spannenden Aufgabe.
*Die Bezeichnungen R1, R2, R3 beziehen sich auf die von der Europäischen Kommission definierten Profile, hier kurz erläutert in Anlehnung an den BuWiK 2025
R1: First Stage Researcher | Promotionsphase | frühe Qualifizierungsphase
R2: Recognised Researcher | Postdoktorandenphase | Frühe Postdoc-Phase/ Orientierungsphase für promovierte Wissenschaftler*innen
R3: Established Researcher | Bewährungsphase | Fortgeschrittene Postdoc-Phase / Etablierungsphase für promovierte Wissenschaftler*innen
Anmeldefrist: 01.04.2025
Onboarding & Framework Program
Regular, exclusive workshops as well as information and networking events cover the topics and further training needs that correspond to the special challenges of this job profile. They also enable exchange and networking on a peer level.
Review Meeting & Mentoring
The program also provides individual advice and support for Dortmund assistant professors in the form of review meetings. Two review meetings take place during the qualification phase: Before the interim evaluation with the Dean of the respective department and after the interim evaluation with the Vice President Research.
The JProf TU mentoring complements the review meetings and offers the opportunity to reflect on goals, strategies, and career perspectives with a senior researcher with whom there is no dependent relationship. A mentor can be someone who (1) holds a W2/W3 professorship at the department or is related to the subject, and (2) has been at TU Dortmund University for at least 2 years. The mentorings are organized centrally. The arrangement is bilateral between assistant professor and mentor.
With an overview of assistant professors and their main research areas, TU Dortmund University gives these researchers visibility. All assistant professors at TU Dortmund University are regularly kept up to date on the target group-specific offers via a semester mailing.
Further information on JProf TU can also be found in the concept paper.
Contact person for JProf TU
The „Juniorprofessur“ (here translated as "assistant professorship") is an independent career track to a full professorship in the German academic system, introduced to replace the traditional track requiring a habilitation.
Assistant professors are expected to conduct independent research as well as to teach and supervise at (under-)graduate level. They have a limited term of six years, during which they are given the opportunity to establish their own research agendas and academic profiles.
“Juniorprofessuren” are not always tenured, but advertised as positions with or without tenure. In both cases, a formal evaluation procedure is defined, see https://berufung.tu-dortmund.de/en/appointment-procedure/interim-evaluation/ to learn more regarding the interim evaluation at TU Dortmund University.
Qualification in the framework program:
In addition to these qualification opportunities, the framework program ProfTU keeps you up to date on current developments in the fields:
- Good scientific practice
- Research data management
- Teaching methods
Upcoming events in the qualification program for assistant professors can be found on our events page and at the top of this page.
