News for graduates and postdocs at Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
13. Jun 2024
Critical thinking and reflection on the search results is still a crucial key element.
10. Jun 2024
Please check the latest videos on scientific stories by doctoral students in the natural sciences. They give a brief insight into the everyday life of doctoral students.
The videos have been published by the research training group “BEAM (RTG 2670): Self-Organization of Soft Matter via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions”.
4. Jun 2024
Hier werden Fragen vom “wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs” und auch an den “wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs” gestellt. Mit wechselnden Gästen wird über Anstellungsarten, Qualifizierungswege und alles, was wichtig ist in der Zeit nach der Promotion und vielleicht vor der Professur – oder einer anderen längerfristigen Perspektive in der Wissenschaft gesprochen. Die „NachwuchsFragen“ sind also eine Art Handbuch, nur kürzer und für die Ohren.
Link zu NachwuchsFragen. Der Podcast zu dem, was nach der Promotion wichtig ist der Graduiertenakademie der Leibniz Universität Hannover.
10. Apr 2024
As a central contact and advice point, the Family Office provides information and support on the topics of working, qualifying and studying with child(ren) and/or relatives in need of care, as well as on family-friendly working, qualification and study conditions. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to arrange a consultation. The Family Office homepage already provides you with a wealth of information, such as on:
5. Apr 2024
Wie sieht also eine Karriere in der Wissenschaft an der MLU aus? Die Promotion ist oft der Anfang einer Wissenschaftskarriere hin zu einer Professur. Und dennoch, die Promotion eröffnet viele weitere berufliche Möglichkeiten, sowohl an der MLU als auch in vielen anderen Institutionen.
Die Interviews sind Teil der Erfahrungsberichte auf der Webseite zur Karriereberatung der MLU
13. Mar 2024
Want to learn more about contract law in academia in Germany?
Please check the article “The German ‘Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz’ in a nutshell” of German Scholars Organization e. V..
12. Feb 2024
Do you have a research question that you would like to investigate? Would you like to do that in the context of a doctorate? Are you planning to present your idea to your preferred professor to apply as a candidate for supervision? It’s time to write your exposé!
The exposé provides an overview of your planned research work. It links your research question with a plan for its investigation. You provide a clearly understandable, coherently reasoned explanation of
A well-written synopsis not only convinces scholarship providers or potential supervisors of your research idea. It also helps you as the author to structure your own project, to critically question it and to recognize potential challenges early on. Think of the exposé as a very first draft of your dissertation. This type of preparation can save valuable time, energy and resources later on.
A clear structure is the necessary framework for convincingly communicating the core of your idea – the research question. You explain how you derived it and how you want to investigate it. There is not one strict form that an exposé must follow. However, certain key elements should be present in a logical order to achieve a comprehensible result.
[ Read On … ]8. Dec 2023
The relationship between doctoral researchers and their supervisors influences the pathway and success of a doctoral project and is a crucial factor for the start of an academic career (Ives & Rowley 2007). It is thus all the more important that both parties deal with the perspective, expectations and needs of the other side.
With the project “What supervisors want” InGrA sheds some light on the relationship between supervisors and their doctoral students. The project was carried out in 2023.
The project consists of the following parts:
To provide information and guidance for doctoral students we have approached supervisors in four departments at MLU. In semi-structured interviews we asked them about their perspective and experiences in the supervision of doctoral students. This was preceded by an online survey in which doctoral researchers had the opportunity to ask their questions and thus helped to shape the interview guidelines. Enjoy the reading. Hopefully, we can broaden your perspective on doctoral supervision and What supervisors want.
More at the website What supervisors want