TU Berlin Center for Junior Scholars (TUB-CJS)

Issue 01.2022 (February)

Dear Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs at TU Berlin,
Dear Readers,

We are delighted to present the first edition of our CJS Newsletter. Founded in 2020, the Center for Junior Scholars (CJS) is the central institution for the advancement of junior scholars and offers various services and advising for doctoral candidates and postdocs at TU Berlin. The proMotion program for female doctoral candidates and the ProFiL program for female postdocs can also be found under one roof at the CJS. In this first edition of our newsletter, we would like to introduce our offers and ourselves as well as inform you about upcoming events. We as the entire team of the CJS are looking forward to your questions and visits – online of course initially, but hopefully in person before long.

We hope you enjoy reading the newsletter and look forward to a lively exchange with you on the topic of advancing junior scholars!
Best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Annette Mayer

Advising during COVID

Do you have questions about registering your intention to do a doctorate, enrollment, the benefits of a supervision agreement, or how you can still manage to do your doctorate alongside your teaching duties or project work? Or perhaps you are nearing the end of your doctorate and worrying about submission, your scientific defense or your future plans. We are available to TU doctoral students and postdocs for confidential advising, including in cases of conflict. However, we will also refer you if there are more more suitable contact partners. Additionally, we are happy to help you network among each other, whether through a collegial inspiration group of 3-6 PhD students or the Young Academics Network (YAN), established two years ago by TU junior professors and junior research group leaders.

You can always reach us at the email address or phone number below or drop by our online advising hours on Webex every Monday from 11:00 to 12:00. We look forward to meeting you!

proMotion

Would you like to network with other women at TU Berlin? Are you looking for information, qualification offers and support with the doctoral process? The proMotion program for female doctoral students consists of two components:

Apply now for the proMotion training program for women! Application deadline: 13.03.2022

LunchTalks during the summer semester:

  • LunchTalk: Motiviert und Gesund an der Promotion dranbleiben (Starting your doctorate motivated and healthy) (Date 17.03.2022 12:00 – 14:00)
  • LunchTalk: Zwischen Windeln und Wissenschaft (Between diapers and Academia. Balancing Family life and a career in Teaching and Research) (Date 05.05.2022 11:00 - 13:00)
  • Virtual Coffee: Exchanging Best Practices for Balancing Family Life and a Career in Teaching and Research (Date 05.05.2022 14:00-15:30)
  • LunchTalk: What comes after the doctorate? Careers of (female) TU doctoral holders (Date 30.06.2022 12:00 – 14:00)

More information and registration. For information about the call for proMotion training and current events you can subscribe to the proMotion newsletter.

ProFiL

Career support for high-achieving female scholars with ProFiL

The ProFiL program was expanded and supplemented by an English ProFiL line for international female scholars.

Since 2004, FU, HU and TU Berlin have been very successful in supporting female scholars on the path to professorships through the ProFiL program. With financial support of the Berlin University Alliance, ProFiL has now substantially expanded the number of program participants and can now offer an English ProFiL line for international female scholars. During the 15th round from July 2021 to July 2022, 54 participants will be supported in their further career development and prepared for the leadership tasks required of professors. ProFiL is aimed at female private lecturers, postdoctoral researchers, junior professors, junior research group leaders, habilitation candidates and postdocs at the sponsoring universities and the Social Science Research Center Berlin. For the English ProFiL line, international female scholars at Charité can also apply.

The deadline for applications to the 16th ProFiL round closes 25.02.2022. A total of 66 high-achieving female scholars will receive support.

Graduate Studies Support @ Berlin University Alliance

The qualification program for all doctoral students of the network partners

The Excellence Network offers all doctoral students at the four partner institutions a comprehensive qualification program reflecting the different phases of a doctorate. The program includes five core events:

  • a joint retreat for new doctoral students, providing information and teaching techniques for a successful start to the doctoral program
  • a conference on good research and research integrity, addressing the rules and principles of good scientific practice, issues of ethical responsibility, and the importance of reproducibility of research results
  • a writing week to help doctoral students structure the writing process, counteract writer's block, and enhance their publication skills
  • a blended learning event on mental health/resilience that addresses strategies to strengthen (mental) endurance and resilience in crisis situations
  • a career day that offers insights into career paths within and outside of universities and encourages reflection on one's own path after the doctorate

In addition to these core events, the cooperating institutions offer further workshops, coaching services and mentoring programs that are also open to doctoral students from the other BUA partners.

Guide to International Mobility

Are you interested in gaining international experience during your PhD or postdoc and require further information? Would you like to attend a conference abroad? Or perhaps you already have a concrete plan for a research stay abroad and want to learn more about formal requirements? Even though the current pandemic situation allows only limited international mobility at the moment, it is good to plan these stays in advance. The CJS Guide to International Mobility provides a compact overview of the most important information and TUB contact persons for funding opportunities, mobility programs, legal regulations and insurance.

Dates + Events

Introductory events for new doctoral students
Together with the faculties, the CJS offers annual introductory events for new doctoral students at the TU Berlin. The next date is:
• Fak. IV: 04.04.2022 from 14:00 - 16:00
proMotion LunchTalks
• Motiviert und Gesund an der Promotion dranbleiben (Starting your doctorate motivated and healthy) (Date 17.03.2022 12:00 – 14:00)
• Zwischen Windeln und Wissenschaft (Between diapers and Academia. Balancing Family Life and a Career in Teaching and Research) (Date 05.05.2022 11:00 - 13:00)
• Virtuelles Kaffeetrinken: Austausch zu Best Practice Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Wissenschaft (Virtual Coffee: Exchanging Best Practices for Balancing Family Life and a Career in Teaching and Research) (Date 05.05.2022 14:00-15:30)
• Promotion, und dann? Berufswege von weiblichen Promovierten der TU Berlin (What comes after the doctorate? Careers of (female) TU doctoral holders) (Date 30.06.2022 12:00 – 14:00)
Scholarships
Elsa-Neumann Stipendium: 25.03.2021 - 12:00 Uhr
Scholarships for completing a doctoral degree (PAS) for female doctoral candidates: 13.02.2021
Graduate Studies Support @ Berlin University Alliance
Career day: 22.02.2022
• BUA Retreat (DE) - Erfolgreich in die Promotion: April 04, 2022 (2:00 p.m.) to April 06, 2022 (2:00 p.m.)
• BUA Retreat (EN) - Kick Off your Doctorate: April 06, 2022 (2:00 p.m.) to April 08, 2022 (2:00 p.m.)
Network for Academia with Children – Exchange for Doctoral Candidates (all genders)
The first meeting is scheduled for 10 March at 10:30 a.m.

Advancement of junior scholars at Technische Universität Berlin

Technische Universität Berlin seeks to attract new generations of students and academics by offering initiatives for school students as well as degree programs, doctoral and postdoc positions, and junior professorships. Diversity and variety play a key role here. For doctorates, this includes working within a research group, cooperative forms of support and supervision, and dissertations in collaboration with companies. The postdoc phase focuses on independent projects, junior research groups, and junior professorships.

Center for Junior Scholars (CJS)

Contact us at any time by phone or mail

info@cjs.tu-berlin.de

+49 30 314 29622

+49 30 314 12329622

Office FH 5-5
Building FH
Address Fraunhoferstr. 33-36
10587 Berlin
Contact personJohannes Moes