Educate, train and network together
The University Alliance Ruhr supports researchers at various career stages. At the Research Academy Ruhr, they can gain interdisciplinary qualifications and network in order to advance their careers. The diverse graduate programs at the UA Ruhr enable a successful start to a scientific career through excellent supervision and qualification as well as close contact with fellow doctoral candidates.
Research Academy Ruhr
The UA Ruhr universities have combined their career development services under the umbrella of the Research Academy Ruhr since 2017. Approximately 10,000 academics are benefitting from one of the best performing and largest platforms of this kind in Germany. The Science Career Net Ruhr, which had been established in 2009, was its predecessor.
The Research Academy Ruhr supports researchers at various career stages - from the doctorate to the postdoc phase to the first professorship.
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Doctoral Students and Prospective Doctoral Candidates
The Research Academy Ruhr offers multi-day academies, workshops and career events that provide doctoral students and prospective doctoral candidates with valuable input to help them successfully organize their doctoral studies, advance their skills and find out about potential career paths.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Once you have successfully completed your doctoral degree, it is time to set the course for your further career in academic research or beyond. The Research Academy Ruhr offers workshops as well as career and networking events that enable you to expand your scholarly profile.
Junior Faculty
Our offers for junior faculty are intended for all postdoctoral academics who conduct research independently and strive to obtain a professorship or already hold such a position. They provide networking opportunities with researchers from the other UA Ruhr universities.
Women in Academia with mentoring³
Since 2005, the mentoring³ program has been providing career development support for female researchers from all disciplines represented within the UA Ruhr. There are program lines for doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and habilitation candidates.
International Researchers
International researchers benefit from the unique array of academic opportunities at the UA Ruhr. Numerous research training groups and joint research centers and projects make up an excellent environment for top-level international research. Every year, the Research Academy Ruhr offers the Research Explorer Ruhr summer school for postdoctoral researchers so they can get an impression of our research landscape.
Contact us
Dr. Kirstin Schreiber
Coordination Research Academy Ruhr
Tel.: +49 234 32 29239
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Milestones of the Research Academy Ruhr
- May 2018: UA Ruhr bundles the promotion of young researchers in the Research Academy Ruhr
- February 2021: Research Academy Ruhr successfully promotes early career researchers (German only)
- February 2022: UA Ruhr establishes successful project on a permanent basis (German only)
More info
Website of the Research Academy Ruhr
Graduate Programs
In addition to the Clusters of Excellence, Collaborative Research Centers and Transregios, over 30 junior research groups and around 40 graduate schools and colleges at the three UA Ruhr universities offer excellent working conditions for scientists on their career path.