Call for applications: KIT Doctoral Award 2018/19

KIT will grant the KIT Doctoral Awards for the 12th time in 2019. Extraordinary doctoral researchers who gained their degree in the academic year 2018/2019 will be awarded. The deadline for applications is October 6, 2019.

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Call for applications: KHYS "Networking Grant" 2020

The Networking Grant enables doctoral researchers at KIT to independently establish new important or beneficial international contacts. KHYS offers financial support with a travel subsidy of up to EUR 1,500. Submission of the application documents is open until Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the latest.

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Call for applications: Südwestmetall-Förderpreis 2019/2020

The Baden-Wuerttemberg Employers’ Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry – Südwestmetall – again awards the Südwestmetall-Förderpreis at KIT. The prize is awarded to especially outstanding doctoral theses with importance for the industrial work world and/or its socio-political framework conditions. The prize is endowed with EUR 5,000. The deadline for applications is November 8, 2019.   

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Guidelines for the postdoc phase at KIT

The guidelines for the postdoc phase at KIT help establish transparency and reliability for postdoctoral researchers and their superiors during the postdoctoral phase at KIT. The guidelines define, among other things, what is understood by postdoctoral phase at KIT, which objectives should be pursued during this qualification phase and which responsibilities postdocs and superiors have respectively.

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Increased support for postdocs

Postdocs will receive even more support in their careers in the future. KIT will receive EUR 750,000 for five years (KHYS Postdoc Office) from the Helmholtz Association's Initiative and Networking Fund for this task. The funding will enable KIT to support its approximately 500 postdocs more comprehensively and specifically.

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KHYS Qualification Program: Seminars in Fall 2019

We continue to offer manifold options to advance your set of transferable skills after the summer break.
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DAAD project successfully concluded

Within the framework of the DAAD program IPID4all KHYS implemented the Internationalization Program, which ran from November 2014 to June 2019 and included a wide variety of measures. The focus of the program was on the promotion of mobilities. During the course of the program, KHYS funded 289 journeys (incoming and outgoing) and thus was able to foster the internationalization of the doctoral research phase at KIT.

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Advisory offices for young scientists - open consultation hours at KHYS

Junior researchers often face different challenges in their research period which could lead to conflicts. At KIT there are a variety of advisory offices which you can contact in cases of conflicts both in a work and in a personal context. KHYS for example offers open consultation hours from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday in room 116. There you can safely discuss your situation.

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Conventions of the doctoral researchers

All doctoral researchers that have been accepted at a KIT Department together form a convention. The conventions can give advice on issues pertaining to doctoral researchers and give recommendations to the organs of KIT. Every convention is headed by a board, elected from within the convention. Doctoral researchers wishing to become actively involved in the convention of their KIT Department are very welcome to do so.   

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Ombudspersons for doctoral researchers and supervisors at KIT The Ombudspersons act as contact persons in cases of conflicts or disputes between doctoral researchers and supervisors during the doctoral research phase. Doctoral researchers and supervisors are free to initiate contact with any Ombudsperson at any point. They can decide for themselves whom they wish to address irrespective of they research background.

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Competence Pool: Living forum for the networking of ideas at KIT

All employees, as well as guests and partners of KIT, are invited to present their individual professional profile within KIT and to engage in mutual exchange. An allocation to and a search concerning KIT Centers and their topics as well as embedding publications in the individual profile is possible.

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Helmholtz-Talentcampus

The blog presents the exciting and diverse faces of the Helmholtz Association, presents experts and topics from the broad field of talent promotion and career development in science and provides insights into what is done day-to-day in the Helmholtz Association to make it not only an outstanding scientific institution, but also an inspiring workplace for all employees.

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KHYS guide for doctoral researchers

The e-book provides you with information, tips and numerous services concerning your doctorate at KIT.

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