Young Academics

The training of young academics is one of the core tasks of universities and is a crucial contribution to the sustainability of our Society. The support of young scientists is therefore also firmly anchored in the respective mission statements of the HEiKA partners, and both have developed programs and structures to optimally support and promote young academics, in particular doctoral candidates and postdoctoral fellows.

Heidelberg University

Graduate Academy

The Graduate Academy is the central coordinating body for all support services related to general advising, professional and academic development and financial assistance for doctoral candidates at Heidelberg University. The Graduate Academy is also the first point of contact for University professors and researchers who wish to create new training opportunities and programmes for doctoral candidates.

KIT

Karlsruhe House of Young Scientist (KHYS)

The main objective of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is to improve the quality of the promotion and support available to junior researchers. In order to achieve this, the Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS) was established as a multi-disciplinary institution complementing the specialist qualification offered by the institutes and departments.

Doctoral Programs

KIT and the University of Heidelberg, with their diverse doctoral programs, offer the possibility of obtaining a doctorate within the framework of a structured qualification concept. In addition to the training of doctoral students in future-oriented research areas, the doctoral programs also focus on supporting their personal career development and scientific autonomy.

Promoting post docs: career in science

KIT and Heidelberg University offer young researchers in all qualification phases - directly after the doctoral period and beyond - a wide range of support for their personal career development. (Target group: postdocs, habilitants, junior research group leaders, junior professors...).
Personnel Development for PostDocs and Doctoral Researchers at the KIT: look at KHYS
Personnel Development for Postdoctoral Researchers at Heidelberg University:
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