Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Your PhD at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
25.10.2013
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
A Good Decision:Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin !
Congratulations on your decision!
You will get you Dr. or PhD from one of the best
universities in Germany!
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Goal
"Will you have completed your professorship within 10 years?"
We understand that this is an important question, yet it is seldom asked by either graduate students or recent graduates.
28.000 get PhDs in Germany each year – at HU ca. 500
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Laws/Regulations in Germany
HRG-Higher Education Law for Germany(e.g. the Exclusive Law for Promotion of Universities)
BerlHG - Berliner Higher Education Law (e.g. Doctoral students have to be enrolled at the university)
Special Promotion Orders/Rules of the faculties (e.g. special admission requirements)!!!
http://forschung.hu-berlin.de/wiss_nachw/wn_proord_html
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Prerequisite: A good Supervision!
You have a commitment with your thesis advisor “Doktorvater/-mutter”
The Promotion Committee of your faculty has agreed to your promotion
You are enrolled as a doctoral student at Humboldt-Universität
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Planning the Promotion
• Agree with your thesis advisor on regular consultations!
• Set up a detailed work plan - usually for 3 years!
• If necessary: another year to learn the language and to get to know the German scientific system!
• Discuss those things with your thesis advisor !
Information:
-„How to Obtain a PhD in Germany“, Guideline for foreign students,
who want to obtain a Doctoral degree at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
http://research.hu-berlin.de/young_scientists/HowPhD.pdf
- „Doing a Doctorate in Germany“
http://research.hu-berlin.de/young_scientists/DAAD_Promeng.pdf
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Problems of financing the Ph.D.?
Stipendien/Scholarships (for two to three years)
Employment (job offers at the university)
- Get information in networks! - ask other PhD-students!- advisory services !
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Scholarships
National Foundations (application - two times per year)Studienstiftung der Deutschen Volkes - only EU-Members Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungBundesstiftung Rosa Luxemburg Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Hans-Böckler-StiftungFriedrich-Naumann-Stiftung Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst – evang. Confession Cusanuswerk – cath. Confession, only EU-Members Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
Elsa-Neumann Scholarship (next deadline 22th November 2013)Scholarships of Graduate Schools of Humboldt-UniversitätDeutsche Bundesstiftung UmweltDAAD Scholarships of the HU (Yousef Jameel Scholarship)Scholarships from other countries etc.!
LINK: www.begabte.de; https://www.hu-berlin.de/promovierende/finanzierung_promotion
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Scholarship Applications
General Notes for the Expose
• not more than 10 Pages,• Explain realizable and concrete work steps,• Half of the application should be the work plan,• Topic: try to find an eye-catcher.
Ask successful applicants!
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Networking
Universitätsverwaltung/Administration of HU(https://www.hu-berlin.de/promovierende-en/standardseite-en?set_language=en&cl=en)
Network of PhD-students, HU-Docs(http://docs.hu-berlin.de/an_die_hu-en/promovierende/docs/events)
Fakultätsverwaltung / Department Administration(http://www.hu-berlin.de/service/einrichtungen)
Your Working Group
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Dissertation: what does it mean? Recognise the Promotionsordnung!
150 to 300 pages…
– Theoretical reappraisal of the scientific question (discussion of various theoretical approaches)
– Theoretical position description– An adequate representation of methodical approach– New scientific aspects (empirical, methodological and theoretical)
Already finished!?
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Your further Career
Write Articles for Scientific Journals!
International Science Community!
Teach students!
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Research Service Centre
Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Career Prospects
Promotion is your first step of your scientific career !
• now you have to write applications!• now you have to lead working groups !• now you have to do own teaching!• Associate Professor or...?
Further information:
http://research.hu-berlin.de/young_scientists/portalpostdocs/
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Dr. Uta HoffmannScientific Officer Young Researchers
Bottleneck
Research Careers in Europe Landscape and Horizons,
A report by the ESF Member Organisation Forum on Research
Careers, 2009
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Counseling Post-Graduates on Scientific Career
Research Service CentreDr. Uta HoffmannZiegelstraße 13 CZimmer 627For a consultation please call:Tel. 2093 [email protected]://www.hu-berlin.de/promovierende/