Structural, cultural and individual development
In close cooperation with the rectorate, we develop strategies for the structural and cultural development of the University of Freiburg as well as for the individual development of our researchers – based on the overall strategic goals, the needs of our various target groups and always with a focus on the latest developments and debates in higher education policy.
Academic career paths: designing academic personnel structures
Attractive and future-oriented career paths are crucial for attracting talented academics to the University of Freiburg in the long term and promoting their potential in the best possible way. We place great emphasis on diversity and fostering an environment that provides researchers with diverse opportunities for growth and development.
The University of Freiburg is committed to developing attractive career paths in addition to professorships and specifically works on the structural improvement of career paths in order to ensure high-quality recruitment and good working conditions.
We develop concepts for new permanent positions besides the professorship that ensure and increase the quality of teaching, research, transfer and science communication. These permanent career paths lead to better supervision and support for students, doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers, create continuity in work and team processes and preserves valuable experience and expertise.
For the University of Freiburg, the tenure track professorship is very important to shape career paths responsibly, raise the profile of faculties and departments and increase our competitive ability to attract national and international talents. We strive constantly to develop the tenure track professorship and offer junior and tenure track professors targeted support through our Tenure Track Office.
As co-founder and coordinator we are active in the nationwide tenure track network in UniWiND e.V. together with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena as well as involved in higher education policy at European level with ‘Careers of Researchers and HR’ in the League of European Research Universities (LERU).
University culture: promoting good leadership, support and working conditions
Based on the university’s mission statement, we are actively shaping the future of our leadership and support culture at the University of Freiburg with various projects and services. We believe that everyone who works here in research and teaching should be able to rely on positive, high-quality leadership and support, good working conditions as well as collegiality.
Developing individual skills: Centre for Advanced Researcher Development (CARD)
We develop individual leadership, mentoring and transformation skills that prepare for tasks within and outside academia. At the Centre for Advanced Researcher Development (CARD), we offer researchers at all career stages after the doctorate target group-specific programmes that are in line with the European Framework for Research Careers and are routinely quality-assured and developed.
