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Academic Personnel Development | Strategic Development

Academic Personnel Development at the University of Freiburg

Successful academic personnel development calls for more than just individual support and skills development – it is based on an approach that incorporates and considers structural, cultural and individual advancement in equal measure. So, Academic Personnel Development at the University of Freiburg is working hard to offer researchers optimal work conditions and attractive career prospects as well as to promote a university culture that is fair to all and alert to discrimination.

Our strategy: structural, cultural and individual development

Academic personnel development is given high priority at the University of Freiburg – based on the university’s overall strategic objectives, the needs of various target groups and against the backdrop of developments and debates in higher education policy. To achieve this, we focus on the structural improvement of academic career paths and a culture that promotes good leadership, support and working conditions for all researchers. Developing the individual skills of our researchers is a central component of our wide-ranging offering, helping them to identify their own potential and strengths, reflect on their career goals and make decisions for themselves about their own development.

You can read more about our projects and activities below.

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 attach particular importance to diversity and creating an environment that offers all researchers a wide range of development opportunities.

University culture: promoting good leadership, support and working conditions

Based on the university’s mission statement, we promote the improvement of our leadership and support culture at the University of Freiburg with various projects and services, thereby contributing to an institutional cultural change, as we believe that everyone who works, researches, teaches and learns here should be able to rely on high-quality leadership and support, good working conditions and collegiality.

Centre for Advanced Researcher Development: developing individual skills

The Centre for Advanced Researcher Development (CARD)offers target group-specific services for all academic career phases after the doctorate in preparation for activities within and outside academia. We develop leadership, mentoring and transformation skills for a future-oriented and innovative university. Our services are in line with the European Framework for Research Careers and are routinely quality-assured and developed.

Advisory Service

We advise faculties, institutes and individual researchers on personnel development and career planning.

Dr. Ramona Wurst
ramona.wurst@zv.uni-freiburg.de