Vice-Rector for Research, Career Development & Science Transfer
Vice Rector for Research, Career Development & Science Transfer Welcome to our Website
The role and key responsibilities of the Vice Rectorate for Research, Career Development & Science Transfer’s can be found on this page, including current projeects and points of contact.
Role and Key Responsibilities of the Vice Rectorate
- Research Funding
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- Drafting decisions regarding the development, implementation, and continual advancement of the university’s research profile in liaison with the university’s faculties and committees (University Council, University Board, Senate, and Research Committee)
- Assisting with the establishment of special research centres, research teams, post-graduate programmes, interdisciplinary scientific centres and facilities, and associated institutes
- Drafting decisions to secure the procurement of research equipment in liaison with the Head of Administration
- Managing research funds/grants
- Managing UDE’s participation in the Mercator Research Centre Ruhr (MERCUR) initiative
- Collaboration and exchange with external, non-academic research facilities
- Promoting scientific events
- Proposing decisions to award academic prizes
- Managing evaluation of research initiatives
- Career Development for Junior Academic Staff
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- Drafting decisions regarding the creation of structured doctoral programmes; supervising accreditation and evaluation processes
- Coordinating the organisation and content of post-graduate education (Graduate Center Plus)
- Supporting the University Faculties in the development of regulations for doctoral and post-doctoral proceedings
- Strategies and implementation to promote exceptional early career researchers (e.g. the Emmy Noether Programme)
- Research and Technology Transfer
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- Publishing the university’s research report and biannual editions of UNIKATE
- Setting strategic targets for technology transfer and start-ups
- Developing and fine-tuning a transfer strategy
- Responsible for the IP portfolio (registration of invention and patent strategy)
- Organising partnerships with national industry and international business
- Shareholder and partner in PROvendis GmbH
The Vice Rector for Research, Career Development & Science Transfer has the following additional roles and responsibilities:
- External representation of UDE research (including towards funding authorities/bodies)
- Chair or member of a variety of internal committees and non-academic external panels, commissions and advisory boards
- Member of the Research Council of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr)
- Member of UDE’s Research Board