Role and Key Responsibilities of the Vice Rectorate

Research Funding

• 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

• 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

• 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