Graduate Center Plus
At a Glance: Our Offers and Services for

Junior Faculty
(Habilitation candidates, research group leaders, junior professors)

Graduate Center Plus
We are your main contact at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) for all interdisciplinary questions concerning doctoral research, the postdoc phase, and the path to professorship. As an early career researcher at the UDE, we support you according to your needs with transparent information and individual counselling.
Our broad range of seminars, training sessions, and events prepares you for a career inside and outside the university while encouraging personal and professional growth. Our offers also support you in building an interdisciplinary network and enable you to exchange experiences with peers and experts.
11.04.2023 - 10:52:15
Publication Days for doctoral researchers
11.04.2023 - 10:45:18
Workshops on research data management
11.04.2023 - 10:39:24
Funding | Add-on fellowships
11.04.2023 - 10:34:20
Postdoc workshops in the summer semester 2023
21.03.2023 - 09:09:41
Université Paris-Saclay: international cotutelle funding programme
21.03.2023 - 08:59:46
Academic writing workshop
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Counselling for refugee early career researchers

We offer individual counselling for early career researchers who have fled their home country. If you have any questions about opportunities to continue your PhD or postdoc at the UDE, please do not hesitate to contact us. The Graduate Center Plus shares the UDE's position on the war in Ukraine. Special information for refugee researchers from Ukraine can be found here and on the Welcome Service homepage.

Research Academy Ruhr
We are proud to be part of the Research Academy Ruhr! Research Academy Ruhr is the cross-university platform for supporting early career researchers within the University Alliance Ruhr. It offers you access to interdisciplinary workshops and career-related information and networking events at the universities of Duisburg-Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund. Prepare for your next career steps within or beyond academia and expand your interdisciplinary network!
Visit Research Academy Ruhr’s homepage