For supervisors and mentors

Guidance and advice for early-career researchers

Is this the first time you are supervising a doctoral degree or a habilitation? Do you need further information about supervising or mentoring? Then you are in the right place!

Every doctoral research project requires scientific mentoring and every habilitation requires academic assistance, provided either by a single person or by a team of supervisors. If everyone takes an open, fair and transparent approach to working together, this provides a good basis for a successful doctoral project or habilitation. Consideration should also be given to social and cultural aspects, for example balancing family commitments and an academic career.

Our university is responsible for ensuring good scientific practice in research and teaching. For this reason, FAU has issued guidelines based on the guidance from the German Research Foundation that provide universal guidance on good scientific practice despite the differences between the research disciplines.

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Supervising doctoral procedures

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Supervising habilitation procedures and mentoring early career researchers

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International doctoral candidates and visiting scientists

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FAUattract: Pilot project for attracting international early career researchers

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