Every summer semester, the TUC funding advisory service offers an information event about “Funding programs for young scientists”. For the target group of advanced doctoral students and postdocs, European and national application options for young scientists who have already completed their doctorate are presented with regard to their own project management, in particular to finance their own position. 

There is also an online offer on "Basics of applying - from the project idea to the submitted research proposal", which explains the general principles and structures of an application as well as offers from the relevant TUC service facilities that accompany the application. The primary target group of this event are scientific employees (doctoral students and post-docs) who are involved in preparing applications. 

For current information, please check the online platform "Qualification and Career" in the summer semester or contact the PostDoc-Office.

Career coaching for postdocs

Career coaching helps participants assess their current professional standing and define their career goals, as well as refine their professional profile through self-reflection on their own personality.

Participants select a coach from our list based on their academic focus, personal interests, or the specific topics they wish to address. Participants receive a lump-sum allowance that enables them to book individual coaching sessions with a coach of their choice. The number of coaching sessions available may vary slightly depending on the coach selected and their respective hourly rate.

Career coaching can be started at any time; applications can be submitted at postdoc-office@tu-clausthal.de.

Coaching for newly appointed faculty

Newly appointed TUC professors are offered individual coaching as part of the onboarding process, during which they can work specifically on their own competency profile.

This individual coaching supports participants in assessing their current professional standing and defining their goals, as well as in refining their personal profile through self-reflection. With a coach of your choice, you’ll reflect on your career and personal development and work on a competency area of your choice to refine your academic profile.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis; please contact postdoc-office@tu-clausthal.de.

Every summer semester, the TUC's Funding Advisory Service offers an information event on "Funding programs for early career researchers". For the target group of advanced doctoral candidates and postdocs, this event presents European and national application options for early career researchers who have already completed their doctorate with regard to their own project management, in particular for financing their own position. There is also an online offer on "Basics of the application process - from the project idea to the submitted research proposal", in which general basics and structures of an application as well as application-related offers of the relevant TUC service facilities are explained. The primary target group for this event is academic staff (doctoral candidates and post-docs) who are involved in preparing applications.

For current information, please check the online platform"Qualification and Career" in the summer semester or contact the Graduate Academy.

In the winter semester 2023/24, a workshop on "Confidently dealing with power in the university environment" was held for the first time for established PostDOcs and newly appointed professors. This was very well evaluated afterwards, so that a follow-up event will be offered in the winter semester 2024/25. The trainer, Dr. Karen Rassmussen, describes this workshop on"More power competence in the university environment through neuroscientific leadership with fun and vision" as follows

"Dealing with power in a university environment is complex and challenging - you experience this every day. In this workshop, you will experience how you can use power consciously and effectively in order to act not only more successfully but also more sustainably in complex management structures."

The workshop will take place on Thursday, 13.03.2025, 09-16h in seminar room 119 in the computer center (building B5, Erzstraße 18). Registrations will be accepted until 27.02.2025 via the registration form will be accepted.

At irregular intervals, the Presidential Board invites all newly appointed professors to a welcome event . The event is all about arriving at TU Clausthal, getting to know each other and networking.

The next welcome event for newly appointed professors is expected to take place in the winter semester 2025/26 and will combine a presentation of the new professors with a "market of opportunities" from administration and central facilities as well as a snack and networking opportunities.

TU Clausthal provides start-up funding to support early career researchers in developing academic independence and their own research profile. The funds provide a basis for independently preparing an application for publicly funded financing for an open-topic research project.

In the first quarter of 2025, the most recent call for proposals for €300,000 for a period of three years was successfully completed. A new call for proposals is planned for spring 2028, subject to the availability of funds.