CRC/TRR 247 - 1st funding period 2018-2022

At the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ruhr-University Bochum.
With Participation of: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

Early Career Support and Gender Equality

CRC/TRR 247 Early Career Support and Gender Equality

The success of CRC/TRR 247 strongly depends on the participating people. We are committed to provide comprehensive measures for equal opportunity and gender equality to all members involved in CRC/TRR 247.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) provides separate funds to make jobs in science and academia more family friendly and to support female researchers in their academic qualifications and career developments. CRC/TRR 247 scientists may apply for these fundings according to the DFG-guidelines (Deutsch, English).

Support for young CRC/TRR 247 scientists

CRC/TRR 247 will offer a platform and various measures to support young scientists in the early stages of their careers. Listed here are a number of useful information, resources and opportunities.

DFG Funding ChainAppropriate funding options at each career stage

DFG grant programResearch Fellowships

Research fellowships by the DFG can be used to conduct a specific research project and learn new methods directly after your PhD - at a location abroad of your choice.

This is a great chance for your first grant application (success rate for DFG research fellowships: about 70 %).

Proposals may be submitted at any time by applicants with a doctorate!
Please note that you may also apply once your thesis has been submitted.

Funding duration: 3 months to 2 years (+ 6 months return grants)

More information

EMPOWER Programme: Support for young female CRC/TRR 247 scientists

Because women are underrepresented at the management level in science and academia, career advancement measures for female scientists, especially in their early career stages, will be facilitated and offered in CRC/TRR 247 in the framework of the EMPOWER programme.

EMPOWER is a career programme to promote women in CRC/TRR 247 through targeted and individualized training and qualification. Every young female CRC/TRR 247 scientist (PhD and PostDoc) can take part in one individual coaching per year. Therefore, just send your request per mail to Dr. Franziska Günther. More information about the EMPOWER programme and a selection of coaching topics is presented here.

CRC/TRR 247 ChildcareSupport for families

Parent-Child-Room

The parent-child-rooms in Duisburg (MC 247) and Essen (T03 R04 D57) are open to members of the CRC/TRR 247. You can take your own children to work and use the fully furnished office rooms.

The rooms offer

a desk and an office chair, telephone and internet access
children’s furniture
a baby bed
a wrapping table
a variety of toys and games
children’s books
paper and paints for drawing

When using this room

do not remove inventory
clean used stuff before you leave
clean up the room and do not leave personal belongings

Short information to parent-child-rooms

	Campus Duisburg	Campus Essen
Where	MC 247, Lotharstr. 1	T03 R04 D57, Universitätsstr. 2
When	upon agreement	upon agreement
Keys and contact	MC 246 during office hours Sandra Knoblich	S05 T02 B41 during office hours Dr. Lydia Didt-Koziel
	Further information	Further information

Kids Box in Duisburg and Kids Table in Essen

CRC/TRR 247 members can take the Kids Box in Duisburg (in MC247) and the Kids Table in Essen (in T03 R04 D57) and move it easily to their office, seminar room or other places.
The Kids Box in Duisburg is equipped with a travel bed, basic equipment needed for changing diapers, pens and painting supplies, a variety of toys, games and books. More information about the Kids Table are available here.
The Kids Table in Essen is equipped with crayons, felt pens and colouring books, a cd recorder with headphone and a variety of audio books, a variety of other toys and games, comics and books.