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Membership

In addition to doctoral and conflict consultancy, which is open to all doctoral and postdoctoral researchers as well as to future doctoral candidates belonging to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNF), the iGRAD workshop program, providing key professional qualifications, and the career opportunities counselling service are open exclusively to iGRAD members.

Who may obtain membership?

- All doctoral researchers who are qualified according to the admission requirements for doctoral studies of the MNF and who are pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Natural Sciences. Furthermore, at least one additional co-supervisor should be available to support the doctoral research project at the onset of iGRAD membership, at the latest. Finally, at least one of the research supervisors should be a member of iGRAD.

- All doctoral researchers belonging to a research training group whose membership in iGRAD has been approved by the board of directors. A list of current and former participating doctoral programs can be found here.

If you are undertaking doctoral research studies at the MNF, but your research project is located at the UKD, FZJ, IUF or DDZ or a comparable institution, please note that one of your research supervisors must fulfill the conditions stated in the doctoral regulation §3 (2) and (5), respectively.

iGRAD doctoral researchers commit themselves to completing the iGRAD Basic Curriculum. It consists of three workshops selected from the iGRAD workshop program plus the seminar “Good Scientific Practice for Doctoral Researchers”. Please click here for further information concerning the basic curriculum.

Should you be interested in our workshop program, but cannot complete our basic curriculum because your doctoral research is at an advanced stage, please nevertheless contact the iGRAD Office and enquire about whether participation is possible.

In addition to a broad selection of workshops on key professional qualifications, iGRAD provides counselling for its members concerning, for example, individual career planning and development. Furthermore, upon completion of the basic curriculum and the doctoral examination, all iGRAD doctoral researchers receive a personalized Doctorate Transcript. This transcript certifies iGRAD membership and documents key professional qualifications acquired through the workshops attended, for the benefit of future employers. It can also include further qualifying activities undertaken during the doctoral research phase, such as teaching, attendance at conferences, publications, and prizes.

- All postdoctoral researchers belonging to the MNF.

- All postdoctoral researchers belonging to a research training group/program whose membership in iGRAD has been approved by the board of directors. A list of current and former participating research programs can be found here.

Unless workshops are explicitly denoted as free of cost, the costs for iGRAD courses have to be covered either by the institute or by adequate program funding. Participation is only possible after the cost coverage has been confirmed by the person responsible for the according cost center.

Please, find here the application form for postdoctoral researchers.

- All persons entitled to supervise doctoral research in accordance with the doctoral degree regulations of the MNF.

- All supervisors belonging to a doctoral degree program whose membership in iGRAD has been approved by the board of directors. A list of current and former participating doctoral degree programs can be found here.

Subsequent to approval of a doctoral degree program or a research network, which adresses doctoral and/or postdoctoral researchers of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, an application for membership as an affiliated iGRAD member program may be submitted to the iGRAD board of directors. iGRAD provides assistance and expertise to its affiliated doctoral degree programs from the start. An overview of the various types of consultancy offered can be found here.

If you are interested in finding out more about iGRAD membership for doctoral degree programs, the iGRAD Office will be pleased to assist you.

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