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Green-blue-brown cloud, in which the outlines of skyscrapers, a turbine, laboratory equipment and a network diagram of a human head with a torso can be seen © UA Ruhr

UA Ruhr Early Career Researchers Board

The University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) has set another example for the support of researchers in early career phases with the establishment of an Early Career Researchers Board (ECR Board for short) in 2025.

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Constitutive meeting on June 27, 2025, with (from left) Dr. Max Pascher (TU Do), Dr.-Ing. Sonja Hellebrand (UDE), Prof. Dr. Sebastian Merkel (RUB, Vertreter), Annabell Hüsken (UDE), Madeleine Jendernalik (TU Do), Dr. Corinna Schmidt (TU Do), Dr. Marius Kroll (RUB)

The joint committee strengthens the perspective of early-career researchers in the structural development of the UA Ruhr. It is an important tool for creating excellent conditions for researchers within the network. Its regular tasks include reviewing joint funding measures such as the UA Ruhr Mobility Grants and the UA Ruhr Proposal Writing Grants.

Each university has nominated three members from different career stages and disciplines. The ECR Board members are:

  • Marcel Burfeindt, Dr. Marius Kroll and Dr. Carolin Mügge from Ruhr University Bochum
  • Madeleine Jendernalik, Dr. Max Pascher and Dr. Corinna Schmidt from TU Dortmund University
  • Annabell Hüsken, Dr.-Ing. Sonja Hellebrand and Prof. Dr. Tobias Schroedler from the University of Duisburg-Essen.

The committee is coordinated by the Research Academy, which is responsible within the UA Ruhr for supporting researchers on their career paths within and beyond academic research.