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Young Faculty Network

Foto: Rolf K. Wegst

The Young Faculty Network supports the tenure-track professors and other scientists at career level R3 (qualification goal appointability) of Philipps-Universität Marburg on their way to successful establishment in the academic system.

The network promotes scientific exchange across disciplinary and departmental boundaries. The visibility of its members in the national and international research landscape is increased, thereby strengthening their competitiveness.

  • Membership

    The Young Faculty Network is composed of:

    • Tenure track professors at Philipps-Universität Marburg before the interim evaluation,
    • Junior research group leaders at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, and
    • Postdocs at Philipps-Universität Marburg after their successful interim evaluation.

    In order to be informed about and benefit from the network's offers, please register in our database (not yet active).

    By registering, you will automatically be added to the list . Via this list you will receive information about the current calls for proposals and networking activities and you can exchange information with each other directly via this list.

  • Networking Activities

    The Young Faculty Network regularly organizes networking meetings and the annual meeting of its members. We are happy to support you in implementing your own formats according to your ideas. Get in touch with us!

    The first annual meeting took place on June 6, 2023 in the context of the Scientist's Day. The next annual meeting will be on June 19, 2024.

    You can organize your joint activities through the list .

  • Funding Line A: External Networking

    This funding line supports your contacts with research institutions in Germany and abroad. It enables you to invite external guests or apply for a travel allowance for your trips to cooperation partners. 

    Within the funding line, each member can apply for up to EUR 3,000 in total.

    Call for Applications

    • You can apply for reimbursement of travel expenses up to EUR 3,000 for your own trips. Please use the form (fillable PDF) and send the application to .

          - Applications can be submitted by members of the Young Faculty Network on an ongoing basis.
          - The purpose of the trip must be to establish or expand a (new) academic collaboration or to promote academic exchange.
          - It must be accounted for as a business trip via the department/institution.

    • For guest invitations, you can apply for reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs up to EUR 3,000. Please use the form (fillable PDF) and send the application to .

          Applications can be submitted by members of the Young Faculty Network on an ongoing basis.
          The guest invitation must have the aim of establishing or expanding a (new) academic cooperation or serve the purpose of academic exchange.
          Billing is handled by the department/institution.

  • Funding Line B: Internal Networking

    The Young Faculty Network promotes your formats for internal networking. It is a prerequisite that at least three members of the network from at least two departments, institutes or centers would like to initiate a joint, new research topic. Other scientists, including external ones, are welcome to participate.

    Call for Applications

    • - Applications can be submitted by members of the Young Faculty Network on an ongoing basis.

      - Two other members from another faculty, another institution or another center are involved.

      - External academics can also participate.

      - The venue must be Marburg or the surrounding area.

      - Applications must be submitted at least 3 months before the first day of the event.

    • Eligible costs

       - Travel and accommodation costs for external speakers (according to Hessisches Reisekostengesetz)

      - Meals/catering (according to Bewirtungsrichtlinie)

      - Costs for event materials (including printing costs)

      Send your application, stating the Young Faculty Network members involved, a brief description of the project and a cost calculation, by email to .

  • Consultation

    We support you through individual consultations on your questions. For special issues, we also offer coaching with external trainers.

  • Further Contact Points

    Research Funding

    Would you like advice on the formal application process as well as on the organization and review of contracts in the context of third-party funded projects or on knowledge and technology transfer? Your contact here is the Department of Structural Development and Research. Information on internal university research funding programs such as the Research Promotion Fund or funding opportunities of the Forschungscampus Mittelhessen can also be found here.
    ·        Research Funding
    ·        EU Funding
    ·        Transfer

    International Research Collaborations

    Philipps-Universität Marburg is an internationally active and cosmopolitan university that cooperates in research and teaching in numerous active partnerships with universities and research institutes from all over the world and supports you in your international research collaborations. Further information

    Start-up Support

    Are you looking for advice on start-up promotion? Then you are very welcome at the Marburg Institute for Innovation Research and Start-up Promotion (MAFEX). More information

    Promoting Young Talents

    Do you have any questions about the promotion of young researchers at Philipps-Universität, e.g. about the general conditions, regulations or funding instruments of the university? Then please contact the Office for Young Academics. Further information

    Family Service and Dual Career

    The Family Service is the point of contact for all challenges in balancing family and career, including questions about childcare and opportunities for dual career couples.

    Higher Education Didactics

    You would like to develop your teaching further? The Hochschuldidaktik will be happy to support you!

  • Advanced Training

    MARA offers a wide range of topics and formats for R3 postdocs and tenure-track professors, from proposal coaching to appointment training and chair management, and much more. You can also get involved with MARA's Board of Directors or one of its Academic Groups.

    Current events for all MARA target groups can be found in our events calendar.

  • Appointment Culture and Tenure Track

    Philipps-Universität continuously develops the quality management of its appointment processes. The core elements of the Marburg appointment culture are laid down in four guiding principles and, in the sense of a procedural culture, are taken into account in all phases of appointment procedures – regardless of whether a tenure-track professorship or a permanent professorship is to be filled. Further information

Contact

Dr. Christine Berger
MArburg University Research Academy (MARA)
Program for Postdocs & Young Faculty Network
Phone: +49 (0)6421 28 21310
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