Resources

Cooperations
We cooperate with many (service) units at KIT with regard to doctoral training and career development:

• KHYS – Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists
• KHYS Postdoc Office
• PEBA – Human Resources development and vocational training
• FOR – Research Office | FOR Event Calendar
• ISCo – International Scholars and Welcome Office
• GRACE – Graduate School for Climate and Environment
• ATMO – Program Atmosphere and Climate
• KIT Climate and Environment Center

We are also part of networks of the Helmholtz Association with regard to talent management of its early-career researchers.

Guidelines and forms | For PhD students

• IFU Flyer ‘Essentials for PhD students’ *
• IFU Newcomers’ Guide*
• IFU Supervision Agreement for doctoral students * with appendices *
• IFU TAC report form (currently developed) *
• IFU Application for further education and training *
• KHYS: Formal steps for a KIT doctorate
• KHYS-Handbuch „Promovieren am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie“ (in German)
• KIT Doctoral Guidelines
• Helmholtz Doctoral Guidelines

(* IFU Intranet links)

Guidelines and forms | For Postdocs

• IFU Flyer 'Essentials for Postdocs' *
• IFU Newcomers’ Guide*
• IFU Application for further education and training *
• IFU Procedure: Application for third-party funding (in German) *
• KIT Postdoc Guidelines
• Helmholtz Postdoc Guidelines

(* IFU Intranet links)

Useful links

• KHYS: Funding opportunities for doctoral students, for postdocs and KIT intramural funding for internationalization and networking for doctoral researchers and for postdocs.
• Research in Germany: research landscape
• Research in Germany: research funding
• ZEIT CAMPUS Ratgeber Promotion: https://www.zeit.de/campus/ratgeber-promotion
• Helmholtz: open calls for application
• German Postdoc Network (GPN): https://germanpostdoc.net
• Science - career articles: https://www.science.org/careers/articles
• Nature - career articles: https://www.nature.com/careers