Doctoral Training at Universities – Potential and Challenges
University Forum - Organised by Universities Austria
At the doctoral level, the concept of research-led teaching needs to be translated into a highly differentiated model that both transcends “teaching” and yet defines what research-driven institutions like universities signify. What are adequate models for doctoral training – what models best foster the individual development of early-stage researchers? How can universities define conditions for doctoral education that enhance critical, innovative and highly risk-oriented projects? How can we best define the roles of supervisors and candidates? And who trains the trainers, i.e. how do we establish a peer culture for supervisors?
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Dipl.-Ing., Dr.techn. Günter BLÖSCHL
Head, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
1992-1994 | Research Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University, Canberra |
1997-2007 | Associate Professor of Hydrology, Vienna University of Technology |
since 2007 | Full Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, Vienna University of Technology |
since 2008 | Director, Centre for Water Resource Systems, Vienna University of Technology |
since 2012 | Head, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna University of Technology |
since 2014 | Advisory Professor, Hohai University, Nanjing |
Dr. Pascale EHRENFREUND
Chair of the Executive Board, DLR - German Aerospace Center, Cologne
1983-1988 | Astronomy and Biology/Genetics, University of Vienna |
1988 | M.S. Molecular Biology, Austrian Academy of Science, Institute of Molecular Biology, Salzburg |
1990 | Ph.D. Astrophysics, University of Vienna |
1999 | Venia legendi in Astrochemistry, University of Vienna |
2001-2003 | Associate Professor at Leiden Observatory, NL |
2002-2008 | Adjunct Professor, Univ. Nijmegen, Institute of Astronomy, NL |
2003-2004 | Professor, Astrobiology, University of Amsterdam |
2004-2005 | Professor, Astrobiology, Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University |
2005-2008 | Distinguished Visiting Scientist/Consultant, JPL/Caltech, Pasadena |
2006 | Professor, Astrobiology, Leiden University |
2008 | M.A. Management & Leadership, Webster University |
since 2008 | Lead Investigator: NASA Astrobiology Institute, Node Wisconsin Faculty, |
Research Professor of Space Policy & International Affairs, Elliot School of International Affairs, | |
George Washington University, Washington DC | |
2013-2015 | President, Austrian Science Fund FWF, Vienna |
since 2015 | Chair of the Executive Board, DLR - German Aerospace Center, Cologne |
Ph.D. Melita KOVACEVIC
Chair, Steering Committee, Council for Doctoral Education, EUA - European University Association; Vice Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb
1984-1986 | Teaching Assistant, Eastern Washington University |
1986-1987 | Psychologist, Perinatal Medicine, General hospital Holy Spirit (Sveti Duh) |
1987-1989 | Child's psychologist, Children's Center 'Little Prince' |
1988-1991 | Lecturer in developmental psychology, University of Zagreb |
since 1989 | Research and teaching position at the University of Zagreb, Department for Speech and Language Pathology (2001, Associate Professor, 2007, Full Professor) |
since 2006 | Vice-Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb |
Mag. Dr. Susanne WEIGELIN-SCHWIEDRZIK
Vice Rector for Research and Career Development, University of Vienna
1973 | Studies in Sinology, Japanese Studies and Political Science, Bonn University |
1980 | Research Fellow at Beijing University |
1984-1985 | Research Fellow at the Center for Chinese Studies, University of California at Berkeley |
1987 | Guest Lecturer at Qinghua University, Beijing |
1999-2001 | Vice Rector for International Relations, University of Heidelberg; cooptation into the Committee for University Relations, Intern at the HRK Bonn; Stay as a visiting research scholar at the Center for Chinese Studies / University of California at Berkeley |
2002 | Professor of Sinology, University of Vienna |
2005 | Madeleine H. Russell Visiting Professor for Non-Western and Comparative Studies / Brandeis University, Waltham, MA |
2010-2011 | Dean of the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna |
since 2011 | Vice Rector for Research and Career Development, University of Vienna |
Mag. Dr. MLitt Andrea BRAIDT
Vice Rector for Art and Research, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
1999-2001 | Researcher, International Cultural Documentation Centre, Vienna |
2001-2003 | Junior Fellow and Abroad Fellow, IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften, Vienna |
2003-2004 | Visiting Professor, Gender Studies Department, Central European University, Budapest |
2004-2011 | Senior Scientist, Department for Theatre, Film and Media Studies, University of Vienna |
since 2011 | Vice Rector for Art and Research, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |