arriving

Arrive in Würzburg. We will help you to settle in and prepare for your professional start on-site:

• accommodation
• childcare
• visits to authorities
• language courses
• dual career

The Welcome Centre is looking forward to hearing from yougo.uniwue.de/welc

discovering

10 faculties, more than 28.000 students, about 4.500 staff members, thereof almost 450 professors. To help you to make better sense of JMU structures and legal aspects, we offer introductory events on topics such as:

• structure of JMU
• personnel law
• introduction to data protection
• introduction to copyright

If you are interested, please contact Professional Development

networking

Every year, the Reception for the Newly Appointed Professors takes place in the Würzburg Residence, to which you are automatically invited by us or the Welcome Center. Network with your new colleagues and get to know the university management in a historic setting.

The last reception took place in the Martin von Wagner Museum in July 2023. Further information will be provided by our
Welcome Centre.

getting started

New challenges lie ahead. We provide you with a professional coach who will counsel and support you during five individual appointments (one hour respectively) in your first year at JMU. This service is part of the program

start@JMU  | Coaching for newly appointed professors

funding

Research and third-party-funds are closely interconnected. We support you with your application for funding from the beginning:

• national funding bodies: Research Advancement Centre (RAC)go.uniwue.de/rac
• funding for physicians: IZKFgo.uniwue.de/izkf
• funding by JMU Internal funding programs

developing

From your first day at JMU, you can attend a variety of training offers to continuously develop your personal skills. All lectures, workshops, mentorings and other programs can be found on the website of

Professional Development

leading

Every professorship entails management responsibility. We assist you with your professional management behavior by means of various workshops and lectures as well as our

JMU Leadership Certificate

supporting processes

Are you currently facing particular challenges and looking for advice, support, or simply an opportunity to exchange ideas? We may be able to assist you with process moderation, team development, recruitment processes, or as a sparring partner. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. meet the team

communicating

Are you passionate about your research? Help foster a broad understanding of science! Science, when communicated effectively, can captivate a wide audience.

If you receive media inquiries, the [name of the department/team] is happy to support you.

Staff unit: Public relations
Brochure: Communicate with the media (pdf)

teaching

Preparing knowledge didactically and passing it on to your students is one of the most crucial tasks of university teachers. Our university didactic ProfiLehre will support you in professionalizing your teaching skills

visit ProfiLehre

exercising

To keep you physically fit and healthy, we treat you to a personal trainer for 3 training sessions in cooperation with the sports centre.

If you are interested, please contactProfessional Development

Contact person for all newly appointed professors:

Krischan Brandl
Unit A.2: Professional Development

John-Skilton-Straße 4a
97074 Würzburg (03.B.08)
+49 931/31-82758
krischan.brandl@uni-wuerzburg.de  
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/personalentwicklung