The program offered by the educational staff development in higher education team enables participants to obtain the "Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education of the Bavarian Universities". For employees with a high teaching load (e.g. Lecturers with specified function), the advanced level offers an opportunity for further professionalization. The Erasmus+ (STA) funding line supports teaching activities at partner universities abroad.

The professional development program, which was developed in line with diverse areas of expertise, offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary qualification. A mixture of online self-study courses, on-campus and online formats of varying lengths enables learning to be tailored to individual needs.

Lecturers at the KU can also take advantage of the professional development program offered by the Bavarian Center for Innovative Teaching . The Center for Science Management and the Center for Higher Education Development also offer academic continuing education courses. The Bavarian Virtual University also offers free online courses.

The International DAAD Academy offers special training courses on the topic of internationalization at German higher education institutions: Regional and intercultural skills, specialist language courses, sustainability and digitalization in the context of internationalization, university marketing and much more.

Participation in time-consuming and cost-intensive further training (certificate courses, training courses, etc.) is possible under certain conditions. More information is available here.

Please note that you must submit an approval request from for a professional development trip for external training courses. You can find the application form on the intranet under "Personal von A bis Z" (keyword: Dienst- und Fortbildungsreisen).

The "Academic Careers" section supports early-career researchers in shaping their own academic careers and advises them on career paths in science and academia. The internal workshop program supports the development of science-related skills.

The competence field "Career planning and job applications" includes a regular program for job searches and applications on the non-academic job market. The collection of literature on "A career beyond science" provides information on possible non-university and science-related career paths and professional fields as well as application strategies.

The coaching program for female early-career researchers supports female doctoral students and postdocs in their early phase when it comes to their career orientation and decision-making processes. The mentoring program allows you to expand your personal network and offers support in planning your academic career path. The program is aimed at female early-career researchers at the KU who are in the doctoral, habilitation or postdoctoral phase.

The KU has a wide range of offers and services around the topic of health and wellbeing. The following service is particularly relevant for you as an early-career researcher: For research/business trips abroad, you need to undergo an examination by our occupational health service (so-called G35 examination). Please arrange an appointment in good time directly with the B.A.D center in Ingolstadt (phone: +49 841 9315190, e-mail: ingolstadt(at)bad-gmbh.de; please bring your vaccination record).

The academic qualification phase can sometimes be very challenging. Our external occupational psychologist will advise you on current challenges in your professional and private life – easy, uncomplicated and free of charge.

On the health management website, you will find the entire range of services, important background information and the contact details of the respective contact persons.