We are the university-wide and cross-faculty institution for all 4,000+ doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. As a permanent academic institution of all faculties, we support our doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in becoming future leaders in science, business, and society! One Step Ahead: Research Related Training, Advice & Guidance, Career Events, and More! We offer transferable skills courses, dedicated guidance, and mentoring arrangements. Our interdisciplinary career events unveil professional perspectives beyond specific disciplines and a purely academic career, including useful insights into a variety of job opportunities. All of RUB’s doctoral researchers are members of RUB Research School. This enables everyone to choose from a broad portfolio of advanced academic qualification, support of individual career plans, advising offers, and international funding opportunities. Research Around the World – Mobility Funds to Let You Internationalise Your Research! Our own funding lines for international research activities are tailored to the specific needs of RUB’s doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Combine endless opportunities to internationalise your research and play a crucial role in our review system! All of this helps to enable our young researchers to build up their own independent networks at a very early career stage by going abroad or inviting international peers and mentors to Bochum. Creating Knowledge Networks Start your journey at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, one of Germany’s largest and leading research universities. We are one of the first universities in Germany running a central structure with a holistic approach to inform, support and promote young researchers at all career levels: RUB Research School. RUB is a fully-fledged university hosting the full spectrum of academic disciplines with 20 faculties and 9 interdisciplinary research departments. Get in touch and join us!