TUM Science Manager(Level 2)
Our TUM Science Manager Programs will start again in fall 2024! Applications can be submitted up to and including June 16, 2024. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to visit one of our info sessions (session on May 14, 2024, session on June 4, 2024) or arrange a personal consultation: careerdesign@lll.tum.de
TUM is undergoing a far-reaching transformation process. The structural conversion to interdisciplinary schools and the digitalization of important core processes place particular demands on you as a science manager: you initiate, coordinate, and manage change initiatives and implement the new university strategy in the schools, central facilities, and administration. In doing so, you often have to mediate between different interests and overcome resistance. Our structured qualification program, TUM Science Manager (Level 2), provides you with targeted support!
The TUM Science Manager (Level 2) aims to strengthen experienced science managers' skills that are critical to mastering the complex tasks of science management.
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Target Audience
The program TUM Science Manager Level 2 is open to members of the academic mid-level staff (employed on a temporary/permanent basis in pay group E/A13 or higher) with at least three to five years of professional experience in science management and, generally, a completed doctorate. The doctorate should come before the professional experience, which should include activities in science management or related management tasks. One can consider gaining a significant amount of relevant experience during the doctorate.
The target audience is primarily persons in staff and interface functions, persons with design, control, and management tasks in the schools and their chairs or in central (scientific) institutions as well as in academically shaped fields of activity in the administration, who regularly face changes and (want to) actively shape them. There is no age limit for applications.
Contents
The "Change Management & Transformation" module addresses the constantly changing world of science management. Whether through far-reaching restructuring of entire organizations, digitalization initiatives, or developments on a smaller scale, science managers are constantly confronted with change. They not only have to face new circumstances and tasks but often also actively shape the change processes. We provide you with specific methods and tools, as well as discuss current developments in academic management with you, so that you are optimally prepared to master current and future challenges.
The module "Management of Higher Education Institutions" provides you with the knowledge, methodological approaches, and relevant framework conditions to successfully shape management processes and implement strategic goals at a university like TUM. We discuss legal and financial aspects of management with you and teach you methods for shaping cooperation with stakeholders and leading teams.
As part of the course program, you can set individual priorities and choose courses from the TUM continuing education program.
Information on the other elements of the qualification program (self-learning, career coaching, peer mentoring, practice transfer, and job shadowing) can be found here.
Application
- Employment at TUM, usually in pay grade E/A13 or higher, for at least one additional year from the start of the program
- Diploma or master's degree or a comparable degree and, as a rule, a completed doctorate
- Qualified professional experience in science management of at least one to two years after the doctorate (without a doctorate, a longer period of work in an academic environment may be advantageous)
- Very good knowledge of German and English, as the program includes German and English-language elements
- Very good knowledge of the academic system, its key players, and the basic legal framework
- Experience in the initiation and management of projects as well as initial experience in leading (project) teams
- A fundamental understanding of business process management and process design is essential.
- Initial experience in the implementation of change or reference to the current activity to change initiatives at TUM
Please note: If third-party funds finance all or part of your current position at TUM, we ask you to directly clarify with the funding body whether participation is possible for you. Some third-party funding providers may find that continuing education to this extent is not compatible with the purpose of the funding commitment. If you are unable to clarify this yourself, please contact us.
Carrying out a self-assessment is a mandatory part of the application process. The self-assessment guide helps you systematically assess your interests and skills in order to identify your talents and strengths, as well as your personal development areas. At the same time, the self-assessment helps you reflect on your motivation for the application. The contents of the self-assessment will, of course, remain confidential and are only accessible to you. You can download the self-assessment form here.
Please complete the online application form. This will register your application in the system. In the corresponding field, upload the following application documents as a PDF file:
- A letter of motivation (maximum of two A4 pages) in which you explain your motivation, interests, and previous professional experience and convincingly elaborate why you have decided to apply for the TUM Science Manager (Level 2) qualification program. Please use the following key questions as a guide:
- Which three particular qualities/skills in your role as a science manager do you bring to the program, and which three qualities/skills would you like to develop by participating?
- What is your professional vision for your next career steps, and to what extent does the TUM Science Manager support you in this?
- How do you plan to actively contribute to the TUM Science Manager community and enrich the learning process for everyone involved?
- A tabular CV summarizes your academic education and professional experience to date.
- Proof of the highest academic degree
- Proof of previous qualification measures relevant to the program (usually certificates of attendance for further training)
Please also ask your supervisor and another TUM manager, or a manager from a previous position, to each write a letter of recommendation in good time and send it directly to careerdesign@lll.tum.de. You can find a binding template for both letters of recommendation here.