08.11.2024 Join other research groups – FCMH-Workplace Experience

What is the FCMH-Workplace Experience?

The program offers early career researchers (PhD candidates and early postdocs) within the FCMH network – which includes the three universities of the Research Campus of Central Hesse: Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), Philipps University Marburg (UMR), and Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), as well as selected non-university partner research institutions – the opportunity to temporarily join other research groups. Gain unique insights, enhance your research skills, expand your network, and boost your scientific career. 

Your Benefits: 

• Access to different research infrastructures, methods, and disciplines
• Exchange of ideas and knowledge
• Explore diverse career paths — within academia, outside academia, and at universities of 
  applied sciences 
• Build valuable personal connections 

How it Works: 

• Submit Your Request: Contact the program coordinator at the FCMH Office, Vera Volkmann, either with a general interest in participating or with a specific desired host in mind.
• Host Search: If you don‘t have a preferred host, we will help you find a suitable one, facilitate contact, and support you in developing a visit plan with the host.
• Execution: You will visit the hosts research group for one week to two months, gaining valuable experience in a different research environment. 

For more information on the program and FCMH, visit our website here.