NRW return program

Thank you for your interest in TU Dortmund University as part of the NRW Return Program! TU Dortmund University invites scientists to participate with a project on this year's theme Biological Sciences to set up their own junior research group and thus qualify for a long-term scientific career - possibly at TU Dortmund University.

Research at TU Dortmund University

The first point of contact for topics related to biological sciences are the departments of  Biochemical and Chemical Engineering (BCI) and Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) at TU Dortmund University.

The CCB is particularly well known for its research in chemical biology, drug development, protein structure analysis, sustainable catalysis and innovative materials. The BCI focuses on process and reactor technology, bioprocess development, polymer and material sciences as well as thermodynamic modeling for resource-saving processes. The two departments are involved in the cluster of excellence RESOLV - Ruhr Explores Solvation and work together at the DOLCE Dortmund Life Science Center, which strengthens Dortmund's biotechnological and chemical-biological research with expertise in basic biology. In future, the new CALEDO research building will provide space and infrastructure for researchers from both departments. Beyond the classic bioscience chairs, other departments also have focal points or chairs that deal with bioscience topics.

• The Department of Statistics focuses on biometrics and biostatistics. Here, for example, researchers deal with personalized medicine and genetic epidemiology with the role of genetic factors in clinical statistics and epidemiology. In the DFG Research Training Group 2624, biostatistical methods for the analysis of high-dimensional data for modeling and risk assessment in toxicology are being researched.
• The Biomathematics working group in the Department of Mathematics aims to describe and understand the complexity of biological systems using mathematics.
• The Chair of Sociology of Science and Technology reflects on bioscientific developments from a social science perspective.
• The Department of Arts and Sports Sciences conducts bioscientific research, focusing on aspects of sports medicine and exercise physiology, such as the biological effects of exercise on the immune system and sensor-based measurement systems in training.
• At the Institute of Psychology , the Chair of Biological and Clinical Psychology deals with the neurobiological basis of mental disorders.

TU Dortmund University offers you an extremely attractive environment for your research. The location in the Ruhr region scores with very good urban infrastructure, good accessibility and all the necessary technical and personnel support structures, such as

• excellent compatibility of research, work and family through campus childcare and equality and diversity-conscious university policies Families at TU Dortmund University,
• the connection to the Dual Career Network Ruhr(DCN Ruhr), which supports the partners of newly appointed professionals in their professional orientation in the Ruhr region in order to increase the chances of a successful job search in the region,
• close cooperation with the Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen within the UniversityAlliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr). The University Alliance Ruhr bundles its top international research on pressing future issues under the umbrella of the Research Alliance Ruhr in four Research Centers and a College for Social Sciences and Humanities,
• with the Research Academy Ruhr UA Ruhr offers one of the most efficient and largest platforms for the promotion of young researchers in Germany
• a strong scientific environment with numerous non-university research institutions such as two Max Planck, two Fraunhofer and two Leibniz Institutes, which facilitate research-related collaborations,
• Expertise in the area of start-ups and transfer thanks to the TechnologieZentrumDortmund in Germany's leading technology park and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Transfer (CET ),
• the Welcome Agency (Expat Service Center) of the City of Dortmund with tailor-made support services for newly arrived specialists and managers.