For Supervisors

The task of supervising doctoral candidates is a multifaceted and demanding one that comes with responsibilities. It encompasses not only subject-specific guidance and support of the research, but also includes, e.g., fostering a doctoral candidate’s scientific independence, scientific socialization, career development and personal development.

Good supervision is based on building a professional and positive supervisory relationship that is characterized by mutual trust and respect as well as by open, transparent and constructive communication.

That being said, supervising doctoral candidates is not a standardized process, but an individual and dynamic one. Form and intensity of the supervision depend on numerous factors, in particular, on the personal circumstances of the supervisors and doctoral candidates, on the respective field of study and on the funding of the doctorate.