The Young Researchers Office is a unit of the central administration working for young scientists at the Gdańsk University of Technology. It was appointed on February 1, 2024 and reports to the Vice-Rector for Organization and Development.
Activities of the Young Researchers Office:
- initiating and conducting widely understood activities for young researchers, including doctoral students;
- supporting in career planning for young researchers;
- obtaining and disseminating information on the opportunities for the development of their research activities and networks of scientific contacts;
- developing plans to retain talented and promising young researchers;
- administrative and organisational support to the team monitoring the conditions for the development and research of young researchers, including activities undertaken by and for young researchers at faculties and doctoral schools;
- supporting the implementation of grassroots initiatives of young researchers;
- coordination of activities planned in the HR4R Gdańsk Tech Strategy and others related to the maintenance of the HR Excellence in Research Award by the University;
- substantive supervision of the implementation of projects of the European Funds for Social Development (FERS) and other projects entrusted to the implementation of young researchers;
- improving communication channels for young researchers and active cooperation with doctoral students, assistants and assistant professors.
Upcoming events co-organized by the Office:
- Young Researchers Picnic "Science reaching the stars" (June 2024),
- Congress "Science beyond divisions" (September 2024).