Be our Young Researcher of the Year 2010!

For the fourth time, academics is awarding the Young Researcher of the Year.

Award criteria

Since 2007, the No. 1 website for jobs in research and higher education in Germany has been honouring one young researcher each year who has had a lasting positive impact on research or higher education through outstanding commitment, visionary ideas or exemplary action.

The academics Young Researcher Award is presented to an individual who is a member of a higher education institution or university-affiliated research institute. The competition is open to young researchers from any country, and active in any discipline, aged up to 35.

The winner will be announced in November.

Prize money

The award comes with a cash prize of 2,000 euros for uncommitted use.

Nomination and application deadlines

Nominations and applications must be submitted by 30th September 2010.

Documentation

Nominations must be submitted in writing in German and/or English and must include:

• the name of the applicant/nominee,
• his/her university or research institution,
• a brief outline of his/her previous career (Curriculum Vitae)
• and a factual and informative description of the candidate's merits.

These documents (no more than 12 pages in total) should be sent to:
academics GmbH
"Young Researcher of the Year Award"
Speersort 1
20095 Hamburg
Germany

Selection Procedure

The winner will be selected by a jury convened for this purpose. The jury may also nominate a candidate who has not been suggested.

The jury consists of:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jutta Binder-Hobbach, Vice-President of the Worms University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Bradtke, Dean of the HAW Hamburg
• Prof. Dr. Werner Nau, Jacobs University Bremen
• Prof. Dr. Daniela Wawra, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Vice-President of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers

Contacts

Axel Hildebrandt will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please e-mail your questions to: nachwuchspreis@academics.de

Young Researcher of the Year 2009

Last year, the prize for "Young Researcher of the Year" was awarded to Dr. rer. pol. Julia Heidemann, 27. Julia Heidemann completed her doctorate, granted "summa cum laude", on the subject of "Value-oriented Customer Relationship Management" at the University of Augsburg in only two and a half years. She works as a PostDoc at Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Buhl's Chair of Information Systems Engineering and Financial Management.

In addition to Heidemann's outstanding achievements in research, the jury highlighted her commitment to supporting young students by acting as a coach on scientific publications or as a juror on the Germany-wide ideas competition "Generation-D", among other things. Julia Heidemann was also active in promoting the advancement of women through her participation in the lecture series "Successful Women in Leadership Positions".

Three other young researchers were also commended:
Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Eva Traut-Mattausch (University of Salzburg, LMU Munich), Prof. Dr. Tobias Nef (Catholic University of America, ETH Zürich) sowie Dr. Cornelia M. Keck (FH Kaiserslautern, FU Berlin).