UniWinD Publication Vol. 6: Development of a Competency Model

Competencies of Early-Stage Researchers – Development of a Competency Model

This is the English translation of the German publication „Kompetenzen von Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftlern – Entwicklung eines Kompetenzmodells“.

This sixth volume presents the results of the ‘Competency Profiles for Early-Stage Researchers for Academic and Non-Academic Careers’ working group, which began its work in 2011. In its first working phase in the years 2011–2012, the working group set itself the following goals:

working out a common framework for describing competency profiles of doctoral candidates
developing a set of instruments for assessing competencies at the individual level and
taking it as a basis for fostering competency development,

• preparing guidelines, instructions, and instruments for increasing awareness among
  doctoral candidates for competency development,
• compiling a list of general core competencies.

This volume presents an initial outline of a competency model. In the second working phase, which began in 2013, the group is developing this model further into a competency grid.
This is the English translation of UniWiND Publication Volume 6 „Kompetenzen von Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftlern. Entwicklung eines Kompetenzmodells“, which was published in March 2016. Concepts and definitions refer to the academic culture in Germany.