Staff
Participate in Europe-wide career opportunities tailored to your needs
Opportunities
Learn, travel and work across the YUFE Alliance, and enhance your career chances. Whether you are an academic or administrative staff member, you can create your own YUFE Career Track.
Opportunities
Based on the YUFE Recruitment Policy and the YUFE Staff Development Policy, the alliance is fully committed to enhance your individual career path with unique opportunities, be it mobility, training or your step on to the next career level. We place a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusivity.
What opportunities will be available to me shortly?
2nd YUFE Postdoctoral Programme Call
Following a successful first round, we are now accepting applications for three-year YUFE postdoc positions at 8 YUFE institutions within our YUFE Postdoctoral Programme.
At YUFE we provide early career researchers with excellent research conditions, dedicated mentoring and the opportunity to co-create one of the first European Universities. Unique networking events and mobility schemes across YUFE and career development opportunities within YUFE and beyond are at the center of the YUFE Postdoctoral Programme.
The postdoc positions are open to promising early career researchers holding a PhD. The programme is targeted at researchers from the Health Science, Information Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Humanities, Life Science and/or any other relevant field relating to the focus theme Citizens’ Wellbeing.
For more information see the postdoc call in full extent here ›
Opportunities
Experience professional (virtual) mobility
A short or long-term (virtual) training, visit or secondment at any of the YUFE institutions and partners to expand your horizons, further develop your expertise and learn new skills.
Find new professional opportunities
The YUFE job portal offers you the possibility to search for local and international job openings for both permanent positions and shorter assignments and secondments. Want to broaden your horizon and move permanently or temporarily to another country? This is your chance!
Ready for more knowledge?
Join the annual YUFE Academy to share and exchange knowledge and best practices and to get inspiration for your research work.
Opportunities
What other opportunities will be offered to me in the long run?
Career development
Get access to exclusive on-the-job trainings and professional mentorship possibilities.
Become a fellow
Faculty members of YUFE institutions can become YUFE Fellows, meaning adjunct faculty, at another YUFE partner institution. Immerse yourself and become a colleague at another YUFE university. Become true YUFE faculty!
Mobility & Training
Mobility & Training within YUFE is an essential part of the Staff Journey, for both academic and non-academic staff. It opens up the whole YUFE European campus to any staff member, regardless of their current position and experience level. Through intense staff interaction, our Alliance stimulates collaboration and mutual learning among the universities and their local/national ecosystems. Short staff visits and long-term affiliations will be instrumental in developing the integration that is needed to one day achieve the vision of one YUFE European University with ten branches across Europe.
YUFE Staff Programme
The YUFE Staff Programme offers mobility and training opportunities for staff members of all universities within the YUFE Alliance.
Training sessions may consist of teaching activities (for academic staff) or training activities such as job shadowing, professional development courses and specific competence-building trainings for all staff groups.
The activities should fit to individual staff development needs at all career levels and facilitate:
- building and fostering a professional and personal network within the YUFE Alliance and beyond
- improvement of transferable and practicable skills relevant for current activities and professional career development
- exchange of experience and good practice among YUFE partners
- familiarity with working in a different national context in terms of culture, rules and regulations
Types of Mobility & Training Activities
- (Virtual) teaching assignment (lecture series, mini-courses)
- (Virtual and/or blended) training offers: workshops
- (Virtual) Language Courses
- Staff Training Days/Weeks
- (Virtual) Job Shadowing/observation periods
- Research projects, combined with a training or teaching offer
YUFE Staff Programme
Financing
- Digital training offers are free of charge. In exceptional cases, small fees may be charged. Please read the programme information of the training offers for more information.
- Mobility periods can be funded by Erasmus+ Staff Mobility (or other funding possibilities at home institutions). Please contact the Project Coordinators listed below for further information on Erasmus+ funding possibilities.
Contacts for Erasmus+ Staff Mobility at YUFE Universities
YUFE Staff Programme
Explore our first YUFE Mobility & Training Offers
Attention: Please note that starting from January 2022 all upcoming offers, activities and workshops will be available on the YUFE Virtual Campus › and the list of events you find below, will no longer be updated. Please click here › for further information and registration to our staff development opportunities.
Interact! – Activate your English communication skills in work-related speaking and writing contexts (B2)
YUFE Training Offer
Training description:This B2 level English course aims at enabling greater ease in English communication with colleagues, team members in an international context. It offers participants a framework to practice, refine and activate job-related language skills - both oral and written communication. As a participant in this course, you will be able to bring authentic communication scenarios with you to class, and also have a say in what communication topics we cover together. We will meet once a week for 60 minutes online, and there will be additional practice opportunities outside of class. There will not be any formal assessment at the end of the course, but you will get plenty of feedback from the teacher throughout the course. You will be issued a certificate of participation for the course, assuming you don’t miss more than 4 online sessions. Unsure about your English level? Talk to the course coordinator to find out more.
Name of the organising institution: University of Bremen
Target audience: Administrative staff members employed at the YUFE universities
Date and Time (CET): Every Wednesday from 15 September 2021 - 19 January 2022
Deadline for registration: 1 September 2021
Read more: More information via //www.fremdsprachenzentrum-bremen.de/2519.0.html?&no_cache=1&user_kursdb_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=14011
Collaboration and Communication in International Contexts
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: The participants will be provided with theoretical resources, tools and exercises for intercultural communication within the framework of the higher education sector. Topics such as ‘Team Building’, and ‘Conflict Management’ will be an integral part of this workshop.
Name of the organising institution: University of Bremen
Target audience: Open to all
Date and Time (CET): 22 / 26 / 29 October 2021 / 18 November 2021
Deadline for registration: 8 October 2021
Read more: To book your place email araya@uni-bremen.de providing your full name, job title, institution name and email address (official university address only).
Staff Development
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: This workshop provides you with training in strategic features such as monitoring and controlling staff development as well as operational features as in assessment and implementation of staff development tools.
Name of the organising institution: University of Bremen
Target audience: Open to all
Date and Time (CET): 15 / 19 / 26 / 30 November 2021
Deadline for registration: 29 October 2021
Read more: To book your place email araya@uni-bremen.de providing your full name, job title, institution name and email address (official university address only).
Pitching
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: Learn the different parts of a perfect pitch. Learn how to give a clear and convincing 1‐min presentation that captures the attention of your target audience. Learn how to make a pitch, so that you will actually pitch‐it.
Name of the organising institution: University of Antwerp
Target audience: Postdoctoral Researchers
Date and Time (CET): 16 / 24 November 2021
Deadline for registration: 8 November 2021
Read more: //www.uantwerpen.be/en/projects/talent-center-early-career-research/training-programme/
Intercultural Communication
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: In this course you will engage in a series of tasks challenging the things you take for granted and maybe the things you have never reflected on before. It is designed to increase your cross-cultural competence. This course mainly focuses on the development of individual skills to improve communication and cooperation across cultures.
Name of the organising institution: University of Antwerp
Target audience: Postdoctoral Researchers
Date and Time (CET): 26 November / 10 December 2021 / 21 January 2022
Deadline for registration: 15 November 2021
Read more: //www.uantwerpen.be/en/projects/talent-center-early-career-research/training-programme/
Self-leadership for Scientics: Take control of your wellbeing (stress-regulation)
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: Self-leadership is essential for academics due to the independent nature of scientific work. However, the academic setting challenges our self-leadership skills and we might not be equipped to effectively and successfully lead ourselves. During this workshop you will learn how to become more in charge of your wellbeing, your calendar and your emotions. You will learn this through exercises, group discussions and self-reflection.
Name of the organising institution: University of Eastern Finland
Target audience: Research and teaching staff
Date and Time (CET): 1 December 2021, 14:00
Deadline for registration: 23 November 2021
Read more: //registration.contio.fi/uef/Registration/Login?id=3001-YUFE-3511
Dealing with ‘toxic people’
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: In our busy work environment, we deal with a variety of circumstances and people. Attending this 4 hour programme you’ll learn, among others, how to apply effective ways in dealing with difficult people -such as mindfulness and self-care- and how to communicate with them when avoiding them is not an option!
Name of the organising institution: University of Cyprus
Target audience: Administration staff
Date and Time (CET): 8 December 2021, 09:00
Deadline for registration: 8 December 2021
Read more: Join on 8 December 2021 at 09:00 CET through: //us02web.zoom.us/j/87554549442?pwd=dlNmU2UzVWZDUXNGbU16L2tvQi85QT09
Meeting ID: 875 5454 9442
Passcode: 099477
Self-leadership for Scientics : Become the boss of your calendar (time-management)
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: Self-leadership is essential for academics due to the independent nature of scientific work. However, the academic setting challenges our self-leadership skills and we might not be equipped to effectively and successfully lead ourselves. During this workshop you will learn how to become more in charge of your wellbeing, your calendar and your emotions. You will learn this through exercises, group discussions and self-reflection.
Name of the organising institution: University of Eastern Finland
Target audience: Research and teaching staff
Date and Time (CET): 15 December 2021, 14:00
Deadline for registration: 7 December 2021
Read more: //registration.contio.fi/uef/Registration/Login?id=3000-YUFE-3510
Self-leadership for Scientics : Become the boss of your calendar (time-management)
YUFE Training Offer
Training description: Self-leadership is essential for academics due to the independent nature of scientific work. However, the academic setting challenges our self-leadership skills and we might not be equipped to effectively and successfully lead ourselves. During this workshop you will learn how to become more in charge of your wellbeing, your calendar and your emotions. You will learn this through exercises, group discussions and self-reflection.
Name of the organising institution: University of Eastern Finland
Target audience: Research and teaching staff
Date and Time (CET): 15 December 2021, 14:00
Deadline for registration: 7 December 2021
Read more: //registration.contio.fi/uef/Registration/Login?id=3000-YUFE-3510
Smart Training – Online Communication
YUFE Training OfferTraining description: Five short videos that will help you see online communication from different points of view: Online communication; Platform Society; Communities of practice and Communication; Storytelling and Communication; Institutional communication in the digital era
Name of the organising institution: Tor Vergata University of Rome
Target audience: All staff
Date and Time (CET): All year, all day access
Deadline for registration: No deadline for registration
Read more: To register for the training course please click on the following link and fill the form.
Smart Training – Smart Working
YUFE Training OfferTraining description: While the drive for innovation has prompted public and private companies to address Smart Working, the recent health emergency has thrown us into this new way of working. These training videos aim to support this evolution and provide some advice, enhancing skills on the subject.
Name of the organising institution: Tor Vergata University of Rome
Target audience: All staff
Date and Time (CET): All year, all day access
Deadline for registration: No deadline for registration
Read more: To register for the training course please click on the following link and fill the form.
Smart Training - Leadership, communication and charisma – Part 1
YUFE Training OfferTraining description: You are not born a leader, you become one. The Leadership, communication and charisma course aims to be a comprehensive and practical guide to the various components of leadership, in order to develop the skills needed to actively gain control in social and work contexts. This first part of the course consists of 6 lessons.
Name of the organising institution: Tor Vergata University of Rome
Target audience: All staff
Date and Time (CET): All year, all day access
Deadline for registration: No deadline for registration
Read more: To register for the training course please click on the following link and fill the form.
Smart Training - Leadership, communication and charisma – Part 2
YUFE Training OfferTraining description: You are not born being a leader, you become one. The Leadership, communication and charisma course aims to be a comprehensive and practical guide to the various components of leadership, in order to develop the skills needed to actively gain control in social and work contexts. This second part of the course consists of 6 additional lessons.
Name of the organising institution: Tor Vergata University of Rome
Target audience: All staff
Date and Time (CET): All year, all day access
Deadline for registration: No deadline for registration
Read more: To register for the training course please click on the following link and fill the form: //forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Kr7FJGTXxUCZdYLQiuR9DpCOIEd4V_JHuTgXZUuzH9tUM1ZRTjFKS0hDSjZYT0NISEpTQVY4TjVIMS4u. If already registered for Part 1, you also have access to Part 2
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Vision and Strategy
Staff Development Policy
The main goal of staff development within the YUFE Alliance is to implement Charter and Code, to create a productive and inspiring work environment for all staff members, and to realise the vision of a European University. The Alliance strives to support and develop all staff members with regard to their knowledge, skills and talents and to empower all staff to build the YUFE university. In its Staff Development Policy, the YUFE partners identified shared views, challenges, and basic principles, both at the university and the YUFE level.
Diversity and Inclusivity Strategy
YUFE aims to become the reference model for a human-centered, open and inclusive European University that can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and cohesion by closing the social gap. All partners commit to embrace the principles of diversity and inclusion. The YUFE Diversity and Inclusivity Strategy expresses the vision of YUFE partner institutions that is at the core of our identity. It is ambitious and challenging and requires all YUFE institutions to be open to change. The strategy is accompanied by an action plan, which provides a flexible roadmap for institutional change and our YUFE Diversity and Inclusivity Glossary of Terms › , which facilitates a shared understanding of terms used in the strategy.