RDM Course for Postdocs & Professors

Research data management (RDM) is an essential part in scientific work and one prerequisite for the successful application of third-party funding.
Therefore, Tübingen University is offering a modular course on RDM for all postdocs and professors of the university, which takes place once a year since January 2024:

free of charge

7.5 h in total (1.5 h per module)

four Core Modules:
1. Overview & Support Structures
2. Data Management Basics
3. Data Storage & Archiving
4. Publishing & Legal Compliance

three discipline-specific Extension Modules:
2.1 Humanities & Social Sciences
2.2 Natural Sciences
2.3 Life Sciences

Certificate of Attendance (when attending all modules)

in English

mainly digital via Zoom

Registration

RDM Course for Postdocs & Professors

Target Group: all postdocs and professors of the University of Tübingen
Platform: Zoom, partly in person
Course Language: English

Registration Deadline: 16th February 2025

The linked registration form leads to the third-party provider eveeno; information on the use of your data can be found in the participant statement.

Course Dates 2025

(chronological)

Module 1

25th February

2:00 pm st, Zoom

Module 2

28th February

2:00 pm st, Zoom

Module 2.1

10th March

1:00 pm st, in Person

Module 2.3

18th March

10:00 am st, in Person

Module 3

24th March

3:00 pm st, Zoom

Module 4

2nd April

3:00 pm st, Zoom

Module 2.2

10th April

10:00 am st, in Person

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Course Content

Module Descriptions

Module	Lecturer	Date	Format
1 RDM Overview & Support Structures What's RDM, structures at the university, good scientific practice... This module provides first insights into the basic definition of research data management (RDM), structures and support services at the university on the topic as well as the connection to good scientific practice.	Dr. Martina Bross Jennifer Esslinger Dr. Holger Gauza	tbd	Zoom
2 Data Management Basics Basic RDM Knowledge, Offers of Core Facilities, NFDIs, FIDs... The module deepens the initial knowledge and expands the basic skills on RDM. Facilities and structures such as core facilities, specialised information services as well as the German National Research Data Infrastructure will be explained.	Olaf Brandt Dr. Michael Derntl Dr. Steve Kaminski	tbd	Zoom
2.1 Humanities & Social Sciences Discipline-specific information about RDM This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.	Dr. Michael Derntl Dr. Steve Kaminski Prof. Dr. Augustin Kelava Dr. Thorsten Trippel	tbd	In Person
2.2 Natural Sciences Discipline-specific information about RDM This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the (natural) sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.	Dr. Elke Faßhauer Dr. Stefan Fischer Dr. Jens Krüger	tbd	In Person
2.3 Life Sciences Discipline-specific information about RDM This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the life sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.	Sven Fillinger Dr. Jens Krüger Patrick Moritz	tbd	In Person
3 Data Storage & Archiving Storing possibilities, short and long term archiving, backup, HPC... This module provides an overview of the various storage and archiving options within the different phases of research data management and presents options for different data sets and types.	Olaf Brandt Dr. Ulrich Hahn	tbd	Zoom
4 Publishing & Legal Compliance Open Access, data protection, copyright, licensing, patent law... The publication of research results is linked to a variety of legal aspects. The module provides insights into these aspects and shows the different options, which measures are required and for which data types these are suitable.	Saskia Hallmann-Willner Dr. Rolf Hecker	tbd	Zoom

Lecturers

- In alphabetical order -

Olaf Brandt ^{Module 2 & 3}
Head of IT department, library consultant for IT
University Library (UB)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-74539

Dr. Michael Derntl ^{Module 2 & 2.1}
Head of Core Facility Digital Humanities Center
& Dr. Eberle Center for Digital Competence

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-73628

Dr. Elke Faßhauer ^{Module 2.2}
Research Scientist
Core Facility LISA+

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-73048

Dr. Stefan Fischer ^{Module 2.2}
Head of Core Facility
Tübingen Structural Microscopy (TSM)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-78929

Dr. Ulrich Hahn ^{Module 3}
Head of working area Central Systems
IT Center (ZDV)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-70253

Dr. Rolf Hecker ^{Module 4}
Head of Technology Transfer
Div. II Research, Central Administration

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-72639

Prof. Dr. Augustin Kelava ^{Module 2.1}
University professor & Head of
Core Facility Methods Center

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-74933

Patrick Moritz ^{Module 2.3}
Support ELN Faculty of Medicine
Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-81542

Dr. Martina Bross ^{Module 1}
Officer Graduate Academy
Div. II Research, Central Administration

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-76464

Jennifer Esslinger ^{Module 1}
Officer Research Data Management
Div. II Research, Central Administration

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-75082

Sven Fillinger ^{Module 2.3}
Leader IT-Infrastructure and Scientific Software (ITSS)
Core Facility QBiC

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-78290

Dr. Holger Gauza ^{Module 1}
Project Coordinator
IT Center (ZDV)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-70294

Saskia Hallmann-Willner ^{Module 4}
Copyright Office
University Library (UB)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-72835

Dr. Steve Kaminski ^{Module 2 & 2.1}
Research Data Manager
Core Facility Digital Humanities Center

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-77848

Dr. Jens Krüger ^{Module 2.2 & 2.3}
Head of High Performance & Cloud Computing (HPC)
IT Center (ZDV)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-70371

Dr. Thorsten Trippel ^{Module 2.1}
Coordination team NFDI consortium Text+
Department of General and Computational Linguistics

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-77352

Further Information

What is RDM?

RDM Overview

Funders' Requirements

Contact

rdmspam prevention@zv.uni-tuebingen.de
+49 7071 29-75082