NISys – Doctoral Center “Sustainable and Intelligent Systems”

At the Doctoral Center “NISys”, you can research the most pressing issues facing our society in the future: How does the transformation towards a careful use of existing energy and raw material resources take shape, for example through the establishment of sustainable processes and value chains in all areas of social life and industry? These include the all-important energy, building and transportation sectors as well as the area of industrial production. The core idea of the center is to use a methodological apparatus of intelligent methods and technologies in a targeted manner to achieve sustainable innovations in the three fields of application that are so important for our society: energy and infrastructure systems, mobility and production and materials. At the Doctoral Center, you can complete a doctorate with a focus on engineering.

A broad methodological apparatus of cross-sectional technologies forms the foundation for sustainable innovations in the Doctoral Center. Doctoral projects can be carried out in the Doctoral Center that are integrated into one of the center’s three fields of application:

• Energy and infrastructure systems
• Mobility
• Production and materials

• Details are regulated in the doctoral degree regulations and the statutes of the Doctoral Center. For your orientation, please also note the guidelines for the qualification program, the supervision agreement and the publication-based dissertations
• Check yourself: Do you have a topic, area of interest or question and would you like to work on it for 3-5 years?
  Do you meet the requirements?
• Find two professors from the HSCO Doctoral Center or the participating universities who are suitable for your topic idea and contact them to discuss supervision and focus on the topic.
• At least
  One professor must be a member of the Doctoral Center (initial supervision); a further supervisor can also be a professor outside the center, for example from the HSCO.
• Take your time to prepare your application documents.
• Please contact Dr. Renate Lucke, doctoral advisor, if you have any questions about doctoral studies and applications.

Doctoral candidates can expect a scientific environment characterized by high-quality research and close supervision at the Doctoral Center. Over 35 dedicated researchers from the participating universities contribute their extensive experience in supervising doctoral procedures. A qualification concept consisting of four modules also enriches the interdisciplinary training of our doctoral students. All doctoral candidates are required to take part in the qualification program. The core of the program is its flexible design with only a few fixed mandatory elements and a broad selection of optional elements.

Module 1: Extracurricular qualification

• Good scientific practice
• Technology assessment, scientific ethics, key qualifications, career development, etc.

Module 2: Professional qualification

• Teaching tasks, progress report, feedback discussions
• Publications, supervision of theses, participation in lectures, Master’s modules, etc.

Module 3: Networking

• Doctoral seminar/retreat, external conference
• Organization of events, networking with industry, etc.

Module 4: Internationalization

• Conferences, research stays, promotion of intercultural competence, language course