Public Health and Care Research Leadership Programme

During the programme, participants develop key leadership skills through four integrated modules, combining reflection, practical exercises, and expert guidance. The modules build self-awareness, an entrepreneurial mindset, change leadership, and strategies for navigating complexity in public health and care research.

The 1.5-year programme consists of 4 modules of 2.5 days. All sessions have a highly interactive character and work through experiential learning with elements of theory.

Other work formats in the programme are:

• Personal Coaching
• Buddy Breakfasts
• Action Learning Project
• Building your own Personal Reflection Portfolio

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Developing an entrepreneurial mindset

• Grow your entrepreneurial spirit.
• See and create opportunities for research and grants.
• Understand the funding landscape and societal impact.
• Further develop your passion for public health and care research.

Knowing how to lead yourself and others

• Shape your own leadership role and understand leader-follower dynamics.
• Cultivate a proactive attitude towards your own career, your organisation and society.
• Develop and share your research vision and social impact.
• Build your presence for different audiences and strengthen your visibility as a leader.

Knowing how to lead change

• Understand different change processes and your role within them.
• Develop higher-level strategic thinking to navigate change in an agile manner.

Building effective teams and skills to navigate the network

• Develop skills to manage complexity.
• Understand and effectively lead team dynamics.
• Know how to connect science to practice.
• Strengthen your international network and be visible in it.

If you are a postdoc or assistant professor in public health and care research with the ambition to improve your knowledge and skills to become a leading researcher, this learning trajectory is a perfect match with you!

Selection criteria:

• You have several years of experience in leading a group of researchers or supervising PhD students.
• You have a research track record as evidenced by publications, in academia and beyond.
• You show significant promise as a researcher or practitioner.
• You have a demonstrated expertise in public health/care issues and a track record through research, policy analysis, health services or clinical leadership.

Provisions for admission:

• CV
• Motivation letter from your direct supervisor and yourself
• Two reference letters
• Online interview 30 minutes