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Doctoral matters

All applications and inquiries regarding doctoral matters should be addressed to the office of the Doctoral Committee:

Doctoral Committee of the Department of Social Sciences
attn. Chairman Prof. Bernd Sommer
Emil-Figge-Str. 50
44227 Dort­mund

promotionsausschuss.fk17@tu-dortmund.de

Please note that applications for admission to doctoral studies must be submitted digitally and by mail.

Chairperson of the Doctoral Committee

Vice chairperson of the Doctoral Committee

Secretariat of the doctoral committee

In the team photo, from left to right, are Nicole Stadtfeld, Katja Hohns, Heike Kneißig and Saskia Kreuznacht © Nicole Stadtfeld ​/​ TU Dortmund

The Dean's Office administration team processes inquiries about doctoral matters at promotionsausschuss.fk17@tu-dortmund.de.

The contact person for doctoral matters is Katja Hohns (-6704).

 

Doctoral Regulations (2025) (in German only)

Doctoral Regulations (2020) (in German only)

Note on printing the dissertation: In consultation with the reviewers, the dissertation can also be submitted as a double-sided printout.

The following mem­bers of the Doctoral Committee were elected by the Department Council:

  • Prof. Bernd Sommer (chairperson)
  • Prof. Dorothee Gronostay (vize chairperson)
  • Prof. Jürgen Howaldt
  • Prof.  Angelika Poferl
  • Prof. Mona Motakef (deputy)
     
  • Dr. Rick Hölsgens
  • Lukas Conrad Brandt
  • Janek Becker (deputy)
     
  • Hanna-Lena Wilmes
  • Sarrah Bock (deputy)

Habilitation

The habilitation is a qualification examination for university teaching and professional practice. It qualifies the individual to teach and conduct research independently at a university.

The Department of Social Sciences’ Habilitation Regulations (in German only) have been drafted and adopted in accordance with the TU Dortmund University’s Framework Regulations for Habilitation (in German only).

Please submit applications for habilitation to the Dean, Prof. Cornelius Schubert, via the Dean’s Office administrative team.