Postdoc days

Our welcome event for new postdocs at the University of Jena will offer an overview of various postdoc topics, some useful information regarding funding and support as well as an who-is-who at the university. There will be an FAQ Session and the opportunity to get into exchange about your personal topics as a postdoc in Jena. This event will be held in English.

Please register for this event. For all info and the link for registration, please see here: index.php?site=unijena&id=213983&lang=de de

This event will be in German language: Professional exchange with, and mentoring by, experienced researchers are valuable opportunities when you plan on developping your own academic career and networks. Jena University offers a variety of mentoring programmes for postdoctoral researchers. This event aims to provide an informative overview of the existing mentoring offers and what you need to take part. 

Join this event via Zoom:

https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/69877192576External link

Meeting-ID: 698 7719 2576
Code: PDD23

This event will be in German language: For many postdoctoral researchers, winning their own third party funding is an important step towards professional independence and developping their own career plan. The Service Center for Research and Transfer (SFT) is the university's central support center to provide help with third party funding aquisition: The SFT will provide support, starting from the initial project idea, over research for national or international funding organisations, to mentoring the actual funding applications. The event introduces multiple funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers, as well as the general support offers of SFT.

Join this event via Zoom:

https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/69877192576External link

Meeting-ID: 698 7719 2576
Code: PDD23

This event will be in German or English language, depending on the needs of participants: The career & coffee hour will provide the opportunity to get into an informal exchange about all questions concerning your career planning as (future) Postdocs. We may touch on questions such as the WissZeitVG limited contract regulations, the topic of habilitation equivalents and more. Our talk partners will be Katrin Glaser of Jena University Staff Council and Michael Wutzler of Graduate Academy. 

Event location: Seminar room of the "Renaissanceflügel der Rosensäle" (Fürstengraben 27, first floor) & Online via Zoom. 

Join this event via Zoom:

https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/69877192576External link

Meeting-ID: 698 7719 2576
Code: PDD23

This event will be in German or English language, depending on the needs of participants: Peer networking with Postdocs from other disciplines offers a valuable chance to get into exchange on metadisciplinary questions and challenges of the academic every-day life. Graduate Academy's Anne Dünger will give a very brief introduction to peer-to-peer-coaching offers for Postdocs, such as German or English language peer exchange groups or peer coaching. 

Event location: Seminar room of the "Renaissanceflügel der Rosensäle" (Fürstengraben 27, first floor) & Online via Zoom. 

Join this event via Zoom:

https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/69877192576External link

Meeting-ID: 698 7719 2576
Code: PDD23

This event will be in German or English language, depending on the needs of participants:What's the way to professorship? What could happen on that way, and what are decisions you might have to make along the path? Our short career talks introduce Prof. Dr. Iwan SchieExternal link (EAH Jena) and Prof. Dr. Maria BackhouseExternal link (University of Augsburg) and their personal decisions and experiences when embarking on their personal career paths towards professorship.

Event location: Seminar room of the "Renaissanceflügel der Rosensäle" (Fürstengraben 27, first floor) & Online via Zoom. 

Join this event via Zoom:

https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/69877192576External link

Meeting-ID: 698 7719 2576
Code: PDD23

This event will be in German: How significant is mental health care during the postdoctoral career phase? What are offers by the university when it comes to mentalhealth care? Feel welcome to spend your lunch break at the Cafeteria "Zur Rosen" and talk to us about it. The Postdoc-Team of Graduate Academy (Dr. Michael Wutzler & Anne Dünger) will gladly stop their munch to answer your questions.

13:00-14:00 h at Rosen Cafeteria (Cellar Vault) 

This event will be held in German language: What does performance mean in the academic career environment today - and what are criteria for "performing" as a university member? René Krempkow (HTW Berlin) in his presentation will provide an introduction to the topic of performance assessment and its various dimensions, plus introduce the recent developments and challenges in the german academic system. This talk is open to postdoctoral researchers, but also to tenure track professors and science managers. 

Location: Auditorium Room of  Haus "Zur Rosen" & Online

You can find further information and the registration link for this event here de.