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„PhD
– What’s next?“ Career evening on 26 November
On 26 November, the
Graduate Academy organises a career evening for
natural scientists on the opportunity of making a
career outside of academia. Natural scientists who
work in fields outside academia are going to talk
about their current job and how they managed to find
and pursue their individual career paths. The event
will be in English.
Further information can
be found here.
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Mental
Health in Academia: Event on 14 November
The Jena School of
Microbial Communication and the Graduate Academy
invite you to join presentations and discussions on
mental health in academia on 14 November at 16.00h in
the Aula of the University main building
(Fürstengraben 1). Starting from 21.00h, another part
of the event will take place in a relaxed, social
atmosphere in Café Bar "Zu Hause" (Weigelstrasse 7).
Further information on
the programme can be found here.
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Information
event on Tenure Track programme on 2 December
On 2 December, the
Graduate Academy will introduce the relatively new
“Tenure Track”-career option to all interested
audience. Short presentations will provide information
on what Tenure Track means, what distinguishes the
Federal Tenure Track Programme, and what are the
specific challenges of appointment procedures for
tenure track professorships. In addition, two tenure
track professors will report their personal
experiences along this career path. The event will be
in German. It will take place in the Auditorium of the
House "Zur Rosen" (Johannissstraße 13) from 18.00 to
21.00h.
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Vacancies
in the Qualification Programme
In this year's winter
semester, there are still places available in this
workshop in English:
| Date |
Workshop |
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| 10.12.2019 |
How to apply for
Research Funding in Germany (for advanced
doctoral candidates) |
Registration |
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Announcement:
Scholarships for research stays abroad
The scholarship programme
"Erasmus+" supports research stays for doctoral
candidates and university staff members to Belarus,
Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Israel.
For doctoral candidates, stays of three to four months
will be supported by a monthly grant of 700 Euros and
a single payment of travel costs. The application
deadline is 15 January 2020. For doctoral candidates
who are also university staff members, stays of 5 to
16 days are supported by a daily grant of 180 Euros
and a single payment of travel costs. Applications are
possible at any time.
For further information,
doctoral candidates may contact Jana Blumenstein
(jana.blumenstein@uni-jena.de) and university staff
members may contact Franziska Bröckl
(franziska.broeckl@uni-jena.de).
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Call
for papers: Conference for young researchers in Jena
On 26 and 27 May 2020,
there will be a big conference for young researchers
at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in
Jena. There, doctoral candidates who work in
application-oriented research can present their
results in front of a scientific audience. Abstracts
for talks or posters can be handed in until 21
January. The conference language will be German.
Further information can
be found here
(in German).
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Excellent
dissertations wanted!
You completed your
doctorate with an excellent mark? You can present the
societal importance of your doctoral project in a
brief german text convincingly? Then apply for the
"Deutscher Studienpreis"!
The Körber foundation
annually awards contributions from young researchers
that show an outstanding societal significance with a
total value of more than 100,000 Euro, among these are
three top prizes of 25,000 Euro each. The announcement
addresses postdocs from all scientific disciplines who
completed their doctorate magna or summa cum laude.
Application deadline is 01 March 2020.
More information can be
found here
(in German).
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Announcement:
Ars legendi-Prize of the faculties of mathematics and
natural sciences 2020
The Stifterverband
announces in cooperation with the societies of
mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology the Ars
legendi prize 2020. The prize will be awarded in the
aforementioned subjects for outstanding and innovative
achievements in teaching, examining, advising and
supervising. The prize money is 5.000 Euro for each
subject. The application deadline is 15 January 2020.
For further information
(in German), please click here.
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Events
of university health promotion and family office
Nutrition action day
on 19 November
On 19 November, the nutrition action day takes place
from 9.00h to 12.00h in the university main building
(in front of the Aula). The day will focus on the
topic "sugar". Further offers of university health
promotion like workshops, support and advice can be
found here (in German): www.uni-jena.de/Gesundheit.
Family information
café on 20 November
The family office of FSU Jena warmly invites those
interested to a „family information café“ on 20
November. While having coffee and cake, you may get
some information about parental allowance, maternal
and parental leave as well as childcare and
re-entering the workplace. The offer is free of
charge, but we would kindly ask you to register at familie@uni-jena.de.
The event takes place at the family office
(Ernst-Abbe-Platz 5) starting from 15.00h.
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Servicestelle
LehreLernen: Workshops in English in January
To everyone teaching at
FSU wishing to develop their teaching in a targeted
manner or looking to enter into discussion and
exchange with other lecturers, there are still places
available in the following workshops in English held
by the Servicestelle LehreLernen:
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Workshop |
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| 20.
– 21.01. |
Crash Course
Teaching in Higher Education |
Registration |
| 22.01. |
Crash Course
Testing and Assessing |
Registration |
Furthermore, you are welcome to either make use of our open
hours (Thursdays between 4 pm and 6 pm) or to email us to
schedule an individual appointment with you.
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Events
of Service Centre for Research and Transfer
Workshop: Citizens
science
In this workshop, different formats of citizen science
and their suitability for different research questions
will be presented, ideas will be developed jointly and
information on funding opportunities will be provided.
The workshop will take place in calendar week 47
(18 - 22 November), the exact date will be arranged
with those interested, duration: max. 2 hours,
registration and information: stefanie.seitz@uni-jena.de,
Language: German.
Patents as an opportunity for my career
The workshop teaches the basics of the patent system,
describes how patents are created and gives hints for
analyzing the patent literature.
20.11.2019, 2:15 – 3:45 pm, Hörsaal 9
(Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3), Registration,
Language: German.
Entrepreneur and Innovation Day 2018: "The working
world of tomorrow - networked, flexible and
communicative"
The rapid technological progress and social changes
lead to a new assessment of work and life. How do we
manage to make the change in a positive manner? You
are invited to discuss this topic with our guests and
experts.
28.11.2019 starting at 1:30 pm, Rosensäle
(Fürstengraben 27), Registration,
Language: German.
Crowdfunding for Startups
Crowdinvesting or crowdfunding is a financing tool for
founders in an early stage of corporate finance. Get
to know the prerequisites and chances of this exciting
financing instrument.
11.12.2019, 2:15 – 3:45 pm, Hörsaal 9
(Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3), registration: gruenderservice@uni-jena.de,
Language: German.
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News
of DR.FSU: New board, PhD movie and regular’s table
On 7 October, the
constituent assembly of the newly elected doctoral
council (DR.FSU) took place. Astha Jain (Faculty of
Medicine), Casha Ipach (Faculty of Arts) and Julien
Klaus (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science)
were elected as the new board of the council.
Congratulations!
The DR.FSU invites for "Cine_docs"
on 27 November at 19.00h in Hörsaal 2 (Carl-Zeiss-Str.
3). "The PhD Movie" will be shown in English (with
German subtitles). The movie was inspired by the "PhD
Comics" and shows familiar experiences of the
life as a young researcher. Snacks and drinks are
available. The entrance is free!
The next regular’s
table (doc_table) will take place in the
Theatercafé (Schillergässchen 1) on 21 November at
20.00h. We are looking forward to having a beer and
getting in contact with you. The first 5 doctoral
candidates are invited for a free beer.
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