Postdoc Programme Summer Semester 2023

Time and location: 9:00 to 17:00, on-site

Being able to effectively lead others is an essential skill for professional advancement, whether you work in business, industry or academia. During this leadership workshop series, you will learn and practice the skills needed to effectively lead a heterogeneous team, communicate with diverse team members, and handle conflicts within the team.

Workshop 1 in the series, My (new) role as a leader, will focus on skills required for anyone in a leadership role, including giving constructive feedback, building and working with a diverse team, and delegating tasks effectively. In addition, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your personal strengths as a leader.

Time and location: 10:00 to 12:00, online

Do you want to independently conduct research at another research institution in Germany or abroad? Then the Walter Benjamin Programme by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) may be a suitable funding programme for you. In this session, we will have a look at the requirements for this funding programme and the specific call documents. An early career scientist, who successfully obtained such a research grant, will share experiences and provide tips for the research grant application. There will also be ample time for your questions and discussion.

Time and location: 23.6. - 10:00 to 17:30, 7.7. - 10:00 to max. 17:30 (depending on number of presented grant proposals)

The majority of postdoctoral positions in the German academic system is financed out of external sources. Hence, academic career development in the phase between doctoral graduation and professorial appointment is considerably depending on successful applications for funding. This requires knowledge of the funding landscape, the conditions and rules of different funding lines and it assumes proficiency in elaborating research ideas into funding proposals.

The workshop aims to support participants in designing, working out and submiting a proposal that will enable them to tread the next career step. It will provide an introduction on the frame conditions for academic career paths and present an overview of relevant funding organisations and programmes. It will consider different funding logics and targets and their implications for the respective proposals. General criteria for successful proposals will be discussed and related to the perspectives of evaluators assessing these proposals. Finally, the evaluation process will be presented using the example of German Research Foundation (DFG).

The above-mentioned theoretical parts will be supplemented by practical exercises - both individually and in small working groups. Here, participants analyse their status quo, prioritize their suitable funding programme(s), discuss and further refine their first ideas for their proposals and plan the next steps.

In an optional follow-up workshop two weeks later (on 7.7.), the participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their proposal abstracts in a rehearsal.

This workshop is to be held alternately in German and English.

Zeit und Ort: 9:00 bis 17:00 Uhr, in Präsenz

In unserem täglichen Miteinander lassen sich Konflikte nicht vermeiden und belasten das Arbeitsklima. Unstimmigkeiten und Meinungsverschiedenheiten müssen geklärt und konstruktiv angesprochen werden, damit die Zusammenarbeit klappt.

In diesem Konflikttraining lernen Sie kooperativ und konstruktiv zu kommunizieren, wie Sie Konflikte offen ansprechen und den Umgang mit schwierigen Situationen oder Eskalationen besser meistern.

In der Gruppe werden Lösungsansätze zu eigenen Praxisfällen erarbeitet. Sie erhalten dadurch praktische Anhaltspunkte, wie Sie Ihre Konfliktstrategien verbessern und Ihre Kommunikationskompetenz in Konfliktsituationen optimieren können.

Safe the date: At the 15th of September, this year's Postdoc Day will take place. More information will follow via our mailing list and our homepage.

Time and location: 9:00 to 17:00, on-site

Being able to effectively lead others is an essential skill for professional advancement, whether you work in business, industry or academia. During this leadership workshop series, you will learn and practice the skills needed to effectively lead a heterogeneous team, communicate with diverse team members, and handle conflicts within the team.

Workshop 2 in the series, Leadership styles & leadership in multicultural/interdisciplinary research teams, will focus on understanding cultural differences, techniques for bridging those differences, and motivating team members from different backgrounds. In addition, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your personal leadership styles and preferences.

This workshop is the second workshop of our three-part series on leadership. Participation in the first workshop would be helpful but is not required for registration.

Time and location: 11:00 to 12:00, online

The Law on Temporary Scientific Contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG) regulates the fixed-term employment contracts of academic and artistic staff in the academic mid-level sector. In this Coffee Break, Anne Fritz, head of the Personnel Department, will provide an overview of the background, scope, and the regulations of the WissZeitVG.