Onboarding for Postdocs

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Leibniz University offers numerous support services for the personal development of postdocs as well as for research and career-related questions. As the career phase of postdocs involves a lot of mobility and, sometimes, rapid changes of research institution, we would like to provide all new postdocs - whether new to the postdoc phase or new at Leibniz University - with quick orientation and good networking opportunities.

We have therefore put together a series of events for you that will bring you into contact with each other, bundle information on important aspects of the postdoc phase and introduce you to the service units of contact at the university if you have transdisciplinary research and career-related questions.

Unless otherwise indicated, alternating Online Information Events on specific topics and Postdoc Meet-Ups for networking will take place every 3rd Thursday of the month at 12.30 p.m. The meeting point for the Meet-Ups is the foyer of the Welcome Centre of the International Office (Building 1106), right next to the main building. To each of the Postdoc Meet-Ups we invite one or two postdocs to talk about their postdoc-specific experiences. This may include their experience with hurdles in transition to the postdoc phase or at the university, financial support and strategic next career steps. Participants are also welcome to bring in their own questions and thus help determine the focus of the individual Meet-Ups. This series of onboarding events is supplemented by other central offers from the university.

Dates

Please note that the events are held in German, unless the event language is spontaneously changed in consultation with the participants. Courses that are offered in English from the outset are labelled accordingly in the following table.

Date Topic Organising Institution Venue
Sept. 19, 2024 Postdoc Meet-Up

Department 4 -
Research and Innovation Services

on campus
within the framework of PAW

Oct. 24, 2024 The German Academic System
(Working language: English)
International Office online
Nov. 28, 2024 Postdoc Meet-Up Graduate Academy
(within the framework of
the Career Day 2024)
Königlicher Pferdestall
Dec. 19, 2024 Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (WissZeitVG) Graduate Academy online
Jan. 16, 2025 Postdoc Meet-Up International Office

Welcome Centre of the International Office
(Building 1106)

Feb. 20, 2025

Using research funding strategically

Department 4 -
Research and Innovation Services

online

March 4, 2025 Postdoc Meet-Up

Graduate Academy
(with Department 1 - Organisational
and Human Resources Development
within the framework
of „Willkommen an der LUH“)

Room A320,
University main building

April 17, 2025 Gender & Diversity Awareness Equal Opportunities Office online
May 15, 2025 Postdoc Meet-Up International Office Welcome Centre of the International Office
(Building 1106)
June 19, 2025

Qualification for practice: leadership and teaching activities

Department 1 -
Organisational and Human Resources Development

online

July 17, 2025 Postdoc Meet-Up Equal Opportunities Office Welcome Centre of the International Office
(Building 1106)
If you need further information if you are new to Leibniz University

Contacts for further questions

Graduiertenakademie
Graduiertenakademie
Welcome Centre
Welcome Centre