Dear postdocs and late-stage PhD students,

Welcome to the September issue of our monthly GAUSS Career Service Newsletter. As usual we provide you with information on events and courses organized by the GAUSS Career Service, funding calls, and job opportunities.

Don't miss out on the events taking place during PAW - Postdoc Appreciation Week across Germany (18-22 Sept). If you would like to learn more about funding opportunities in this country register for the event "Research in Germany" (12 Oct 2023 at ZHG). For more information on both events see the respective posts in this newsletter.

Since today the third call of the funding scheme "Career promotion of female scientists" is open and will close on 30 Oct 2023. Learn more about how this scheme can support you in our post below.

If you are unsure about your next career steps or require some support in your job application process (academic or non-academic), book an individual career counseling session or CV/application check by emailing Stefanie (career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de).

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to your peers who might be interested in the information but are not yet on our mailing list (register here). If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore, please let us know and we will remove you from the mailing list.

All the best,
Stefanie and Christin

Career Workshops and Events

GAUSS Career Impulse Session with Dr. Adam Tomczak (Quality Manager at Ivoclar): "Introduction to quality management and regulatory affairs in medical devices as career options" (20 October 2023, in-person!)

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Sessions, this time with Dr. Adam Tomczak, Quality Manager at Ivoclar. In the talk, Adam will explore the current regulatory landscape for medical devices and various roles life sciences graduates can assume in the industry.He will discuss transferable strengths of life science graduates and typical challenges they face when transitioning to those roles. Read more...

GAUSS Career Workshop: "Supervising PhD Students as a Postdoc" (24 October 2023)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Workshop “Supervising PhD Students as a Postdoc” by Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi. Read more...

GAUSS Career Workshop: "How to plan and write a competitive research proposal" (13-14 Nov 2023; online)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal” by Dr. Thomas Koch. This workshop is intended for postdoctoral researchers and late-stage PhD students who are new to the process of applying for a scientific research grant. Ideally, participants should plan to start applying for a grant within the next 6 months. Therefore, it is crucial that you already have an idea about the research topic and possible funding bodies. Read more...

DPZ Science Career Day (28 Sept 2023)

The German Primate Center (DPZ) is planning a Science Career Day on 28 September 2023 starting at 14:00h. The Career Day is a great opportunity for Bachelor, Master and PhD students as well as for early stage postdocs to get an idea about possible career perspectives at first hand. Meet fantastic speakers from various fields - mostly DPZ alumni - … Read more...

Jobvector Career Day for natural scientists, physicians, IT specialists, and engineers (online - 27 September 2023)

The jobvector career day is Europe´s biggest career fair for Natural Scientists, Physicians, Engineers, and Computer Scientists where you can receive valuable information for a successful career! Be inspired by talks of top companies and recruiters. Seize your chance and personally contact them at the fair! Read more...

GCP/GMP courses offered by the GMP Academy

The GMP Academy is offering various online trainings in the coming months on Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Clinical Practice both in German and English. Read more...

Various Events offered by Young Entrepreneurs in Science in Sept/Oct 2023

The Young Entrepreneurs in Science offers various workshops and events tailored to PhDs and postdocs of all disciplines as well as early-career researchers and academic staff to help you to discover your entrepreneurial skills. What do you associate with the topic of entrepreneurship? What enables you to become an entrepreneur yourself? Where do you get support from? Participation is free … Read more...

"Discover Your Storytelling Potential" workshop for postdocs and PhDs (12 Oct 2023)

Reflect your skillset as an Innovator and discover what you already bring to the table! Practise your entrepreneurial mindset and meet other PhDs or postdocs with great ideas. Learn how to convince supporters or investors of your vision and personality. Develop your pitch storyline and receive feedback from our experts and an interdisciplinary team of peers, who are – like you – PhDs or Postdocs with the ambition to innovate. Read more...

New Learning platform „Startupkit“ of the University of Göttingen

Through the Startupkit, you as a university member or alumni/alumnae can acquire specific knowledge around the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation and get inspired by other startups. Have you ever wondered how to transfer a scientific research project into a practical application or how to transform an innovative, sustainable or technological idea into a viable business model? Then register on … Read more...

Workshop program of the Göttingen university: Check out the new qualification portal

The HR and Organisation Development of the Göttingen University is offering workshops that are open to all employees (including Postdocs and PhD students) of the Göttingen university. Employees of partner institutions like UMG and the MPIs are also welcome to sign up and will receive a slot if there is availability. You can register for the workshops via the new … Read more...

Funding Opportunities and Prizes

Research Funding Information Event "Research in Europe" (12 Oct 2023)

The information event “Research in Europe” will take place on Thursday 12 October 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the University of Göttingen, ZHG, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5. Organised by the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi) and the University of Göttingen, “Research in Europe” brings together everything early career researchers (MSc and PhD students as well as early and advanced postdocs) need to know about individual funding opportunities - whether you aspire to a national or international career in research. Read more...

3rd Call: "Career promotion of female scientists" (apply by 30 Oct 2023)

On 15 September 2023, the third call of the programme “Career promotion of female scientists" will start. The programme addresses individual needs of young female scientists. It supports projects or achievements that significantly improve their chances of reaching the next career level. Applications can be made for financial and time resources to enable female scientists to perform and expand the (additional) services required for a career in science, e.g. travel for field and archive research, grants for editing, proofreading and transcriptions, financing of childcare during parental leave in order to gain time for further scientific qualification etc. Read more...

DFG Research Career Series "Prospects" (Two events in September 2023 - in English)

The DFG is offering a variety of funding opportunities for all career stages between doctorate and professorship. To learn more about schemes suitable for postdocs join their online talk series "Prospects". Some talks offer an overview and other talks are quite specific focusing only on one funding scheme.You will also get advice on how to prepare your proposal for the review process. PhD candidates and postdocs of all disciplines are welcome to join. Some talks are in English and some only in German. Read more...

Daimler Benz Postdoctoral Scholarships for 2 yrs (Deadline: 1 Oct 2023)

Every year, the Daimler and Benz Foundation awards twelve scholarships (two of them in cooperation with the Reinhard Frank-Foundation) to exceptional postdoctoral researchers, junior professors, and heads of junior research groups. to selected postdoc researchers, junior professors, and heads of junior research groups. Their goal is to support the autonomy and creativity of the next generation of academics and to help committed researchers as they begin their postdoctoral academic careers. The recipients receive scholarships of €40,000 for two years to finance research assistants, technical equipment, research trips and attendance at conferences. Read more...

Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators (apply from 1 Oct 2023 to 15 Jan 2023)

The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators was first established in 1995. It acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by Reinhard Jahn (Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen). This prize, which reflects the … Read more...

Scoping Workshops from the Volkswagen Foundation (apply by 12 Oct 2023)

Through "Scoping workshops", the Volkswagen foundation intends to encourage a reflection and further development of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research areas and communities. Through this funding, researchers are given the opportunity to jointly assess the current status of their field of research and, on this basis, to work out perspectives for its further development. Scoping workshops are for researchers who want … Read more...

ERC Starting Grant (apply by 24 Oct 2023)

ERC Starting Grants (up to 5 years and € 1.5 million) are designed to fund Principal Investigators (PIs) who already produced excellent supervised work and are ready to work independently showing potential to be a research leader. Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (Extensions are possible under certain circumstances — see the latest ERC Work Programme), a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal. Research must be conducted in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution/HI). It could be the HI where the applicant already works, or any other HI located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries. Read more...

Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (apply by 15 Nov 2023)

The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowships offer generous funding and personalized support to outstanding scientists and scholars in any academic discipline. Leading Israeli universities, renowned centers of science, scholarship and innovation, provide Azrieli Fellows with a great academic experience. Applications must be submitted by November 15, 2023.  The fellowship – now open to applicants from around the globe – offers funding of approximately EUR 53.000 (ILS 188,000) for up to 24 postdocs per year. Azrieli Postdoctoral Fellows can conduct research in any academic discipline at eligible institutions in Israel. Read more...

Joint Max Planck-Weizmann Postdoctoral Programme (apply by 1 Nov 2023)

The new German-Israeli Max Planck Weizmann Postdoctoral Programme offers outstanding postdoctoral researchers in the fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and earth sciences a prestigious four-year appointment in a unique research environment. The cooperation between the MPG and the WIS offers talented researchers the opportunity to participate in innovative projects, benefit from the expertise of two renowned institutions and … Read more...

Deutsche Krebshilfe Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program for max. 2 yrs (deadline: 7 Nov 2023)

The next call for the Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 7 November 2023. This postdoctoral funding scheme is providing young doctors and natural scientists the opportunity to carry out projects in clinically oriented oncological basic research or clinical cancer research at renowned institutions abroad and also within Germany.Read more...

Deutsche Krebshilfe: Max-Eder Junior Group for 4 yrs (deadline: 7 Nov 2023)

The next call for the Max-Eder Junior Research Group by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 7 November 2023. Aiming at highly qualified young oncologists (physicians during or after the specialist training as well as scientists with an explicit clinic-oriented orientation of the project), this funding scheme is supporting them in establishing their own independent working group and further developing their scientific career. Read more...

Funding support for women in science with children - apply to the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Foundation (deadline 30 Nov 2023)

The Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (CNV) Foundation is aiming for the advancement of science and to facilitate the progress of highly qualified women with children. Excellent graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are supported by providing them with funds to be used for additional childcare and domestic help (1 year, monthly 400 €). The Foundation intends this contribution to enable young mothers to gain greater flexibility and time for their scientific work and thereby to contribute to advance more highly qualified women in Germany's leading scientific research. Read more...

Job Opportunities

Science Management Position at the University of Heidelberg (apply by 15 Oct 2023)

The University of Heidelberg is currently advertising for a science manager position (full time, 13-TVL, temporary position until 30 September 2026) to support the Rector's Office (primarily in the department of quality development and sustainability) as Referent*in (m/w/d). Please apply by 15 October 2023. For further details have a look at the job advert here. Read more...

MPI-nat is hiring a manager for science communication (apply by 8 Oct 2023)

The Max Plack Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences is currently advertising for a position as Referent*in für Wissenschaftskommunikation (m/w/d) (full time, TVöD, temporary for 2 years with the option to extend) to support the institute's Communication & Media team. The team is looking for a new colleague with a background in natural sciences / science journalism, strong communication skills, great team … Read more...

Science Management Position at Kiel University (apply by 20 Sept 2023)

Kiel University is currently advertising for a science manager position (75% part time, 13-TVL, permanent position) to support the Personell Development Department. Please apply by 20 September 2023. For further details have a look at the job advert here. Read more...

CSL Plasma is hiring at their site in Göttingen

CSL plasma has two open position at their site in Göttingen. Both are fulltime positions, temporary for two years. For details on the job adverts, click these links: Specialist (m/f/d) in the Quality Assurance Department Auditor (m/f/d) in the Quality Assurance Department... Read more...

Dr. Stefanie Klug
Coordinator Career Service and Alumni Network
Georg-August-University School of Science (GAUSS)
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