The University of Oldenburg recognises the central importance of early career researchers and strives to strategically support this group in all phases of the career stage.

To this end, the university has developed strategic papers and concepts regarding the support of early career researchers.

The Graduate Academy is the university’s central transdisciplinary support unit that promotes the qualification of early career researchers in all phases and from all schools for different academic occupational fields and career paths, and offers transdisciplinary workshops for doctoral candidates, postdocs, leaders of junior research groups (Nachwuchsgruppenleitende), and junior professors.

The Graduate School for Social Sciences and Humanities (3GO) and the Graduate School for Science, Medicine, and Technology (Oltech)  provide the frame for structured doctoral programs and offer subject-related, interdisciplinary training courses close to field requirements for the doctoral researchers of the respective schools.

Regarding international, legal, and other topics related to equal opportunities, insurances etc. we have collected specific information for doctoral candidates and postdocs. Advice and support regarding funding for e.g. research projects, individual funding or conference travel can be found on the websites of the research funding unit .