Newsletter for postdocs February 2026
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Newsletter for postdocs February 2026
Welcome to the February issue of the Graduate Academy's postdoc newsletter!
At the end of the semester, you receive today our newsletter for February 2026. We take a look at our workshops that await you up to and including April and present events of our partners, different information as well as calls AND, as always, a highlight of the month - be sure to scroll to the end!
The Team of the Graduate Academy
Postdoc representation
The postdoc representation is looking for reinforcement! Due to a personnel change, a position for the informal postdoc representation at the UOL is vacant. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Dr Sarah-Indriyati Hardjowirogo at postdocdelegation@uol.de or Dr Susanne Elpers at graduiertenakademie@uol.de.
Our workshops until april 2026
- 11.02. - 12.02.2026
Publishing Journal Articles (waiting list) - 26.02. - 27.02.2026
BWL Kompakt (in German language) - 20.04.2026
Power abuse in academia and allyship as counteraction - 24.04.2026
Writing abstracts & presenting your research (This workshop is available for booking starting tomorrow and can be found here: uol.de/en/graduate-academy/courses, Current workshops and events of the Graduate Academy)
Ongoing offers
- Webcasts on career development for postdoctoral researchers
Since October 2025, we have been offering webcasts (self-study videos) on the following topics:
„Becoming a professor!”
„First audition? Applying for (junior) professorships” as well as
„Planning and developing your academic career. I'm off then! Ways out of academia!”
If you are interested in one of the webcasts, please consult the website of the Graduate Academy to find more information. - E-Learning Course: „Good Scientific Practice”
How should research results be documented? How to cite correctly? How do you deal with image sources? The eLearning course provides answers to questions about correct scientific work Good academic practice in the doctorate. P.S.: General recommendations for dealing with (generative) AI in doctoral dissertations have been published by UOL at the end of 2024.
Offers from PE.OE on GWP for supervisors: https://uol.de/peoe/fuehrung/fuehrung-in-der-wissenschaft (under seminars and training) - Career counselling for postdocs by the Vice President for Academic Career Paths, Equal Opportunities and International Affairs
Wednesdays between 8 and 9 a.m.
Registration at: sekretariat.vpn@uol.de - Measures to ensure equal opportunities at the UOL
- Individual coaching
Funds for the temporary employment of assistants
Conditions see Graduate Academy website.Applications are possible at any time.
Important info
Please note that registration for the Graduate Academy workshops takes place via StudIP and is binding. If you do not have StudIP access, please send an email to graduiertenakademie@uol.de.
In winter semester 2026/27, the new round of the mentoring programme "Progressio. Successfully shaping top positions in science" starts, which is aimed at advanced female postdocs (desirable: at least 3 years after the doctorate), junior research group leaders and junior professors with and without tenure track who are aiming for a professorship or a permanent leadership position in academia.
Application deadline: 30 June 2026
Any questions? → graduiertenakademie@uol.de
Workshops organised by our cooperation partner BYRD Uni Bremen
As a UOL postdoc, you can take part in the events organised by our cooperation partner BYRD (University of Bremen) ! Register now!
- 23.01.2026 Revise, Rewrite, Review: How to edit your adacemic texts as a non-native speaker (Campus, English)
- 29.01.2026 Small Talk und Networking für Wissenschaftler:innen (Campus, Deutsch)
- 04. and 05.02.2026 Auf dem Weg zur Professur: Vorbereitung auf Berufungsverfahren (Campus, Deutsch)
- 11. and 12.02.2026 Good Scientific Practice - Protecting research integrity (Campus, English)
- 18.02.2026 Neue Horizonte: Karrierewege promovierter Wissenschaftler:innen (Forum am Domshof, Deutsch)
- 20.02. + 06.03.2026 Einführung in die Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse (online, Deutsch)
- 11. u. 12.03.2026 Stärken nutzen: Als Introvertierte*r in der Wissenschaft überzeugen (online, Deutsch)
- 23. u. 24.03.2026 Voice and Body Coaching (Campus, Englisch)
- 10.04.2026 Lunchtalk: Wissenschaftsmanagement als Beruf (online, Deutsch)
- 21. u. 22.04.2026 Argumentation in Scientific Writing (Campus, Englisch)
Did you know?
- University Didactics events
"Teaching in English - Advice"
Individual appointment
Registration and further information - Counselling and Coaching for Employees at the UOL
The counselling and coaching services are aimed at all employees of the University of Oldenburg. It is available directly during working hours - without bureaucratic obstacles. The counsellors are bound to confidentiality and all concerns are treated in strict confidence.
Please feel free to get in touch. - The BIS Digital Humanities Service offers a wide range of interdisciplinary services, such as workshops on individual methods, tools and programming languages (e.g. digital literary studies, AI audio transcription, Python), weekly open consultation hours, and a monthly get-together as a place for exchange, networking, and low-threshold skills acquisition. For further information, see the service homepage.
- DFG information events on funding opportunities for researchers at early career stages
For dates see DFG website - DFG workshops and information events on the topic of equal opportunities
For dates see DFG website - DFG e-learning „Mitigating Bias in Scientific Evaluation and Decision-Making Processes”
individually usable e-learning course, currently only available in German, for further information see DFG website - New Calls from the Joachim Herz Stiftung
Innovative Water Research
different funding lines and awards
Registration deadline: 02.02.2026 - Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Call for Applications for non-resident Associate Junior Fellowships within the HWK Postdoc Program
Application deadline: February 28, 2026
Start of Fellowship: July 1, 2026
Further Information - KlarText Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation der Klaus Tschira Stiftung (in German only)
Zielgruppe: Postdocs mit 2024 oder 2025 abgeschlossener Promotion, Fachbereiche: Biologie, Chemie, Geowissenschaften, Informatik, Mathematik, Neurowissenschaft, Physik und angrenzende Fächer
Bewerbung und weitere Informationen
Bewerbungsfrist: 28.02.2026 - Ausschreibung der Körber-Stiftung für den Deutschen Studienpreis 2026 (in German only)
Sie sind davon überzeugt, dass Ihre Dissertation die Gesellschaft bewegt? Sie sind in der Lage, uns die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung Ihres Dissertationsprojekts in einem kurzen Text klar darzulegen? Sie haben Ihre Dissertation mit magna oder summa cum laude im Jahr 2025 abgeschlossen?
Alle weiteren Infos zu den Teilnahmebedingungen, Vorlagen und Tipps für die Bewerbung finden Sie auf dieser Seite.
Das Bewerbungsportal schließt am 01.03.2026 um 23:59 Uhr. - German Postdoc Network
1st Annual Conference
12.-13.03.2026
Registration is open! - Call from the Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft / Sandpit programme
Bürokratie verstehen, gestalten, verändern (applications in English)
Target group: researchers from all disciplines
Level of funding: 50.000 €
Application deadline: 31.03.2026 - Call from the Zentralen Forschungsförderung der Uni Bremen
Independent projects for postdocs (two different funding lines)
Target group: Postdocs from Bremen and from other German or foreign universities
Level of funding: postdoc position for three years plus additional allowance of up to €6,000 per year as well as offers for personnel development and support in writing grant proposals
Application deadline: 01.04.2026 - Call for Abstracts of the Doctoral college funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation at the University of Vechta
Opening event of the Doctoral college „Justice dimensions of sustainability-oriented transformation processes in rural areas"
Date: 09.07.2026, University of Vechta
Deadline for abstracts: 01.04.2026 - Call from the VolkswagenStiftung
Navigating a Transforming World Order: Fellowships on Security and Technology | VolkswagenStiftung
Target group: postdocs (up to 5 years after the PhD) from all disciplines
Level of funding: up to 450.000 €
Q&A sessions: 12.02.2026, 10:00h; 9.04.2026, 10:00h
Application deadline: 30.04.2026, 14:00h
Highlight of the month
Panel discussion New horizons: career paths for scientists with doctorates
The panel discussion jointly organised by BYRD (University of Bremen) and the Graduate Academy (University of Oldenburg) will bring together doctoral candidates and postdocs with scientists with a PhD from various professional fields to reflect on and discuss their career paths, decisions and key skills. Please register by email. The panel discussion will be held in German language.