Newsletter for postdocs May 2026
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Newsletter for postdocs May 2026
Welcome to the new issue of the Graduate Academy's postdoc newsletter!
Today you receive our newsletter for May 2026. We take a look at our workshops that await you up to and including July 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
Our workshops until July 2026
- 08 May 2026
IMPOSTOR Phänomen in der Wissenschaft - Erfolgreich durch Glück oder Kompetenz? (in German language - waiting list) - 12 May 2026
Career Day 2026 - Praktikums- und Jobmesse der Universität Oldenburg!
Gemeinsam organisierte Talkrunde der ZSKB und der Graduiertenakademie: Wissenschaft als Beruf - Karrierewege in Forschung und Lehre! (in German language)
Dr. Anne Gadow, Lektorin für Deutsch als Zweitsprache, Universität Bremen
Dr. Stefanie Helmer, Researcher Evidence Based Public Health, Universität Bremen
Dr. Vita Solovyeva, Technische Leitung der Elektronen- und Lichtmikroskopie Serviceeinheit, Universität Oldenburg
Moderation: Dr. Simone Brühl, Promovierendenberatung, Zentrale Studien- und Karriereberatung (ZSKB)
Hörsaalzentrum, 10:15-11:00 Uhr - Postdocs welcome! - 13 May 2026
Kreatives Schreiben für strukturierte Köpfe: von der Wissenschaftspublikation zum Publikumsbestseller (in German language) - 18 May 2026 and 21 May 2026
Souverän auftreten - Souverän präsentieren: selbstbewusste Körpersprache auf der öffentlichen Bühne! (in German language - waiting list) - 29 May 2026
Writing for non-expert audiences - 22 June 2026 and 23 June 2026
Tailor-made Job Applications - 26 June 2026
Grammar review - 06.07.2026
Effective Time Management for Early Career Researchers
Important information about registration and allocation of places for our offerings!
- We have new terms and conditions! To ensure interdisciplinarity, no more than half of the available places for each Graduate Academy program will be allocated to members of the same faculty. By registering, you agree to the Graduate Academy’s terms and conditions.
- Please also note that registration for the offerings of the Graduate Academy takes place via StudIP and is binding. You cannot cancel your registration yourself. If you do not have StudIP access, please contact graduiertenakademie@uol.de via email.
- Registration is always provisional at first. The Graduate Academy will verify whether you are eligible to participate and whether spots are available. Afterward, access will be granted in the order of the registration date! (You will then receive an automatic email).
- If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your registration by emailing us. This will allow people on the waiting list to move up.
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.
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!
- 07.05.2026 Publishing Journal Articles: Strategies for Success (Campus, English)
- 08.05.2026 Artificial Intelligence Tools: Responsible use and applications in research and academia (Campus, English)
- 05.06.2026 KI transformiert qualitative Forschung?! (online, German)
- 11.06.2026 Academic Publishing with Open Access (online, English)
- 26.06.2026 Revise, Rewrite, Review: How to edit your academic texts as a non-native speaker (Campus, English)
- 13. and 14.07.2026 How to Get into the German job market! (Campus, English)
Did you know?
- Starting with the summer term the new conditions of participation of the Graduate Academy are in place!
- University Didactics events
"Teaching in English - Advice"
Individual appointment
Registration and further information - twillo - das niedersächsische Portal für offene Lehre (in German)
Bildungsmaterialien, Workshops und Online-Sprechstunden - 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.
- Interested in start-ups? Then quickly register for the start-up newsletter of the Gründungs- und Informationszentrum of UOL!
- Uni Oldenburg / Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement
„Herzgesundheit im Fokus” für alle Beschäftigten der UOL (in German language)
Veranstaltungen März bis Juni 2026 - 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 - DFG offer: Check of CVs
for Walter Benjamin-, Emmy Noether- or Heisenberg-Programme - Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung - Info events on different funding opportunities
Humboldt Discoveries info event: Feodor Lynen-Research Fellowship - conduct research abroad – as a visiting researcher with members of the worldwide Humboldt network!
Humboldt Discoveries info event: Henriette Herz-Scouting-Programm - Scouting for talent – recruiting international research talents funded by the Humboldt Foundation - Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten
Infoveranstaltung zum „Karriereziel HAW-Professur” (in German language)
06.05.2026, online - U Bremen Research Alliance
ERC Info Day on 11 June 2026, 9:00-13:00
Fraunhofer IFAM, Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 12, 28359 Bremen
Registration deadline: 24 May 2026 (waiting list)
Highlight of the month
Excellence Strategy: Oldenburg and Bremen present their application to an international panel of experts
Another important milestone has been reached. Under the theme “Connecting for Tomorrow”, the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg have presented their application as a University Consortium of Excellence to an international panel of experts. On this occasion, a highly committed group of early and mid-career researchers from both universities also gave a compelling testimonial of their research areas, collaborations, and the framework conditions for their work. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved and fingers crossed!