Newsletter for Postdocs, September 2026
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Newsletter for Postdocs, September 2026
Welcome to the new issue of the Graduate Academy's postdoc newsletter!
Today you receive our newsletter for September 2026. This time, we’re taking a look at the workshops we have in store for you up to and including November and present events of our partners, different information as well as calls AND, as always, a highlight of the month: the Postdoc Appreciation Week, which takes place throughout Germany from 21 to 25 September. The UOL is also taking part with a special event. Be sure to scroll to the end!
And here’s another tip: All workshops for the winter semester 2026/27 are already available on Stud.IP.and are worth a look.
Enjoy exploring!
The Team of the Graduate Academy
Our workshops until November 2026
- Webcasts (self-learning videos) Careerplanning and Development for doctoral candidates:
- First audition? Applying for (junior) professorships
- How to become a professor! Academic Career planning and Development
- I´m out of here! Ways out of academia!
- Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der Postdoc Appreciation Week: „Wohin nach der Promotion? Karrierewege für Postdocs” on 22 September 2026 (in German language)
- „Getting Started. Die Promotion als Projekt“ on 06 October and 07 October 2026 (cooperation with BYRD Bremen, registration directly via BYRD, in German language)
- English+ „Open seminars” starting on 12 October 2026
- Drittmittelanträge entwickeln und schreiben! on 04 November and 05 November 2026 (in German language)
- Planning and writing research texts on 06 November 2026
- Machtspiele durchschauen und abwehren: verbaler und nonverbaler Umgang mit Manipulation, Intrigen und Psychotricks on 09 November 2026 and 12 November 2026 (waiting list only) (in German language)
- LinkedIn for PhD candidates and postdocs: From an empty profile to a strong presence (hands-on) on 26 November 2026 (waiting list only)
- Dealing with failure and rejection in academia - how to stay resilient on 30 November 2026
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
- 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) - Measures to ensure equal opportunities at the UOL
- Individual coaching
Funds for the temporary employment of assistants
Conditions see the website of the Graduate Academy.Applications are possible at any time.
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!
- 08.09.2026 Väter, Mütter, Forschende. Zwischen Kita, Konferenz & Küchentisch. Wie Vereinbarkeit in der Wissenschaft gelingt. (Campus, German)
- 23.09.2026 In Führung gehen: Promovierende erfolgreich betreuen (Campus, German)
- 23. and 24. and 25.09.2026 Career Choices (as part of the Postdoc Appreciation Week) (online, English)
- 29. and 30.09.2026 Fit for Leadership?! (Campus, English)
- 28.10.2026 My Visibility as a Scientific Expert on Digital Media (online, English)
Did you know?
- 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 Innovationszentrum of UOL!
- 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 - Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
sichtbar.sein.selbst.gestalten - Sichtbarkeits-Konfigurator für Wissenschaftlerinnen (in German)
Förderschwerpunkt „Innovative Frauen im Fokus” des BMFTR - Just out! UniWinD publication for download:
Karriereorientierung im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem (currently only in German) - From Research to Sciencepreneurship
23. and 24.09.2026, 09:00 to 17:00 h each day at the Coworking Space „StartupSpace“ in Göttingen
Registration deeadline: 16.09.2026 - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Online interactive lecture: Beginner's Guide to Grant Writing
Open for PhD researchers and postdocs from the UOL
16.09.2026, 12:00-13:30h - Postdoc Appreciation Week
21.-25.09.2026 - Doing Research and Teaching in the U.S. with Fulbright Germany
Scholarship programme „Forschung & Lehre“ für promovierte Wissenschaftler:innen (in German language)
Application deadline: 07.10.2026 - DAAD Programme „Future Network Weimar Triangle: Science for Europe”
Application deadline: 02.11.2026 - Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027-2028
Application deadline: 11.11.2026
Highlight of the month
Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026!
From 21 to 25 September 2026, universities and research institutions across Germany will be celebrating the achievements of their postdocs with a varied programme, social media campaigns and networking events. The Postdocdelegation of the UOL will participate with a panel discussion on the topic “What next after a PhD? Career paths for postdocs” (in German language, but contributions in English will be very welcome). Three panellists will talk about their paths – or detours – into academia, science management and self-employment. Prof. Dr. Katharina Schuhmann (Tenure Track Professor for Deutsch als Fremdsprache), Dr. Tino Uhlendorf (Startup Coach and Network Building) and Dr. Sabrina Schlachter (self-employed couples and sex therapist) are looking forward to your questions!
