Miscellaneous
The University of Göttingen has opened a call for applications/nominations for the first Diversity Award to honour outstanding commitment to diversity and equal opportunities in the areas of counselling/advisory services, leadership and university culture. Two prizes will be awarded annually in different categories, each endowed with 2.500 euros. The award ceremony will take place every year in May on German Diversity Day. … Continued
Are you part of the Göttingen Campus Postdoc community and do you meet our definition of a Postdoc? Then join the team of the GC Postdoc Committee and contribute your ideas, input, and energy to make the Göttingen Campus a better place for Postdocs. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2026. … Continued
Are you studying in a language other than German and would like to stay and work in Germany? The Adult Education Center (VHS) Göttingen is offering German courses with
- Qualified teachers with many years of experience
- Individual advice on course selection
- Special rates for applicants and students
- Courses at all levels
- Morning and evening classes
- The option to take recognized German Tests: DTZ (A2–B1),
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Funding Opportunities and Prizes
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. … Continued
The University of Göttingen is supporting 10 postdoctoral research stays in Göttingen in 2026 with as much as 10,000€ each. This is a one-time measure in 2026, applications can be submitted from now on. The decision on funding will be made promptly. Applications can be submitted by professors or postdocs of the university (excluding UMG). … Continued
For Women in Science Germany promotes female early-career scientists working in Germany each year with an award worth 25,000 Euros. In Germany, the partners are the German Commission for UNESCO, L’Oréal Deutschland and the German Humboldt Network. In an innovative tripartite partnership, these partners are committed to promoting excellent female scientists in Germany. … Continued
The Campus Institute Data Science (CIDAS) at the University of Göttingen, in collaboration with various departments, invites you to a digital information event on 24 Feb 2026 at 10:00h to provide early-career researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence with an overview of the research environment, cooperation opportunities, … Continued
Have you written an outstanding dissertation and are you very keen to explain your research findings in a clear and comprehensible manner to a large number of people, including those not familiar with your subject? Then write an article about your work and enter it into the competition for the KlarText Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation.
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The new fellowship program ScheringPlus supports outstanding PhD students and “young” postdocs (up to two years after their doctorate) in the life sciences in Berlin and Brandenburg. It aims to foster creativity, independence and career development by encouraging interdisciplinary perspectives.
The fellowships have a duration of three years. … Continued
KoWi (the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations) offers a weekly webinar series starting in February 2026 on different aspects of the proposal preparation process for collaborative projects in the thematic clusters of Horizon Europe. The aim is to highlight specific elements of proposal preparation.
Upcoming dates:
- 19 February 2026 – Strategic preparation and network building for involvement in Horizon Europe
- 26 February 2026 – Time planning for proposal preparation
- 5 March 2026 – How to read a call topic
- 12 March 2026 – Proposal and evaluation
- 19 March 2026 – Impact in Horizon Europe
The series of events is explicitly aimed at researchers interested in applying for Horizon Europe collaborative project grants and who would like to understand the key ingredients and background information for successful proposals. … Continued
The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme (ETH Fellows) supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich and is intended to foster young researchers who have already demonstrated scientific excellence in the early stages of their careers. This prestigious early career programme is geared towards high potential academics with 40-50% of the fellows securing a professorship within a few years after the fellowship. … Continued
The German Scholars Organization offers 25 fellowships for outstanding researchers of all disciplines who are ready for the next career step – as a junior group leader, assistant or full professor, founder of a startup or as a professional in a research-related organization or in industry.
The GSO Leadership Academy includes two live workshops with career trainings, … Continued
Die Junge Akademie and the Volkswagen Foundation are once again jointly offering the prize for the best research environment in 2026. Five teams will be selected at random from a shortlist and each will receive €10,000. The award emphasises the significance of a good research environment for scientific performance, … Continued
Run jointly by the British Academy and the Royal Society, the Newton International Fellowships are for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK. The call will close on 11 March 2026. … Continued
With the program “Scoping Workshops“, the Volkswagen Foundation is looking for scientists from all disciplines, to encourage reflection and further development of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research areas and communities. This funding scheme enables researchers to jointly assess the current status of their field of research and work out perspectives for its further development. … Continued
With the Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Science and Transfer the Joachim Herz Foundation supports 80 scientists from the fields of engineering, economics and life sciences who are working on innovative, interdisciplinary research projects. Funded are conference visits, research stays or acquisition of special aids (e.g. hardware or software), … Continued
The Alliance Interinstitutional Postdoc Program offers two-year postdoc positions to foster scientific independence and support innovative research ideas.
Outstanding, international early career scientists up to four years after PhD/MD, including clinician scientists, can reive funds for bridging projects between two or more Alliance partner institutions. Apply with your own research project supervised by at least two PIs at different Alliance institutions. … Continued
The University of Bremen opened the call for a funding scheme especially interesting for young scientists who have just completed their doctorate but also for advanced postdocs candidates with the career goal professorship. They are advertising 8 Postdoc positions for all reaserch areas (full-time position, 3 years). For further details please see below or click this link. … Continued
Career Workshops and Events
The plant breeding company KWS in Einbeck is planning an open house with workshops, tours, presentations on Friday 29 May from 11:00-17:00h.
All areas of research and development at KWS Einbeck will open their doors to early career researchers to give them an insight into their work. … Continued
The organizers Niedersachsen.next Startup & BioRegioN, Life Science Factory, Sartorius, and KWS cordially invite the entire life science community to the upcoming Life Science Start-up Day on 19 February 2026.
The event will take place at the Life Science Factory & … Continued
The GMP Academy is offering virtual GMP basic courses in 2026 in German and in English:
The registration fee for each course depends on your current status. … Continued
The Young Entrepreneurs in Science powered by the Falling Walls Foundation 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? … Continued
In the coming years, a whole series of open positions for professorships will be advertised at universities of applied sciences (HAW). To date, only a quarter of professorships at HAWs in Germany are held by women. Many female academics are not aware of the career path of a university professorship.
The upcoming online information event on 17 March 2026 will inform you about specifics of the job profile and the general conditions and requirements for an appointment as a professor at a university of applied sciences. … Continued
Registration is now open for the next Postdoc Support and Information Fair on 19 March 2026 from 14:30 to 17:30h in the Foyer of the Physics Building. The event is organised by postdocs for postdocs – to inspire, inform and support their next career steps. … Continued
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: Jobvector Career Day for natural scientists, … Continued
On 24 April 2026, the Federal Foreign Office will host it’s 21th International Organizations Career Fair. In the event you can find out about activities and career opportunities in direct contact with representatives of organizations and institutions at virtual exhibition stands, in panels, in live discussion forums and other formats. … Continued
The European commission’s Intellectual Property (IP) Helpdesk regularly offers webinars to provide (potential) beneficiaries of EU-funded projects and EU SMEs involved in cross-border business activities with the best possible support enabling them to develop their own IP management strategies and processes. The webinars are offered free of charge and topics until end of the year are already online available. … Continued
The SUB Göttingen has recorded a training course for professors, Junior PIs, Postdocs and all those who publish at the University of Göttingen which offers an introduction to Open Access publishing and informs you about current funding opportunities such as the University Publication Fund and various publishing and licensing agreements. … Continued
