The GAUSS Career Service will be closed for holidays from 21 to 27 July 2025. Please be also aware that it won’t be possible to book career counselling sessions or CV checks until 10 August 2025. If you require an appointment in August please contact us as soon as possible to book your slot via career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de. … Continued
We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills” by Gaby Schilling for all those wanting to become familiar with the different steps involved in the application process.
It is very common to be unsure about your next career step either at the end of your PhD or also during your postdoc phase. Our goal is to facilitate your career planning and assist you in handling challenges in your current work environment. We are aiming to enable you to reflect on your options and decide about your next career steps or activities to overcome challenges. … Continued
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is initiating the 11th Young Investigators Academy for Medical Technology (NAMT) under the motto “Innovative Medical Imaging in Inflammation”.
The aim of the Young Investigator Academies is to prepare scientists at an early stage of their careers to carry out independent research projects and to introduce them to the management of their first DFG project. … Continued
The Equal Opportunities Office of the UMG now offers an equity and diversity workshop program open to all members of DFG networks on Göttingen campus.
Upcoming events:
On behalf of the organizing team we are happy to announce that the 22nd Horizons in Molecular Biology Symposium will take place from 8-11 September 2025 at the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPI-NAT), Fassberg campus in Göttingen!
The symposium starts on 8 September with a Career fair event with experts from outside academia to share their career path. … Continued
The GMP Academy is offering virtual GMB basic courses in the first half of 2025 in German and in English:
The registration fee for each course depends on your current status. … Continued
The LMU Open Science Center is organising a hybrid 5-day Open Science Summer School on 15-19 September 2025 to allow early career researchers of any scientific discipline to gain more trust in the research that they do, and make it as credible, reproducible, and transparent as it can be in the eyes of their peers, … Continued
After very successful Research in Europe events in Göttingen (2023) and Kiel (2024), you are warmly invited to the next edition on 25 September 2025 at the University of Augsburg.
Organised by the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi) and the University, “Research in Europe” brings together everything early career researchers need to know about individual funding opportunities – … Continued
Are you wondering what comes next after your postdoc? The talk series “Beyond the Postdoc” organized by the German Postdoc Network offers insights into diverse career opportunities beyond postdoctoral research. The talks take place online via Zoom over lunchtime (13-14h).
Upcoming talks:
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
The Hochschuldidaktik of Göttingen University is offering several workshops in English to refine the teaching skills of its academics. Upcoming topics include:
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 for September, … 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
KoWi, the EU Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations, offers advice on all funding lines of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for researchers, from application to implementation (project management). They offer individual counselling sessions, information events at universities and research institutions as well as Webinars and other virtual information and counselling services. … Continued
The new call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is now open until 10 September 2025 and you can apply for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships. The purpose of these awards is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, … Continued
The EU-Bureau of the BMFTR will offer an online information event on 16 July 2025 from 9:30-12:00h on the ERC Starting and Consolidator Grant Calls.
Experts from the ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA) will present both funding schemes and highlight key changes to the proposal template. … Continued
In June the European Research Council published important changes to its ERC work programme 2026 and 2027 regarding the proposal structure, evaluation of proposals, additional funding for relocation of labs, new funding instrument, eligibility and resubmission restrictions. Please see below for some details on the main novelties for 2026. … Continued
ERC Starting Grants (up to 5 years and € 1.5 million) are designed to fund Principal Investigators (PIs) who already produced excellent supervised work and are ready to work independently showing potential to be a research leader.
Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (Extensions are possible under certain circumstances — see the latest ERC Work Programme 2026), … Continued
The National Contact Point European Research Council (NCP ERC) offers small group trainings simulating the ERC interview situation for applicants of ERC Consolidator grants.
Registrations has opened on 9 July 2025 at 10:00h! These interview trainings are highly sought-after and slots usually book out very fast. Slots are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis so you need to be quick if you want to book a slot. … Continued
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship supports you as a highly qualified postdoc from Germany in conducting your research in Japan – regardless of discipline.
There are two separate funding lines: short-term postdoctoral fellowships, which sponsors research stays of 1–12 months, and standard postdoctoral fellowships for research stays lasting from 12–24 months. … Continued
In cooperation with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) the DAAD gives highly qualified postdocs the possibility of a 1-6 month research stay at Japanese universities or research institutions. PhD students can apply for stays for up to 12 months.
The program is open for German postdocs and PhD students (and those with a permanent residence permit for Germany) of all subjects. … Continued
With funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the DAAD PRIME program funds temporary positions at German universities to support the international mobility of postdoctoral researchers.Postdoctoral researchers who see their long-term career perspectives in Germany receive funding for a research stay abroad based on a temporary position at a German university.In addition to the stay abroad, … Continued
Clausthal University of Technology provides start-up funding (for max. 3 yrs and max. 300k€) to support researchers in the early stages of their careers to develop academic independence and their own research profile. The funding provides a basis for independently preparing an application for publicly funded open-topic research projects. … Continued
The Jung Career Advancement Award adresses medical professionals in residence training, who have completed at least two years of scientific research (preferably abroad), have a documented record of scientific accomplishment, and who return to Germany to complete their residency training.
It comprises a grant of 210,000€ which are intended to support a research project over a three-year period. … 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 Fritz Thyssen Foundation is currently focusing its support on the field of “Molecular causes in the development of illnesses”. This programme supports molecular biological studies of illnesses whose development is based on genetic defects or with which gene variants contribute to the development of complex illnesses.
In the area of “Molecular causes in the development of illnesses”, … Continued
Annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers. European Fellows are expected to pursue a period of research in Japan whereas Japanese Fellows are expected to do their research in Europe.
Applications from all research disciplines without any limitations or restrictions are welcome. … Continued
Are you interested in joining the renowned DKFZ? Then take your opportunity and apply for one of their Postdoctoral Fellowships representing the most prestigious and competitive postdoc recruitment process at the DKFZ. It is intended to recruit highly talented and motivated young scientist, who wish to work at the forefront of cancer research in any of basic or translational cancer research labs at the DKFZ. … Continued
The next call for the Max-Eder Junior Research Group by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 25 September 2025.
Aiming at highly qualified young oncologists (physicians during or after the specialist training as well as scientists with an explicit clinic-oriented orientation of the project), this funding scheme is supporting them in establishing their own independent working group and further developing their scientific career. … Continued
The next call for the Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 25 September 2025. This postdoctoral funding scheme is providing young doctors and natural scientists the opportunity to carry out projects in clinically oriented oncological basic research or clinical cancer research at renowned institutions abroad.
The funding scheme at a glance:
The AI Research Groups Lower Saxony funds research groups in computer science, artificial intelligence and applications disciplines with up to 2 million EUR for up to 5 years. The state of Lower Saxony wants to attract and support scientifically excellent researchers at early career stages in order to advance development and application of artificial intelligence in the state in the long term. … Continued
The Klaus Tschira Boost Fund is a joint program by GSO and Klaus Tschira Stiftung offering flexible funding and career development to promote researchers in the Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science.
You can apply for flexible funding for up to 2 years for independent, explorative, risky and interdisciplinary projects. … Continued
Every year, the Daimler and Benz Foundation awards twelve scholarships (two of them in cooperation with the Reinhard Frank-Foundation) to exceptional postdoctoral researchers, junior professors, and heads of junior research groups. to selected postdoc researchers, junior professors, and heads of junior research groups. … Continued
Within the framework of “Researching Research”, the Volkswagen Foundation offers funding for workshops and summer schools that aim to reflect, combine, and experiment with the various methodological approaches or theoretical challenges in the area of research on research. Application deadline for this year’s round is 30 October 2025. … Continued
Since 2020, the Hector Fellow Academy offers the opportunity to apply for the Hector Research Career Development Award (Hector RCD Award). W1 assistant professors (with or without Tenure Track) and junior research group leaders in similar positions in natural or engineering sciences, medicine or psychology, who work at German universities or research institutions are encouraged in further strengthening their independent research. … Continued
The Universitätsbund Göttingen provides travel grants for conference trips which can be applied for at any time, as long as there is sufficient advance notice (usually 4 weeks) before the start of the trip. The travel costs and conference fees will be only partially covered. The applicant and the institute/research department are expected to cover an appropriate share of the expenses. … Continued
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
At the University of Münster is currently a job advertised and open for applications until 18 July 2025. As a science manager (TV-L E13, 75%, 2year contract) you will support the graduate center Münster Centre for Emerging Researchers (CERes). If you are interested please check out the job advert here. … Continued
The RPTU is currently advertising for a science manager (TV-L E13, 50%, until 08.05.2028) to support the team a the Centre for Graduate and Academic Staff Development Landau. If you curious about this opportunity, check out the job advert here. … Continued