The German Postdoc Network offers a semi-regular info series “Understanding the System” which provides interesting information for (international) researchers in Germany.
Upcoming talks:
The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden is organising another series of online info events in German on how to apply for a HAW Professorship especially concerning the required application documents.
The virtual event series consists of three 45-minute sessions and is aimed at anyone interested in a professorship at a university of applied sciences (HAW).In addition to input from the speakers, … Continued
From 8-14 Aug 2026 the Merck Innovation Cup summer camp will take place near Frankfurt, Germany. Join the students and young professionals from all over the world to meet at the Merck KGaA company headquarters to learn from professionals, network, develop business plans and win the 20,000€ Innovation Cup. … 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
We would like to inform you that the new module directory of the cross-faculty key competencies for the winter term 2025/26 is now available on the key competency pages of the University of Göttingen.
On these pages you will find the module handbook with an overview of the decentrally offered interdisciplinary and interdepartmental key competence modules as well as the services of central institutions of the University of Göttingen. … 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
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 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
The Walter Schulz Stiftung annually awards the 15,000€ Walter Schulz Research Prize for extraordinary achievement in cancer research.
Eligible are submissions by early career scientists under the age of 40 with publications that are directly related to clinical cancer research and have not been published before 1 January 2025. … Continued
ERC Consolidator Grants (up to 5 years and € 2 million) are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or program.
Researchers of any nationality with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD (Extensions are possible under certain circumstances — see the latest ERC Work Programme 2026), … Continued
The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science is a community of exceptional young scientists who share a passion for taking research beyond the mainstream. Fellows are given the means to pursue their personal vision of a particular scientific project independently – in the best possible locations, anywhere in the world. The fellowship is awarded to postdocs for up to five years. … Continued
The Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators was first established in 1995. It acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts.
The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by Prof. Laura Machesky (Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK). … Continued
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent postdoctoral researchers in laboratories throughout Europe and the world for a period of up to two years. International exchange is a key requirement. The fellowship includes a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for fellows with children. The career development is further supported by the EMBO Laboratory Leadership course and networking through the global network of EMBO Fellows. … Continued
The next call for the Max-Eder Junior Research Group by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 27 January 2026.
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 27 January 2026. 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:
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
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. … Continued
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has two postdoc research funding opportunites, which might be of particular interest for you.
The Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers who want to join a lab outside of Germany to do their own research project with a duration of 6-24 months. … 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
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
Join the lab of one of our alumni Prof Dr Zohreh Farsi at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Zohreh has a open position for a Postdoc. His research group research group investigates the neurobiological mechanisms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using mouse models with strong human-genetic validity. … Continued
The GAUSS Career Service will be closed for a winter / Christmas break from 19 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. We will pick up on all your messages on our return. Have a lovely and well-deserved break with some downtime.We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a great start into the New Year 2025. … Continued
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
Our Workshop Program for 2026 is now available via this link. Feel free to scroll through and check out which courses might be of interest for your career development – either in acedmia or industry. If you already want to sign up for a workshop, please check out the specific details, … Continued
We are happy to announce our first GAUSS Career Service workshop in 2026 “How to get into the non-academic job market” by Dr Philippa Cook.
For postdoctoral researchers with an international background, it can be a real challenge to get into Germany’s non-academic job market following an academic position. The entry routes into jobs are not always transparent, … Continued
We’re happy to announce our first GAUSS Career Impulse Session in 2026, this time with Dr. Saskia Gressel, Patent Attorney at HOFFMANN EITLE Biotech in Munich.
If you’re curious about careers at the intersection of science, law, and innovation, this talk is for you!
Women’s Careers and Networks (WoCaNet) is a biennial symposium in Göttingen which aims to increase young female scientists’ awareness of their own potentials and opportunities by providing an interactive environment and networking possibilities. Over the years, its scope has grown to be more diverse and inclusive. The organizers are now recruiting people who will help shape the next WoCaNet in 2027 and make it happen. … Continued
The German Postdoc Network has compiled a website to share free resources and tools to support your career. This is a great way to help you consider your direction and next steps via self-assessment, planning and development and other online tools, alongside in-person services. Click here to browse their page. … Continued