Upcoming Courses and Events

Our courses will help you develop your own research and competency profile to achieve your career goals within or outside academia. You are free to choose the courses and events that interest or will benefit you most. yDiv postdoc courses focus on five main categories that are pivotal for your postdoc career in integrative biodiversity research.

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LEAD

Training in leadership and supervision skills, project management

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COMMUNICATE

Training in communication skills

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TEACH

Training in basic and advanced teaching skills and didactic methods

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WRITE

Training in advanced grant writing, publications

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KNOW

Training in professional expertise


Graduate Academy Courses and Partner Courses

Course TitleDateLocationOffered by
Scientifc Writing with LaTeX25 November 2025Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences: Towards Organisation and Motivation26-27 November 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Don’t Let It Drive You Nuts! Resilience and Self-Management for Researchers2-3 December 2025Online
Graduate Academy Jena
Stiftungen – Möglichkeiten der Drittmittelförderung3 December 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Abstract writing in academic context4 December 2025 – 15 January 2026Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Mental Health Awareness Days 20252-4 December 2025Halle
INGRA Halle
BWL kompakt für Promovierende und Postdocs4-5 December 2025Villa TillmannsGraduate Academy Leipzig
Deskriptiv- und Inferenzstatistik mit SPSS5 December 2025Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Writing Sprints6 December 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Good Scientific Practice – Protecting Scientific Integrity8-9 December 2025Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Praktische Einführung in die Nutzung eines HPC-Clusters9 December 2025Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Ethical and effective use of GenAI chatbots in Academic Writing9 December 2025Villa TillmannsGraduate Academy Leipzig
Co-Writing-Space at Villa Tillmanns10 December 2025Villa TillmannsGraduate Academy Leipzig
The funding program of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation10 December 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Die EU – Möglichkeiten der Drittmittelförderung11 December 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig
Karriereoptionen ausloten: Berufsfelder in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft12 December 2025Online
Graduate Academy Jena
Self-Care in Doctoral Research: Shaping my supervision relationship13 December 2025Villa TillmannsGraduate Academy Leipzig
Business Administration in a Nutshell15 December 2025Online
Graduate Academy Jena
Ich mache das…JETZT! Prokrastination überwinden15 December 2025OnlineGraduate Academy Leipzig

Project Management
22 December 2025Jena
Graduate Academy Jena
Führungskompetenzen in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft6 – 7 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Leadership Skills in Academia and Industry8 – 9 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Scientific Writing and Publishing for Natural Scientists – the Basics12 – 13 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Karriere UND Familie – nur wie? Realistische Zukunfts- und Karriereplanung und der bewusste Umgang mit der Zeit12 January 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Literaturverwaltung mit EndNote14 January 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Schreiben mit generativer KI – schreibpraktische und rechtliche Perspektiven16 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Voice matters! Speech and Vocal Training19 – 20 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Basics of Machine Learning for Non-Computer Scientists20 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Disputationstraining21 – 22 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Die Dissertation abschließen – Von Anfang an zielgerichtet promovieren23 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Die schriftliche Bewerbung für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt26 – 27 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Project Management28 – 29 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
JupyterHub: Unterstützung wiederverwendbarer Workflows28 January 2026FDM Thüringen
Introducing R as a flexible tool for data analysis (Crash course)30 January 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Stipendienbewerbungstraining – In den Startlöchern zur Promotion2 – 3 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Introduction to Experiment Documentation with eLabFTW3 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Körper. Stimme. Präsenz. Schauspieltechniken für (angehende) Wissenschaftler:innen5 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Data Analysis with MatLab (Crash Course)6 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Mehr als die Summe der Teile – Erfolg im Team9 – 10 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Make the best of your 3-Minute-Thesis9 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
BWL kompakt10 – 11 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
eLabFTW- Electronic Lab Notebook for Thuringian Researchers11 February 2026FDM Thüringen
Bold, Passionate and Mindful: Time- and Self-Management for Researchers12 – 13 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Time and self management for the doctorate16 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Ethical and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence like ChatGPT in Academic Work and Study: Insights and Strategies17 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Raus aus dem Elfenbeinturm, rein ins echte Leben – Wissenschaft spannend kommunizieren18 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Tagungsorganisation von A-Z: Wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen planen und durchführen19 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Gremienarbeit: Hochschulstrukturen verstehen und Interessen professionell vertreten20 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Schreibwoche23 – 27 February 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Training für interdisziplinäre Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit25 – 27 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Führung auf Augenhöhe: Praxisworkshop für Postdocs und Gruppenleiter:innen27 February 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Good Scientific Practice – Protecting Scientific Integrity2 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Überzeugen im Vorstellungsgespräch5 – 6 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Projektmanagement9 – 10 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Logik und Argumentation12 – 13 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Academic Careers in Germany – Options, demands, and strategies12 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Change Management19 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Prokrastination: Ursachen verstehen, Verhaltensmuster erkennen und Strategien entwickeln20 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena
Training Berufungsverfahren23 – 24 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Wissenschaftslandschaft und Hochschulen in Deutschland: Prinzipien, Akteure und Governancestrukturen25 March 2026JenaGraduate Academy Jena
Projektmanagement25 – 26 March 2026OnlineGraduate Academy Jena

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