Courses & events
yDiv seeks to qualify its doctoral researchers with an excellent training programme and also creates opportunities for integration and networking. yDiv members get to know other PhDs, postdocs, and many other iDiv colleagues at PhD retreats, summer schools, BBQs, and many more.
yDiv courses
The courses yDiv offers cover themes ranging from biodiversity topics to individual career development. You are largely free to choose the ones that benefit you most (for the yDiv curriculum requirements click here).
External courses
You may also take courses at other institutions and our partners, these can be accounted for in the yDiv curriculum after consultation.
Upcoming yDiv courses
Postponed! Horse-assisted Leadership Training
Date: CANCELLED! Next date tba Lecturer: Sandra Mader Location: Grand Tamino Ranch, Leipzig | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 10 participants Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Meet & Write
Date: every month, next date 21 May 2021 Moderator: Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz Location: online | Credit points: n.a. |
Thesis Defense Training
Date: 27-28 May 2021, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Friederike Schmitz Location: online | Type of course: Soft skills Max. participants: 10 participants Credit points: 1 CP |
yDiv event series: Mental Well-being in Academia - Motivation & Procrastination
Date: 22 June 2021 Lecturer: Desiree Dickerson, PhD Location: online via Zoom | Type of event: Talk Max. participants: 100 participants Credit points: n.a. |
Joint yDiv & TreeDì Welcome Week
Date: 28 June - 2 July 2021 Lecturer: Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz, core group leaders Location: on-site at iDiv Leipzig and online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1.5 CP |
Writing Policy Briefs
Date: September 2021 Lecturer: Andrea Perino Location: iDiv Leipzig or online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: XX participants Credit points: X CP |
Career Spotlights: How to build a career strategy
Date: 14 September 2021, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Anne Schreiter Location: online | Type of event: Talk Max. participants: 25 participants Credit points: Attend 5 Career Spotlights and receive 1 CP |
yDiv Retreat "Science&Art"
Date: 24-26 September 2021 Lecturers: Several Location: Bad Kösen | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 18 participants Credit points: 0.5 CP |
yDiv event series: Mental Well-being in Academia - Navigating Supervision. Supervisors, communication, and boundaries
Date: 21 October 2021 Lecturer: Desiree Dickerson, PhD Location: online via Zoom | Type of event: Talk Max. participants: 100 participants Credit points: n.a. |
Course offers by our partners
yDiv members have access to the courses of the graduate academies at the universities and our cooperation partners. Find a list of our partners below.
Note that each HIGRADE statistics course has two seats reserved for yDiv doctoral researchers.
Data Science with R: Intermediate
Date: 14 - 15 May 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Thomas Köntgens Location: online | Type of course: Method course Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1 CP |
Improved Reading
Date: 18 - 19 May 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Friedrich Hasse Location: Villa Tillmanns | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1 CP |
Introducing R as a Flexible Tool for Statistical Analyses
Date: 20 - 21 & 27 - 28 May 2021 / 1:00pm - 5:00pm Lecturer: Jan Plötner Location: online | Type of course: Method Course Max. participants: 20 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
How to Teach in Higher Education – Teaching Skills for Doctoral Researchers (Basics)
Date: 25 - 26 May 2021 / 9:30am - 4:30pm Lecturer: Matthias Schwarzkopf Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: n.s. Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Time Management for Young Researchers – Job, Life, Family
Date: 25 - 26 May 2021 / 9:00am - 4:00pm Lecturer: Antje Rach Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Data Science with R: Advanced
Date: 25 & 27 May 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Thomas Köntgens Location: online | Type of course: Method Course Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1 CP |
Project Management
Date: 1 & 2 June 2021 / 9:00am - 3:00pm Lecturer: Peter Wagner Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Mental Health for Early-Career Researchers - Keep on rockin'
Date: 2, 9 & 16 June 2021 / 9:00am - 11:30pm Lecturer: Maik Goth Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: n.s. Credit points: 0.5 CP |
The Floor Is Yours! Academic Presentations in English
Date: 3 - 4 June 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Maik Goth Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 16 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Finish it! How to finalise Your Dissertation
Date: 9 June 2021 /10:00am - 6:00pm Lecturer: Matthias Schwarzkopf Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
How to find your Job in Gemany - Job Search in the non-academic Labour Market
Date: 10 June 2021 /10:00am - 6:00pm Lecturer: Matthias Schwarzkopf Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Academic Writing Skills
Date: 11 June 2021 / 10:00am - 4:00pm Lecturer: Sonja Price Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
How to become a professor – how to structure your postdoc
Date: 11 June 2021 / 10:00am–5:30pm Lecturers: Matthias Schwarzkopf Location: online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 15 participants Credit Points: 0.5 CP |
Don't Let It Drive You Nuts! Resilience and Self-Management for Researchers
Date: 14 - 15 June 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Maik Goth Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Scientific Writing and Publishing for Natural Scientists – the Basics
Date: 21 - 22 June 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Andrew Davis Location: Johannisstraße 13 – Auditorium Zur Rosen, Jena | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Design Basics for Scientists
Date: 22 - 23 June 2021 / 9:15am–4:15pm Lecturers: Birgit Lukowski Location: online | Type of course: Method Course Max. participants: 10 Credit Points: 0.5 CP |
How to write a competitive EU-Proposal
Date: 30 June 2021 / 10:00am - 1:00pm Lecturers: Christiane Klein, Gerhard Fuchs Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit Points: 0 CP |
Partner institutions
Contact
Dr Nicole Sachmerda-Schulz
Graduate School Coordinator
Room: A.00.19
Phone: +49 341 9733125
Email: nicole.sachmerda-schulz@idiv.de
Johanna Müller
Administrative Assistant
Room: A.00.19
Phone: +49 341 9733126
Email: johanna.mueller@idiv.de
