Courses & events
yDiv seeks to qualify its postdoctoral researchers with an excellent training programme, tailored to their specific needs. It also creates opportunities for integration and networking.
yDiv courses for postdocs
yDiv postdoc courses focus on five main categories, which are preeminent for your postdoc career.
Each category includes relevant transferable skills courses, which will help you develop your research and competency profile in order to achieve your desired career goals in- or outside academia.
You are free to choose the ones that interest or benefit you most. The courses are an excellent opportunity to get to know other postdocs at iDiv and within the iDiv consortium.
LEAD
Training of leadership and supervision skills, project management
COMMUNICATE
Training of communication skills
TEACH
Training of basic and advanced teaching skills and didactic methods
WRITE
Training of advanced grant writing, publications
KNOW
Training of professional expertise
Q&A sessions for postdocs
Q&A sessions are a series of short informative talks on topics like the academic career system, alternative career paths, career and family or the German working law. It’s a perfect opportunity for you to ask your questions on topics with regard to your postdoc work environment.
Upcoming yDiv courses & events for postdocs
Situational Leadership in Academia: Supervision, Mentoring and Delegation
Date: 27-28 July 2021 Lecturer: Dorothee Kaiser Location: online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 16 participants
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Writing a successful reseach grant proposal
Date: 1 September 2021 Lecturer: Carsten Meyer Location: iDiv Leipzig or online | Type of event: Short workshop Max. participants: 25 participants Credit points: n.a. |
Postdoc Retreat - Workshop: Communicate your science - networking strategies for postdocs
Date: 4-5 October 2021 Lecturer: Rosmarie Neumann Location: Gut Frohberg, Käbschütztal | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 15 participants |
How to Write a Policy Brief
Date: 9 September 2021, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Andrea Perino Location: iDiv Leipzig or online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 12 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. |
Successful moderation training – conducting effective meetings and discussions
Date: 16-17 September 2021 Lecturer: Markus Gyger Location: Online | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 12 participants |
New date tba! Project Management
Date: tba Lecturer: Neela Enke Location: Online on Zoom | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 participants
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Data Analysis with R
Date: 13, 15, 18 and 19 October 2021 Lecturer: Rick Scavetta Location: Online via Zoom | Type of course: Methods Max. participants: 12 participants Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Solving conflicts in the academic postdoc environment
Date: 2-3 December 2021 / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Lecturer: Ronny Denk Location: iDiv Leipzig | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 10 participants
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Upcoming Course offers by our partners
As a member of the iDiv postdoc programme, you have access to the courses of the graduate academies at the universities and our cooperation partners. Please find a list of partners below.
How to Master a Job Interview
Date: 2 August 2021 / 9:30am - 3:00pm 5 August 2021 / 9:30am - 4:30pm Lecturer: Heidi Störr Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Fundamentals of Business Administration and Management
Date: 23 - 25 August 2021 / 9:00am - 3:30pm Lecturer: Daniel Pastuh Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 18 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Scientific Presentations
Date: 8 September 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Karl-Andrew Woltin Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 9 Credit points: 0.5 CP |
Research Supervision: How to become a good doctoral supervisor
Date: 9 - 10 September 2021 / 9:00am - 5:00pm Lecturer: Karl-Andrew Woltin Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 20 Credit points: 1.0 CP |
Partner institutions and their programmes
Contact
Ulrike Krumrey
Postdoctoral Programme Coordinator
Room: A.00.19
Phone: +49 341 9733267
Email: ulrike.krumrey@idiv.de
Johanna Müller
Administrative Assistant
Room: A.00.19
Phone: +49 341 9733126
Email: johanna.mueller@idiv.de
