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.

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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

ON DEMAND: Git courses (in person)

Date: To be agreed on if at least 4 people are interested. Write to yDiv@idiv.de if you would like to take this course.

Lecturer: Christian Krause

Location: iDiv Leipzig

Type of event: On demand workshop

Max. participants: 4-6 participants (Basic course) / 8-24 participants (Advanced course)

Credit points: 0.5 / 1.0

Designing Scientific Posters (in person)

Date: 22 - 23 August 2024

Lecturer: Stefan Bernhardt

Location: iDiv Leipzig, Beehive

Type of course: Transferrable skills

Max. participants: 8 participants

Credit points: 1 CP

Practical introduction to Julia for biodiversity research

Date: 27 - 29 August 2024

Lecturer: Victor Boussange, Daniel Vedder

Location: iDiv Leipzig, rooms Beehive (27 & 29 August) and Red Queen (28 August)

Type of course: Methods

Max. participants: 15

Credit points: 2 CP

Making figures with Inkscape (in person)

Date: 2 & 3 Sepember 2024

Lecturer: Chloé Schmidt

Location: iDiv Leipzig, Beehive

Type of course: Transferrable skills

Max. participants: 20 participants

Credit points: 1 CP

Phylogenetics crash course – tree building for beginners (in person)

Date: 10 - 12 September 2024

Lecturers: Michael Gerth

Location: iDiv Leipzig, Beehive

Type of event: Biodiversity course

Max. participants: 15 participants

Credit points: 1.5

Postdoc Retreat 2024

Date: 18 - 20 September 2024

Lecturer: Dr. Sarah de Carvalho Hartmann, Ulrike Krumrey

Location: Konrad-Martin-Haus, Bad Kösen (close to Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt)

Type of event: Networking, Workshop

Max. participants: 15

A brief introduction on how to use photographs and visuals in your scientific work (in person)

Date: 10 October 2024

Lecturer: Stefan Bernhardt

Location: iDiv Leipzig, Pollen

Type of course: Transferrable skills

Max. participants: 8 participants

Credit points: 1 CP

Writing Bootcamp: Make your research more understandable (in person)

Date: 15 October 2024

Lecturers: Kati Kietzmann, Christine Coester

Location: iDiv Leipzig, Pollen

Type of course: Transferable Skills

Max. participants: 12

Seasonal School on Data Management in Biodiversity and Environmental Science

Date: 2 - 6 December 2024

Lecturers: Several

Location: online

Type of course: Workshop

Registration will be closed at 27th of September 2024.

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.