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.
iDiv offers on-site childcare. Please contact us in case of need.
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.

ON DEMAND: Git Basics - For Beginner-Level Git Users (in person)
Date: To be agreed on if at least 5 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: 5-8 participants Credit points: none |
Upcoming yDiv courses & events for postdocs

Peer Coaching for yDiv Postdoctoral Researchers
Date: 8 May, 12 June & 10 July Lecturer: Dominik Klarhölter Location: iDiv Leipzig, Canopy | Type of course: Transferrable skills Max. participants: 9 participants
|

Website and CV build with RStudio
Date: 15-16 May 2023, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Georg Hähn, Rachel Oh Location: iDiv Leipzig, room Beehive | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 20 participants
|

Teaching in Higher Education – Basic Workshop (in person)
Date: 15-16 June 2023 Lecturer: Matthias Zach Location: iDiv Leipzig, room Beehive | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 12 participants
|

Self-Presentation for Female Scientists
Date: 30 June 2023, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Juliane Handschuh Location: iDiv Leipzig, room Beehive | Type of course: Transferable skills Max. participants: 12 participants
|

yDiv Career Days (in person)
Date: 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2023 Lecturer: Several Location: iDiv Leipzig, room Beehive | Type of event: Workshops, Coachings, Talks Credit points: 0.5-1 |
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.
Business Administration in a Nutshell
Date: 25-26 May 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Alexander Egeling Location: Online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 18
|
Designing Effective Academic Posters
Date: 26 May 2023/ 9:15 am - 04:15 pm Lecturer: Birgit Lukowski Location: Villa Tillmanns, Leipzig | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12
|
Scientific Presentations
Date: 31 May 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Karl-Andrew Woltin Location: Auditorium zur Rosen, Jena | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 9
|
Research Supervision: How to become a good doctoral supervisor
Date: 1-2 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Karl-Andrew Woltin Location: Auditorium zur Rosen, Jena | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 20
|
Data Science with R: Advanced
Date: 2-3 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Thomas Köntges Location: Online | Type of course: Method Course Max. participants: 12
|
Third-party Funding. Info-Workshop for Young Researchers
Date: 13 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Jana Dümmler Location: Auditorium zur Rosen, Jena | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15
|
Writing Sprints
Date: 16 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Melinda Johnston Location: Online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12
|
Designing Academic Posters
Date: 19 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Alexander Egeling Location: Online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15
|
Time Management for Young Researchers – Job, Life, Family
Date: 22-23 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Antje Rach Location: Online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 12
|
How to write a competitive ERC Proposal
Date: 28 June 2023/ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Lecturer: Christiane Klein, Gerhard Fuchs Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 10
|
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences: Towards Organization and Motivation
Date: 28-29 June 2023/ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Lecturer: Andrea Sanchini Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 16
|
Crash Course Research Data Management
Date: 4 July 2023/ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Lecturer: Pia Voigt, Sebastian Frericks, Stephan Wünsche, Dagmar Quandt Location: online | Type of course: Transferable Skills Max. participants: 15
|
Partner institutions and their programmes
Contact

Ulrike Krumrey
Postdoctoral Programme Coordinator
Room: A.00.19
Phone: +49 341 9733267
Email: ulrike.krumrey@idiv.de