PostDoc Plus Program
The PostDoc Plus program consists of two major aspects:
- Workshops
The GSLS opens its Transferable Skills program to the postdoctoral researchers of our affiliated research groups free of charge. Of course, this program is tailored to the needs of doctoral researchers with only a few courses being of interest for some postdoctoral fellows. In addition, the GSLS will offer PostDoc Plus workshops targeting postdoctoral researchers and principal investigators an audience. The program will run with a frequency of approx. 2-3 courses per year.
- Research Funds
Transitioning from being a postdoctoral researcher on a pre-defined project into scientific independence can be a difficult task. Many postdoctoral researchers have their own ideas, which could differentiate them from their current supervisors, but often resources are scarce to perform the initial experiments required for a major grant application. The GSLS offers 12,500 Euro within the PostDoc Plus Funding for up to six postdoctoral researchers on a yearly basis. This money can be spend on supplies & consumables, on workshop fees to acquire new techniques or on research assistants (HiWi) among others. This is the only part of the PostDoc Plus program which specifically targets postdoctoral researchers who want to become principal investigators
Career Development for Young Female Researchers
SCIENTIA Qualification Programme for Postdoctoral and Habilitation Candidates
What requirements - qualifications, competencies, skills, and other performance prerequisites - are placed on a female scientist with a doctorate so that she can successfully fill a scientific leadership position after her doctorate and profitably manage the associated work tasks?
In workshops and training sessions, the postdoc programme focuses on interdisciplinary competencies such as leadership, compatibility, acquisition of third-party funding and other key areas that are required between the doctorate and habilitation (early phase). Participants also find support for their strategic career planning as leaders in perspective discussions.
Target group: female scientists with a doctorate in the postdoc phase who want to plan their further career.
Programme duration: 12 months; for successful participation in the postdoc programme you will receive a certificate from the Gender Equality Academy.
SCIENTIA Scholarship Programme
Excellent junior female scientists at JMU can apply for the SCIENTIA scholarship programme: It supports women in a transitional phase between two career steps, to initiate third-party funding, to be able to complete a post-doctoral project, etc.
