Starting as a Postdoc What does the postdoc status mean? Why should you come to Jena? What services do we offer you? Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Career paths in the postdoc phase How to navigate your way through the postdoc phase? Which ways lead to a professorship, and what alternatives are there? Image: fotolia.com & GA
Financing & Legal issues How can I get funding? Which laws and regulations are relevant for the postdoc phase? Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Qualification How can I get extra skills training? Which offers are available? Image: FSU-Fotozentrum
Incoming & Outgoing How do I get started in Germany? How can I realise a research stay abroad? Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Representation of interests & Initiatives Who represents the interests of postdocs? What interdisciplinary networking offers are available among postdocs? Image: istockphoto.com
Family & Diversity How do I balance family and postdoc? How can I do a postdoc with a disability? Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Alumni Talks meets …. 3 Mar 2026—3 Mar 2027 Informationsveranstaltung a series of events that provides PhD candidates and postdocs with insights into various career paths outside academia online public barrier-free Image: Norbert Krause
Start your research career at Friedrich Schiller University Jena 13 May 2026 15 s.t. · Informationsveranstaltung Information event on the European Doctoral Day online public Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Dancing molecules in a nightclub Doctoral candidate Abha Valavalkar wins the Three-Minute-Thesis-Competition 4 March 2026 Image: Norbert Krause
University of Jena uses artificial intelligence to simplify binational doctoral procedures EC2U User workshop from the 20. -22. January in Pavia 29 January 2026 Image: Alexander Schwarzkopf
BOTANICA project: Historical botanical knowledge becomes digitally accessible Thuringian University and State Library and Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function digitize the Herbarium Haussknecht collection for research, education and the public 15 January 2026 Life Image: Nicole Nerger (University of Jena)