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                        „PhD
                          – What’s next?“ Career evening on 26 November
                        On 26 November, the
                          Graduate Academy organises a career evening for
                          natural scientists on the opportunity of making a
                          career outside of academia. Natural scientists who
                          work in fields outside academia are going to talk
                          about their current job and how they managed to find
                          and pursue their individual career paths. The event
                          will be in English.  
                        Further information can
                          be found here. 
                         
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                        Mental
                          Health in Academia: Event on 14 November
                        The Jena School of
                          Microbial Communication and the Graduate Academy
                          invite you to join presentations and discussions on
                          mental health in academia on 14 November at 16.00h in
                          the Aula of the University main building
                          (Fürstengraben 1). Starting from 21.00h, another part
                          of the event will take place in a relaxed, social
                          atmosphere in Café Bar "Zu Hause" (Weigelstrasse 7). 
                        Further information on
                          the programme can be found here. 
                         
                         
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                        Information
                          event on Tenure Track programme on 2 December
                        On 2 December, the
                          Graduate Academy will introduce the relatively new
                          “Tenure Track”-career option to all interested
                          audience. Short presentations will provide information
                          on what Tenure Track means, what distinguishes the
                          Federal Tenure Track Programme, and what are the
                          specific challenges of appointment procedures for
                          tenure track professorships. In addition, two tenure
                          track professors will report their personal
                          experiences along this career path. The event will be
                          in German. It will take place in the Auditorium of the
                          House "Zur Rosen" (Johannissstraße 13) from 18.00 to
                          21.00h.  
                         
                         
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                        Vacancies
                          in the Qualification Programme
                        In this year's winter
                          semester, there are still places available in this
                          workshop in English: 
                        
                          
                            
                              | Date | 
                              Workshop | 
                               
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                              | 10.12.2019 | 
                              How to apply for
                                Research Funding in Germany (for advanced
                                doctoral candidates) | 
                              Registration | 
                             
                          
                         
                         
                         
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                        Announcement:
                          Scholarships for research stays abroad
                        The scholarship programme
                          "Erasmus+" supports research stays for doctoral
                          candidates and university staff members to Belarus,
                          Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Israel.
                          For doctoral candidates, stays of three to four months
                          will be supported by a monthly grant of 700 Euros and
                          a single payment of travel costs. The application
                          deadline is 15 January 2020. For doctoral candidates
                          who are also university staff members, stays of 5 to
                          16 days are supported by a daily grant of 180 Euros
                          and a single payment of travel costs. Applications are
                          possible at any time.  
                        For further information,
                          doctoral candidates may contact Jana Blumenstein
                          (jana.blumenstein@uni-jena.de) and university staff
                          members may contact Franziska Bröckl
                          (franziska.broeckl@uni-jena.de). 
                         
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                        Call
                          for papers: Conference for young researchers in Jena
                        On 26 and 27 May 2020,
                          there will be a big conference for young researchers
                          at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in
                          Jena. There, doctoral candidates who work in
                          application-oriented research can present their
                          results in front of a scientific audience. Abstracts
                          for talks or posters can be handed in until 21
                          January. The conference language will be German.  
                        Further information can
                          be found here
                          (in German).  
                         
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                        Excellent
                          dissertations wanted!
                        You completed your
                          doctorate with an excellent mark? You can present the
                          societal importance of your doctoral project in a
                          brief german text convincingly? Then apply for the
                          "Deutscher Studienpreis"! 
                        The Körber foundation
                          annually awards contributions from young researchers
                          that show an outstanding societal significance with a
                          total value of more than 100,000 Euro, among these are
                          three top prizes of 25,000 Euro each. The announcement
                          addresses postdocs from all scientific disciplines who
                          completed their doctorate magna or summa cum laude.
                          Application deadline is 01 March 2020. 
                        More information can be
                          found here
                          (in German). 
                         
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                        Announcement:
                          Ars legendi-Prize of the faculties of mathematics and
                          natural sciences 2020
                        The Stifterverband
                          announces in cooperation with the societies of
                          mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology the Ars
                          legendi prize 2020. The prize will be awarded in the
                          aforementioned subjects for outstanding and innovative
                          achievements in teaching, examining, advising and
                          supervising. The prize money is 5.000 Euro for each
                          subject. The application deadline is 15 January 2020.
                         
                        For further information
                          (in German), please click here. 
                         
                         
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                        Events
                          of university health promotion and family office
                        Nutrition action day
                            on 19 November 
                          On 19 November, the nutrition action day takes place
                          from 9.00h to 12.00h in the university main building
                          (in front of the Aula). The day will focus on the
                          topic "sugar". Further offers of university health
                          promotion like workshops, support and advice can be
                          found here (in German): www.uni-jena.de/Gesundheit. 
                         
                         
                         Family information
                            café on 20 November 
                          The family office of FSU Jena warmly invites those
                          interested to a „family information café“ on 20
                          November. While having coffee and cake, you may get
                          some information about parental allowance, maternal
                          and parental leave as well as childcare and
                          re-entering the workplace. The offer is free of
                          charge, but we would kindly ask you to register at familie@uni-jena.de.
                          The event takes place at the family office
                          (Ernst-Abbe-Platz 5) starting from 15.00h.  
                         
                         
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                        Servicestelle
                          LehreLernen: Workshops in English in January
                        To everyone teaching at
                          FSU wishing to develop their teaching in a targeted
                          manner or looking to enter into discussion and
                          exchange with other lecturers, there are still places
                          available in the following workshops in English held
                          by the Servicestelle LehreLernen: 
                        
                          
                            
                              | Date | 
                              Workshop | 
                               
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                              | 20.
                                – 21.01. | 
                              Crash Course
                                Teaching in Higher Education  | 
                              Registration | 
                             
                            
                              | 22.01. | 
                              Crash Course
                                Testing and Assessing | 
                              Registration | 
                             
                          
                         
                         
                        Furthermore, you are welcome to either make use of our open
                          hours (Thursdays between 4 pm and 6 pm) or to email us to
                        schedule an individual appointment with you.
                         
                         
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                        Events
                          of Service Centre for Research and Transfer
                        Workshop: Citizens
                            science 
                          In this workshop, different formats of citizen science
                          and their suitability for different research questions
                          will be presented, ideas will be developed jointly and
                          information on funding opportunities will be provided. 
                          The workshop will take place in calendar week 47
                            (18 - 22 November), the exact date will be arranged
                            with those interested, duration: max. 2 hours,
                            registration and information: stefanie.seitz@uni-jena.de,
                            Language: German. 
                           
                          Patents as an opportunity for my career  
                          The workshop teaches the basics of the patent system,
                          describes how patents are created and gives hints for
                          analyzing the patent literature. 
                          20.11.2019, 2:15 – 3:45 pm, Hörsaal 9
                            (Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3), Registration,
                            Language: German. 
                           
                          Entrepreneur and Innovation Day 2018: "The working
                            world of tomorrow - networked, flexible and
                            communicative" 
                          The rapid technological progress and social changes
                          lead to a new assessment of work and life. How do we
                          manage to make the change in a positive manner? You
                          are invited to discuss this topic with our guests and
                          experts.  
                          28.11.2019 starting at 1:30 pm, Rosensäle
                            (Fürstengraben 27), Registration,
                            Language: German. 
                           
                          Crowdfunding for Startups 
                          Crowdinvesting or crowdfunding is a financing tool for
                          founders in an early stage of corporate finance. Get
                          to know the prerequisites and chances of this exciting
                          financing instrument.  
                          11.12.2019, 2:15 – 3:45 pm, Hörsaal 9
                            (Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3), registration: gruenderservice@uni-jena.de,
                            Language: German. 
                         
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                        News
                          of DR.FSU: New board, PhD movie and regular’s table
                        On 7 October, the
                          constituent assembly of the newly elected doctoral
                          council (DR.FSU) took place. Astha Jain (Faculty of
                          Medicine), Casha Ipach (Faculty of Arts) and Julien
                          Klaus (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science)
                          were elected as the new board of the council.
                          Congratulations! 
                        The DR.FSU invites for "Cine_docs"
                          on 27 November at 19.00h in Hörsaal 2 (Carl-Zeiss-Str.
                          3). "The PhD Movie" will be shown in English (with
                          German subtitles). The movie was inspired by the "PhD
                            Comics" and shows familiar experiences of the
                          life as a young researcher. Snacks and drinks are
                          available. The entrance is free! 
                        The next regular’s
                            table (doc_table) will take place in the
                          Theatercafé (Schillergässchen 1) on 21 November at
                          20.00h. We are looking forward to having a beer and
                          getting in contact with you. The first 5 doctoral
                          candidates are invited for a free beer.  
                         
                         
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