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Events
- The
Doctoral Council of University of Jena is organizing
two events on the Academic Employment Law
(Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz): On 25 April, at
18.00h in Lecture Hall 250 (university main
building), there will first be a presentation of the
current legal situation and then an analysis
of its effects on researchers. On 2 May, there will
be a panel discussion on possible changes to the
law. This will take place at 18.00h in the
Kleinen Rosensaal (Fürstengraben 27). Both events
will be in German. (Picture: istockphoto.com)
- The Thuringian Competence Network Research Data
Management is again offering an Online
Coffee Lecture on 26 April. This time,
various tools and software for research data
management will be presented. The event is free of
charge and takes place once a month in German
language on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 14:30.
- All researchers who work with data can attend the
Data
Science Day at the University of Jena on
May 10. At this event, they can show how Data
Science influences their research and how it
improves their work. This year, for the first time,
there will be a poster session. Posters can be
submitted until 15 April.
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Get
involved
- The photo
competition "Hats off!" will take place
again this year. In this competition the most
beautiful, self-made doctor hats will be awarded.
Photos of the hats can be submitted from 1 May to 21
May. From 25 May to 15 June, you can vote for the
photos online. For the first time, the prizes will
be awarded at the Schiller Day.
- On 20 April, the Doctoral Council of the
University of Jena (DR.FSU) offers a consultation
hour for all kinds of questions and problems
related to the doctorate. The consultation hour will
take place from 16.00h to 18.00h in the rooms of the
DR.FSU (Bachstraße 18k). Appointments can also be
made individually, just email dr.fsu@uni-jena.de.
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Qualification
offers
There are still vacancies in the following online and
on-site workshops:
- Graduate Academy:
- Lehre Lernen:
- Service Centre for
Research and Transfer:
- Competence Center Digital Research (zedif) (in
German):
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Announcements
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena: LIBERTY
Connect Fund to identify new research topics
that bring together various disciplines in
collaborative research programmes (Deadline 15
April)
- Max Planck Institut for Chemical Communication in
Ecological Systems: 5
PhD positions (Deadline 16 April)
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This
may be of interest to you
- The
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has
published a first draft for the revision
of the Academic Employment Law
(Wissenschaftzeitvertragsgesetz). This law defines
how long fixed-term employment is allowed in the
German academic system before and after the
doctorate - so far, six years before and six years
after the doctorate are allowed. The draft now
wanted to limit the allowed fixed-term employment
after the doctorate to three years. After that, it
should have been decided whether someone gets a
permanent contract in academia or leaves academia.
However, this proposal was massively criticised on
Twitter, causing the ministry to withdraw the draft
again and to completely
revise it once more.
- For years, research on the Higgs boson was the
lone record-holder: in 2012, 2,932 authors jointly
wrote a paper on the subject; by 2015, the number
had risen to 5,154. Now, however, corona research
has surpassed physics: 15,025 authors have
jointly written a paper
on the effects of vaccination. The list of authors
has been attached to the article and is a 79-page
Word document. Overall, the role of so-called "hyperauthorship"
has been increasing in recent decades in certain
disciplines. The reasons for this are increased
collaborations, more complex questions, and the need
to pool statistical computing power. (Illustration
above: Graduate Academy)
- The
payment of the energy allowance for students
began on 15 March. All doctoral candidates who were
enrolled on the reporting date (01.12.2022) can
receive 200 euros. You should have been informed by
the university about the application procedure via
email. The application can be made via the portal "Einmalzahlung200".
However, there had been a lot of criticism not only
because the payment had been very
delayed, but also because the application
appears to be quite
complicated and students first have to apply
for a BundID.
- From May, the 49-euro ticket will be
available, with which you can use regional public
transport throughout Germany for a month. Students
and enrolled doctoral candidates should
also be able to use it. How this is to be
implemented is still under discussion. As a
temporary measure, it is planned that they will be
able to "upgrade" their semester ticket. They will
then only pay the difference between the cost of
their semester ticket and the 49 euros per month.
Information on the actual implementation at
Thuringian universities can be found on the pages
of the Studierendenwerk.
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News
from University of Jena
- The President
of the University of Jena, Prof. Dr. Walter
Rosenthal, has been nominated for the presidency
of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK). The
HRK is one of the most important bodies representing
the interests of universities in Germany. The
election will take place on May 9 at the HRK's
General Assembly. The term of office is three years.
If Prof. Rosenthal is elected, he will initially
hold the office on a part-time basis for several
months and continue to serve as president of the
University of Jena. A finding commission would then
search for a successor.
- Jena University was founded in the 16th century
and was housed in the Collegium Jenense for the
first 300 years. This building was completely
destroyed in 1945. Immediately after the
destruction, the historical site was investigated
and many historical objects were secured (e.g.
professorial skeletons and grave offerings). An
interdisciplinary research team has now begun
to examine these objects. They enable a reconstruction
of university and student life in the early
modern period. Those who are interested in the
results and/or enjoy watching history
documentaries can find out more about the
history of the university in the four
quite professional documentaries (in German)
that have been made.
- Normally, writing on windows and walls ("tagging")
is prohibited. But Axel Malik has now turned it into
an art – and is exclusively allowed to „tag“ the
windows of the Thulb. He will do this as a performance
on 1 April at 16.00h and will be accompanied
acoustically by Mike Rucinski (photo above: Thomas
Müller).
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Latest
News from Jena and Thuringia
- The city of Jena receives
funds from the federal government for a climate-adapted
redesign of Ernst-Abbe-Platz. The funding
amounts to 6.375 million euros. According to
Gerlitz, the city's head of urban development, the
funds will be used to create "another climate oasis
in Jena's urban space". At the same time, the climate
action plan "Jena climate neutral by 2025" could
not be passed in the city council. There had
been too many amendments and too little time for
discussion.
- Last year, Jena had
applied to become the home of the "Centre
for German Unity and European Transformation".
Now the jury's decision has been announced: The
center will be built in Halle an der Saale and Jena
drew the short straw. The Center should have been
built on Eichplatz – the development plan
had been adapted accordingly. After the refusal,
Jena's mayor had proposed to use part of the
Eichplatz as a place of transformation even without
federal funding. Whether this can be implemented
remains to be seen. The first steps in preparing the
Eichplatz
construction project have now begun
in Johannisstrasse.
- On 01 April, the big "Saaleputz" (Saale
cleaning) will take place again from 10.00h to
13.00h: On different sections volunteers collect
garbage from the river Saale (see picture). The
Saaleputz is a joint action of several Jena
organizations. You can register for it on the website
of the Bürgerstiftung Jena.
- There will be another comedy show at the
Haus auf der Mauer on 29 April: This time, the US
American Drew Portnoy will come to Jena and give two
shows: 7 pm in German and 9 pm in English.
Local comedians will perform as supporting acts.
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