For all postdoctoral researchers, junior research group leaders and junior and tenure-track professors
Our workshops and offers are targeted at postdoctoral researchers, who are on their way to a professorship as well as those who think about a non-academic career paths. Even if you are not sure yet whether you want to leave academia, we offer the support and space for you to recognize and promote your potential and we accompany you in your career decisions. Our offers are designed to support you in the preparation for future positions in research, industry and in political, social or other institutions. We want to enable you to meet the following goals:
With Learning & Development’s workshop offers, we support your career development for your professional future inside and outside of academia.
You will find detailed descriptions of all workshops in HISinOne when you register.
As a postdoctoral researcher you will inevitably encounter conflicts throughout your career, deriving from diverse interests, goals, or expectations. This online workshop invites you to explore the dynamics of different conflict types and understand how to address disputes constructively and proactively. By participating in this highly interactive seminar via Zoom, you will learn to manage your emotions and those of others, respond effectively to criticism, detect conflicts within your team and recognize conflict escalation stages. Through a mix of trainer input, practical exercises, and self-reflection, you will gain valuable insights into your own behavior, set clear goals for improving your communication and conflict resolution skills and get guidelines for preparing and leading a conflict talk.
| Dates: | Mon., 28.04.2025, 09:00 a.m.–05:30 p.m. Tue., 29.04.2025, 09:00 a.m.–05:30 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Dr Matthias Mayer | Trainer and Coach |
| Location: | Online via Zoom |
| Language: | English |
This intensive online seminar is designed for postdoctoral researchers seeking to develop their leadership skills. You will explore: The fundamentals of effective leadership, communication, team management, decision-making strategies, practical tools like DISC personality type model and conflict management techniques. Through interactive sessions and small group exercises you will gain a thorough understanding of essential leadership concepts and learn how to create a supportive and healthy work environment. Improve your skills as a young and competent leader by registering for the Leadership Essentials course today.
| Dates: | Thu., 05.06.2025, 09:00 a.m.–05:30 p.m. Fri., 06.06.2025, 09:00 a.m.–05:30 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Dr Matthias Mayer | Trainer and Coach |
| Location: | Online via Zoom |
| Language: | English |
Are you looking to improve your focus and productivity? This course offers doctoral candidates and postdocs a comprehensive learning experience to help you eliminate distractions, improve active attention, and enhance your focus through practical exercises and an understanding of the conditions for flow experiences. By the end of this intensive program, you will be able to strengthen your resistance to distractions, improve your ability to focus intensely, embrace the importance of regeneration, and enhance your overall effectiveness in research. Boost your potential and improve your research efficiency via signing up to this course.
| Date: | Mon., 30.06.2025, 09:00 a.m.–05:00 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Dr Dirk Hausen |
| Location: | Freiburg Research Services, Friedrichstraße 41–43, Seminar Room 02 003 (2nd floor) |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | Mi., 07.05.2025, 13:00–14:30 Uhr |
| Trainer: | N.N. |
| Location: | Online via ZOOM |
| Language: | Deutsch |
Are you a doctoral candidate or postdoc and new to the German research system? This workshop offers a comprehensive overview of the German Research System, designed for non-German researchers eager to navigate the unique landscape of German academia. You will gain insights into essential terms such as Juniorprofessor, Tenure Track Professor, Habilitation, Akademischer Mittelbau, Beamter and Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, understanding their implications for your career and interactions with supervisors, directors, and administration. By the end of this seminar, you will comprehend the structure of the German research system, the steps required to pursue a career in German academia, and the associated risks and benefits. Demystify the German academic environment by applying to this workshop.
| Date: | Wed., 21.05.2025, 09:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Dr Matthias Schwarzkopf | Career Counsellor and Coach |
| Location: | Online via ZOOM |
| Language: | English |
Are you a postdoc seeking to be prepared to impress in assessment centeres and demonstrate your potential? This intensive workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of assessment centres, their structure, typical exercises and evaluation criteria. By participating in practical exercises, you will develop key skills, boost your confidence, and enhance your ability to perform effectively. With a small group setting, you will gain valuable hands-on experience to help you stand out and succeed in assessment centres.
| Date: | Wed., 02.07.2025, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Claudia von Schultzendorff | von Schultzendorff Academy |
| Location: | Freiburg Research Services, Friedrichstraße 41–43, Seminar Room 02 003 (2nd floor) |
| Language: | English |
Der Kurs ist Teil des neuen Qualifizierungsprogramms WisskomQ. Es hat zum Ziel, Forschende aller Disziplinen und Karrierephasen umfassend in ihrer Wissenschaftskommunikation zu stärken. Es vermittelt dafür wesentliches Wissen und vielfältige praktische Fertigkeiten. Teilnehmende, die das gesamte WisskomQ-Programm durchlaufen (2 Grundlagenmodule, 3 Erweiterungsmodule), erhalten das Zertifikat WisskomQ der Universität Freiburg. Wenn Sie Interesse haben, am gesamten WisskomQ-Programm teilnehmen, kontaktieren Sie bitte kommunikation@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Postdocs aller Disziplinen und aller Karrierephasen erhalten in diesem eintägigen Grundlagenworkshop I eine umfassende Einführung in die Welt der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Sie erfahren nicht nur, was Wissenschaftskommunikation ausmacht, warum sie wichtig ist und welche rechtlichen Grundlagen zu beachten sind, sondern auch, wie Sie sich auf anspruchsvolle Kommunikationssituationen vorbereiten können, beispielsweise für Interviews oder den Umgang mit schwierigen Fragen. Nach dem Kurs werden Sie in der Lage sein, in verschiedenen medialen Umfeldern souverän und sicher aufzutreten sowie komplexe Sachverhalte einfach zu erklären. Außerdem werden Sie wissen, welche Angebote und Strukturen die Universität Freiburg im Bereich Wissenschaftskommunikation bereitstellt.
| Date: | Mo., 05.05.2025, 09:00–16:30 Uhr |
| Trainer: | Robert Kötter | TwentyOne Skills |
| Location: | Seminarraum der FRS, Friedrichstraße 41–43, 2. OG |
| Language: | Deutsch |
Do you want to enhance your statistic data analysis skills for your empirical research projects? This workshop offers doctoral candidates and postdocs a practical approach to statistics and data analysis using R and RStudio. You will learn how to use these tools for statistical problem-solving, techniques for creating and handling vectors and data frames, how to visualize data with plots and how to improve your R-programming efficiency. Master the basics and adapt these concepts to your research projects by applying to this workshop.
| Dates: | Mon., 28.04.2025, 08:45 a.m.–05:15 p.m. Tue., 29.04.2025, 08:45 a.m.–5:15 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Ralf Hurst | FRIDATA |
| Location: | Freiburg Research Services, Friedrichstraße 41–43, Seminar Room 02 003 (2nd floor) |
| Language: | English |
Are you a postdoc looking to improve your grant writing skills using AI? In this intense 3-hour workshop, you will explore how AI assistants can significantly transform your funding proposals under the guidance of an expert who has raised over €6.8 million through grant writing. You will learn how to streamline literature reviews, optimize scientific storytelling and create intuitive visuals that preempt reviewer questions—all while applying these strategies to your own project ideas. With tailored content based on your individual needs, this session promises to elevate your approach to securing funding.
| Date: | Tue., 24.06.2025, 01:00–05:00 p.m. |
| Trainer: | Dr Daniel Mertens | Scientists need more! |
| Location: | Online via ZOOM |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | Di., 08.07.2025, 12:00–13:30 Uhr |
| Trainer: | Maike Busson-Spielberger | Coach und Beraterin |
| Location: | Online via ZOOM |
| Language: | Deutsch |
Are you planning to apply for a junior or lifetime professorship in the near future? The individual training for appointment procedures offers you comprehensive information, valuable tips and feedback for optimising your written application as well as individual training for the mock presentation, the teaching rehearsal and the interview with the appointment committee. The training includes a one-hour kick-off session and two further hours to allow you to work intensively on the written or oral part. The training is led by an experienced expert in appointment procedures, who was an appointment procedure officer at the University of Jena for several years.
Registration via HISinOne (see button below) or by email to kursprogramm@zv.uni-freiburg.de.
| Dates: | Fri., 04.07.2025 • 09:00–10:00 a.m. • 10:10–11:10 a.m. • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (60 minutes per individual session, follow-up sessions by individual arrangement) |
| Trainer: | Dr Matthias Schwarzkopf | Career Counsellor and Coach |
| Location: | Online via Zoom |
| Language: | English or German |
Our individual leadership consulting (90 min) offers you the opportunity to reflect on and improve your leadership work and communication. Our experienced coach and trainer will support you in mastering specific leadership situations and further developing your skills as a leader in academia.
When does leadership consulting make sense?
Why leadership consulting?
In a complex leadership environment, it is often difficult to find your own way and to utilise new leadership tools effectively. Leadership consulting helps you to gain clarity, sharpen your leadership strategy and act more successfully.
Preparation for coaching: Please prepare a specific situation from your everyday leadership work that you would like to discuss and work on intensively.
| Dates: | Thu., 24.07.2025 • 09:00–10:30 a.m. • 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. • 01:15–02:45 p.m. • 03:00–04:30 p.m. (90 minutes per individual session) |
| Trainer: | Claudia von Schultzendorff | von Schultzendorff Academy |
| Location: | Freiburg Research Services, Friedrichstraße 41–43, Seminar Room 02 003 (2nd floor) |
| Language: | English, German or Spanish |
Depending on the needs of the individual, we may focus on the following aspects during the career counselling session: Personal objectives, awareness of your own potential, development of a congruent application profile, discussion of your application documents, information on possible employment sectors and the job market or any other related topic you would like to discuss.
| Dates: | Fri., 11.07.2025 • 09:00–09:45 a.m. • 09:45–10:30 a.m. • 10:30–11:15 a.m. • 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. • 12:15–01:00 p.m. • 02:00–02:45 p.m. • 02:45–03:30 p.m. • 03:45–04:30 p.m. (45 minutes per individual session) |
| Trainer: | Claudia von Schultzendorff | von Schultzendorff Academy |
| Location: | Freiburg Research Services, Friedrichstraße 41–43, Seminar Room 02 003 (2nd floor) |
| Language: | English, German or Spanish |