Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network

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Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network

Welcome to the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network! Run by and for postdoctoral researchers of the Göttingen Campus, the Postdoc Network aims at facilitating communication and information exchange among Postdocs in Göttingen.

A Postdoc or postdoctoral researcher is defined here as a PhD holder who conducts professional research under a time-limited contract or fellowship. However, information on this portal can be relevant from late-stage PhD level to early-stage independent group leader, researcher or (Junior) Professor.

Events

• Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network Events
• Other workshops and events of interest to postdocs

Mailing list

Get connected and have your say: subscribe to our mailing list to become part of the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network.
If the information is no longer useful to you, please unsubscribe here.

Please see previous messages and Newsletters to the GC Postdoc Network here.
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Committee Members

Meet the founding members and the committee members of the Postdoc Network here

Contact

Do you have questions for the GC Postdoc Committee or want more information about the GC Postdoc Network? Contact the Postdoc Coordinator (bottom row centre). Melissa Sollich is looking forward to hearing from you.

INFO FOR NEW STARTERS +

New to Göttingen? Find out what you need to know here.

The University has developed information for new staff
You can find tips about services in Göttingen from the University’s International Office
If you are new to Germany, you may find this document developed by the Leibniz PostDoc Network useful: Welcome Package for international PostDocs coming to Germany (pdf)
If you’re a postdoc, make sure you sign up with the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network as soon as you arrive and check out other networks here

Career development

Individual mentoring, specific skills training and advisory services – find out what WissZeitVG means and about the wide variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Funding opportunities

Several programmes offer financial support to early career academics at the Göttingen Campus. Find out about these and other funding opportunities here.

Mental health support

Everyone needs support some time. There are many different types of support and ways to access this support. Here is an overview of assistance offered regionally and nationwide.

Networks

Joining a network is the ideal way to access appropriate support and information for your needs and career stage. Here are some of the networks across the campus.

Jobs

There are different platforms to look for a job at the Göttingen Campus - More information

Life in Göttingen

New to Göttingen? Get information about accommodation, administration, the job market and more here.

X (Twitter)

Keep up to date with science across the campus by following us on X @thegoecampus, #GCpostdocs.

Postdoc issues

Five things you need to know about reproducibility

This blog post from the Knowledge Exchange boils it down to the key things you need to know to support reproducible publication practices. It also has useful links to more detailed reports.

Postdoc issues

Dread giving talks?

In fact, most people experience some anxiety. In this article in Science Magazine, you can read how one researcher found release from the worry.

Postdoc issues

How I Fail Series

How I Fail is a series of interviews where researchers in and outside academia share their failures, how they deal with rejections and more.

Postdoc issues

Looking for meaning in your career?

Science writes about the benefits of being altruistic in academia. It can help build and buoy your self-confidence by finding meaning and recognising the impact and rewards of ordinary kindness.

Postdoc issues

Scientific Writing Guidelines
Struggling with writing your paper draft or thesis? For all wanting to improve their scientific writing: Check out this guide by Helmut Grubmüller, director at the MPI BPC.

Postdoc issues

Better research poster
This video explains you "How to create a better research poster in less time". Make a poster session more efficient AND more fun with a new approach to designing scientific posters/academic posters that is both more usable, and easier to create!

Postdoc issues

Applying for a Postdoc Job?
These 18 tips for a successful application from the UK’s Guardian newspaper might be of interest. It includes the advice “to start building your networks early” so you can put some research into this at the 3rd GC Postdoc Social!

Postdoc issues

The surprises of starting as a new PI
Read about the unexpected surprises and setbacks of running your own lab: four researchers who just became PIs

Postdoc issues

Recommended hands-on guide
Eleven quick tips that researchers can follow to more effectively and precisely discover data that meet their specific needs

Postdoc issues

Mental Health
An important theme identified by the GC Postdoc Committee. Have a look this article from the Max Planck PhDnet, which features Göttingen.

Postdoc issues

The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc
An interesting perspective about the tenure tracks

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