Support in the Postdoc Phase
BYRD, the central hub for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, bundles the offers of the University of Bremen for personal advancement and further development. Here you will find them according to the areas of competence that the University of Bremen has defined as core elements of career development in the postdoc phase. (Please note: Some of them are only available in German.)
- BYRD workshops and coachings offer support on career paths inside and outside academia
- As an employee of the University of Bremen, you can participate in HR development offers for career development.
- The website Academic Career provides more information on tenure track professorships and for the mid-level positions of Senior Researcher / Lecturer.
- Research in Germany: Information, jobs and funding opportunities
- Information on how to acquire third-party funding as well as the persons to contact for advice on submitting applications (e.g. DFG and EU programs)
- Calls and information from the Central Research Funding of the University of Bremen
- Information on DSC Seed Grants at the interdisciplinary Data Science Center for the collaboration of working groups from different faculties in the field of data science
- Current calls and funding information in the Research Newsletter of the University of Bremen
- Research Committees at the University of Bremen
- The rules of good scientific practice of the University of Bremen (in German)
- Diversity strategy of the University of Bremen as well as projects and offers
- Information and advice on gender equality and anti-discrimination
- The program "plan m" - mentoring in science offers female doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers professional mentoring in career planning on their way to a professorship or a leading position in science.
- The career coaching program "navigare" supports female PhD students and postdocs of certain institutes, graduate colleges and special research areas in matters surrounding career management.
- "Go diverse" - gender- and diversity-competent personnel selection in academia
- Family-friendly University
- Studying with Disability
- Internal Social Counseling Service
- The Welcome Center run by the International Office assists international academics and their families in planning and executing their stay in Bremen.
- Teach and research abroad
- Support and contact for academics forced to leave their country