Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany 2025

Also this year, German research institutions, networks & organizations have teamed up again to offer a joint Postdoc Appreciation Week program! Check out the program on the PAW website https://paw-germany.de and learn more about the nearly 95 fantastic events, organized by about 60 institutions (including TU-Nachwuchsring/ RPTU), take place between Sept. 15-19, 2025! You will find a wide range of events on topics such as career development, funding, diversity, scientific writing, science communication, good scientific practice and much more!

All postdocs in Germany are invited to join the wide array of virtual & in-person events!

 

Curious?

Further down on this page you will find a list of events that are open to RPTU postdocs. 

 

What is the Postdoc Appreciation Week?

Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) was created in the US by the National Postdoctoral Association to recognize the significant contributions postdocs make to research and academic life in general. PAW is also celebrated in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2022, Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) and the Munich Postdoc Network (especially from Helmholtz Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) joined forces to establish this initiative in Germany. In 2023, the collaboration was extended to other universities, research institutions, organizations and postdoc networks across Germany to offer a joint program of events and activities for postdocs during PAW.

List of events* that are open to postdocs from all universities in Germany:

(Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!)

  • Grant proposal writing
  • Workshop "Career Choices"
  • Navigating Academia: Postdocs at the Crossroads of Quality, Prestige, and Precarity (Kick-Off-Event)
  • Fördermöglichkeiten in Deutschland und der EU für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen - ein Überblick
  • Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz- Basiswissen zu befristeten Verträgen in der Wissenschaft
  • How to pursue an academic career in Germany – a talk on postdocs, professorships and alternatives
  • Mapping Your Options, Navigating Your Path – Career Coaching for Postdocs
  • Grant proposal writing in a nutshell
  • Scholarly Publishing - Where, Why, How?
  • Structural change in the non-academic job market for postdocs...
  • Science hostility and hate speech in Academia
  • Prospects - DFG Funding opportunities for Postdocs
  • Postdoc at KIT
  • Communities for a more fun and kind academia

Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!

*Changes to the program are possible

  • Postdoc Impuls: Enhancing my visibility online
  • Competence Profiles and Career Development for Female Researchers
  • Expert Talk: Parenthood in Academia
  • Karriereentscheidungen treffen
  • Exploring the German Academic Labour Market as an International Candidate
  • Career Paths to a Professorship
  • Career Opportunities in Pharma and Biotech Industry
  • Postdoc Talk | Internationality as a Career Booster
  • Postdoc Networking Lunch
  • Lösungen finden im Führungsalltag von Forschungsnachwuchsgruppenleiterinnen
  • Postdoc Networks for a Stronger Future: Leading Change from Within
  • Beyond Bragging: Using LinkedIn Strategically as a Researcher
  • Grants made easy
  • Navigating Cultural Diversity in Leadership
  • Strengthening an Inclusive Scientific Community: Equity and Diversity in Academia
  • Ihr Weg in die HAW-Professur: Einblicke und Erfahrungen
  • Data Analysis for Everyone: Introducing the Galaxy Europe Platform
  • Funding Options for Postdocs
  • From Lab to Launch: Unlocking Public Funding for Your Academic Venture in Germany
  • Staying in Science - Women and Parenthood in Research (Round Table)
  • Legal framework for AI-based research - Guideposts and practical guidance for postdocs
  • Science meets Start-up - Visiting Plectonic Biotech

Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!

  • Scientific Writing Using AI Assistants
  • Funding Opportunities for Early Career Researchers
  • WissZeitVG- All you need to know about fixed-term contracts in science
  • Bewerbung auf eine Professur - für PostDoc
  • Good Research Practice for Postdocs: New Roles - New Responsibilities
  • Karriereoptionen außerhalb der Wissenschaft (Impulsvortrag)
  • Aufwand und Kosten für das Datenmanagement richtig einschätzen
  • Funding Opportunities for Advanced Postdocs
  • Online-Workshop "Stressfreies Sehen am Bildschirm"
  • Fördermöglichkeiten für Postdocs
  • Applications – Tips and Tricks (Industry)
  • Prof@HAW
  • Is doing a postdoc (still) the right thing for me?
  • Patents for Scientists
  • Munich Postdoc Day 2025 - Exploring Career Opportunities and the Transition Beyond the Postdoc Phase
  • Karriere als Forschungsreferent*in – ist das was für mich?
  • Workshop "Your innovation skills"
  • Research Funding Made Easy: Key Programs for Postdocs in Germany and Europe
  • Literature Search With AI – Tips and Tools
  • Careers beyond Academia

Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!

*Changes to the program are possible

  • How to apply for a DFG Individual Research Grant (Sachbeihilfe)
  • Time Management
  • DFG proposal writing workshop: Emmy Noether Programme
  • International Leadership: Leading diverse teams in scientific institutions
  • Journalistische Interviews souverän meistern
  • You've accomplished more than you think - about your transferable skills and how to sell them
  • Building a Strategic Approach to Research Funding
  • First Time Applicant! Securing Third-Party Funding in the German Science System
  • To seal a leaky pipeline? Making academic careers attractive (not only) for female postdocs.
  • Expert Talk: Bridging Science & Mindfulness
  • Coffee Lecture: The DFG's Walter Benjamin Program – A How-to-Guide
  • Berufungsverfahren – Die häufigsten Fehler vermeiden
  • Postdoc Meet-Up: The start as a postdoc
  • The German Science System
  • How to make it in German academia as an international researcher?
  • Black Box Berufung
  • Unmasking the Impostor Within: How to Overcome Self-Doubt
  • Postdoc Day 2025 | Bumps, Bruises, and Breakthroughs
  • RDM: How to successfully organize and archive Research Data​
  • Understanding the German Research System

Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!

*Changes to the program are possible

  • Postdoc - und jetzt?!
  • 7th MSNZ/UCCSH Cancer Careers Day – “Career in Academia: Habilitation or other Paths?”
  • ​Introduction to Science Communication​ in the Age of AI
  • AI for Leadership: Your AI-Toolbox
  • Stressbewältigung - (Wieder-)Entdeckung der eigenen Ressourcen
  • How to write a successful research proposal?
  • Professor*in werden, auch ohne Habilitation? An FH/HAW und DH!

Details and exact times can be found on the PAW website!

*Changes to the program are possible

Already seen it? RPTU is also taking part in Postdoc Appreciation Week:

"Fördermöglichkeiten in Deutschland und der EU für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen - ein Überblick"

When?

15.09.2025; 10-12 Uhr (online)