Offers for Academic Staff
Below you will find special offers for academic staff (doctoral candidates, postdocs, junior professors, professors) at the University of Potsdam.
Doctoral Candidates and Holders of a Doctorate
Coaching
Potsdam Graduate School coaching for doctoral candidates and holders of a doctorate
Interdisciplinary Courses
PoGS offers professional training to hone interdisciplinary skills such as moderation, presentation techniques, and leadership & team management.
International Affairs / Gender & Diversity
Mentoring Plus: The one-year PoGS program promotes your career as a female researcher in a targeted and practice-oriented manner.
International Teaching Professionals: The Potsdam Graduate School offers an English-language teaching certification as a supplemental qualification for researchers with an international orientation.
Diversity-Aware University Teaching: Among other things, the Center for Teaching Quality Development (ZfQ) offers workshops on the topics of gender equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in university teaching.
Zessko – Center for Languages and Key Competences: Language cafés, language tandems, and individual language learning advice for English
Detailed information (Intranet)
- Contact: Steffen Skowronek (Zessko)
Mediation and Conflict Management
One- to two-day workshops in the categories “Management Skills” and “Communication Skills” by the PoGS.
Statistics
In cooperation with Freie Universität Berlin, PoGS offers workshops in the field of statistics and statistical consulting.
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Potsdam Transfer
The University of Potsdam's Start-up and Transfer Center offers professional training courses to bring innovative ideas from research and academia to the market.
Special Offers for Postdocs
High Potentials - Academy for Postdoctoral Career Development
The interdisciplinary initiative High Potentials – Academy for Postdoctoral Career Development supports postdocs, with or without habilitation, and junior professors of all disciplines in their career development. In addition to your academic qualifications, use this opportunity to prepare yourself for fields of activity within and outside research and academia.
Potential Check
Use a Potential Check, which is designed to support you in phases of professional orientation, to reflect on your personal skills and resources and explore your potential for development.
For Professors
Onboarding Program for New Hires
Center for Teaching Quality Development (ZfQ) and Coaching for New Hires
An onboarding program is available exclusively for newly appointed professors. The topics are defined in a flexible manner and in consultation with the target group. The Onboarding Program for New Hires consists of the following modules: Workshop for newly appointed professors, workshops with expert input, lunch talks & fireside chats, individual coaching.
START ME UP
The sqb's START ME UP program for newly appointed professors aims to encourage them to examine their university-specific teaching and study profile, to exchange ideas with other newly appointed professors, and to continue to develop their own teaching.
PROF(i)-RETREAT
The sqb's PROF(i)-RETREAT is aimed at established professors who teach at Brandenburg’s institutions of higher education. This is your opportunity to receive new impulses for the exchange of best practices among colleagues in academic teaching and to explore approaches to cross-university networking. In addition, a professional 1:1 coaching session helps you to identify potential and resources for the optimization of your own teaching.