Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany

✨Good things take time—and now it's time: the PAW 2025 program is live and you can register for this year's events!✨ Over the past few months, we received about 100 event submissions, so once again, you are spoiled for choice. 👀 Whether you're looking for practical career advice, postdoc meetups, info sessions, or interactive workshops—there’s something for everyone. ⌛ But don’t wait too long: popular sessions fill up fast. Scan the QR code or browse the program at https://lnkd.in/eUVR2evY, and register for your favorites today! #paw2025 #postdocs #postdocappreciationweek #pawgermany #pawde

🎉 A Tribute to All Our Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany Supporters! The success of Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany #PAWde is made possible by our large community of supporters – from postdocs and postdoc representatives to group leaders and science managers! 🙏 Every year, these motivated individuals contribute their time, ideas, and energy to co-create our vibrant and diverse program. Without their commitment and initiative, we wouldn’t be celebrating the fourth edition of PAWde this year! This and next week, we want to put a spotlight on some of these incredible supporters, multipliers, and participants. We’ve asked them to share what #PAWde means to them – and we can’t wait to share their stories with you. ✨ Here's Part 1 of our supporter series – stay tuned for more! ✨ Let us know what motivates you to join the #PAWde and what you are looking forward to this year! #PostdocAppreciationWeekGermany #PAWde #Postdocs Britta Hoyer Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Fiona Brown-Burke, PhD DKFZ Careers & Alumni Relations Helmholtz Association Postdoc Network (HAPN) Anne Schreiter, Ph.D. Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers e.V. (GSO) Dr. Ina V. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation Filipe Dias Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) Annabel Friedrichs Forschungsservice Leibniz Universität Hannover Judith Münch Alexandra McCormack German Postdoc Network Research in Germany

🌟Don’t miss this year’s Kick-Off! 🌟 Join us for our kick-off event on Sept. 15 at 10-11 a.m., titled ‘Navigating Academia: Postdocs at the Crossroads of Quality, Prestige, and Precarity.’ 💡Traditional metrics, such as publication count, journal impact factors, and citation numbers, continue to dominate how researchers are being assessed. 💡Yet, there is growing recognition that these measures do not fully capture the quality and integrity of research. Initiatives like the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment are at the forefront of advocating for a shift in research assessment. 💡For postdocs, the link between academic assessment and career progression is particularly crucial, since their chances of securing a long-term academic career often depend on traditional research assessment measures. ➡️This leads to a dilemma of research success versus career success for postdocs. We are delighted that Daniel Pizzolato will join us as our keynote speaker for this year’s kick-off! He is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law at KU Leuven and he also works as a Research Project Manager at the European Network of Research Ethics Committees (EUREC Office). He has worked extensively on the role of early career researchers in shaping research culture. Join our kick-off for an insightful talk and an engaging discussion, where Daniel will address this dilemma and explore potential solutions to foster a more supportive and sustainable environment for postdoctoral researchers. We look forward to your participation! No registration required 🌟

🪄🧙♀️☕ While we are quietly working on the perfect brew for the PAW 2025 program, we want to whet your appetite with a few highlights from last year's PAW: 💫 career development in (or outside of) academia: just the right input for your current career status 💫 networking events: connect with postdocs all across Germany 💫 funding: whether you want to find the right program, or need help writing that RDM section - PAW events offer orientation in the funding landscape 🤩 "Exactly the impulse I needed," said postdocs about PAW 2024. So join us for PAW 2025! The program will be published shortly. Click "subscribe" to not miss it! #paw2025 #pawgermany #postdocappreciationweek #postdoclife #postdocs #germanscholars #researchingermany

❗ ⌛ Today is the last day to submit events to this year's Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany program: Go to https://lnkd.in/e9qvSJiW to submit your event form. Tomorrow we will start compiling the program from all your submissions. Keep your eyes peeled for the program release! 🧐

⏰ You asked, we listened: Upon popular request, we extend the deadline to register events for this year's Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany. You can now fill in our (very short) event registration form until June 30. Go to https://lnkd.in/erBFd9z2 and click on "organise." #postdocappreciationweek #pawgermany #paw2025 #postdocsingermany

⌛ Countdown! 🗓️ Only two more weeks to register your events for this year's Postdoc Appreciation Week! Looking for inspiration or info on how to register? ➡️ Find all information at https://lnkd.in/erBFd9z2 Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to PAW 2025 and celebrate Germany's postdoc community! 😊 #PAW2025 #PAW #PostdocAppreciationWeek #Postdocs #PostdocsGermany #PostdocJourney #PostdocCommunity #ResearchInGermany

🗓️ Are you planning an event for this year's Postdoc Appreciation Week? ❗Then don't forget to register your events by June 23 at https://lnkd.in/erBFd9z2 Or are you still looking for inspiration? Why not choose one of our all-time favorite topics: - career development - the German academic system - funding and financial planning - networking ...or surprise us with your own creative event idea that supports postdocs or helps showcase new or existing services for postdocs. Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to PAW 2025! #PAWde #Postdocs #PostdocsGermany #PostdocJourney #ScienceCommunity #PostdocNetworks

It’s time for Part II of our series on the #PAWde Orga Team! Meet the organizers in Munich: Neele Meyer and Camila Hernández Frederick have been part of the organizing team for Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany (#PAWde) since its launch in 2022. Neele and Camila are also co-founders of the German Postdoc Network and are both passionate about connecting postdocs and postdoc supporters across Germany. They especially enjoy collaborating with their fantastic colleagues in Hannover — teamwork at its best! 🙌

Get to know the coordination team behind Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) Germany (Sept. 15-19, 2025)! PAW is organized by a team consisting of research consultants and postdoc coordinators from Hannover and Munich. This is the Northern half of our team: #pawgermany #postdocs