Marine research offers for postdocs

The PROCEED Postdoc Office is the first point of contact for all postdocs at the AWI. PROCEED offers tailored support for postdocs at all stages of their careers with the aim of enabling viable career paths within and outside of science. In addition to various training courses and workshops, PROCEED focuses on individual counseling.

https://www.awi.de/en/work-study/postdocs/proceed-postdoc-office.html 

The Helmholtz Association offers various junior research groups to the best young researchers from Germany and abroad. These groups provide a research-oriented environment with outstanding working conditions. The junior research groups are: ECUS (determining the strength of climate fluctuations through the systemic analysis of natural climate archives), MarESys (current and future CO₂ uptake in the ocean), PALICE (investigating interactions between changes in sea ice cover and oceanic and atmospheric circulation during past climate fluctuations), EcoTrace (research into the role of trace metals in the ecology of Antarctic microalgae and the impact of global climate change on microalgae in the Southern Ocean), SEAPUMP (research into current and future carbon dioxide uptake by the biological pump), and mechanisms of ice deformation (investigation of the movements of ice masses and ice sheets).

https://www.awi.de/en/work-study/postdocs/young-investigator-groups.html

The Emmy Noether Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers outstanding young scientists the opportunity to qualify for a university professorship by independently leading a junior research group over a period of six years. Postdocs and junior professors with fixed-term contracts who are in the early stages of their scientific careers (usually up to four years after completing their doctorates) are eligible to apply. Junior professors who have received a positive interim evaluation are no longer eligible for the program.

https://www.awi.de/en/work-study/postdocs/young-investigator-groups.html

The offer is aimed at promising researchers who have proven potential to become independent leaders of a new excellent research team. The SPACE (Space-time structure of climate change) project investigates the spatial and temporal structure of climate change.

https://www.awi.de/en/work-study/postdocs/young-investigator-groups.html 

SICCS (School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences) is an international component of the University of Hamburg's educational concept. It offers interdisciplinary and research-oriented education in earth and climate sciences.

https://www.sicss.uni-hamburg.de/postdoc-program.html

The DSM offers the opportunity to carry out postdoctoral projects in cooperation with various universities. Doctoral students participate in the POLMAR doctoral program at the Alfred Wegener Institute.

https://www.dsm.museum/en/science/take-part-in-the-research

The aim of the postdoctoral programme is to provide guidance in planning and decision-making along the career path and to offer tailored support. Workshops are offered for various areas of expertise, networking events with changing themes, and the opportunity for individual counseling. The programme is supplemented by an internal mentoring programme.

https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/postdoc-programm

The Postdoc Career Grant offers outstanding doctoral graduates at TU Braunschweig start-up funding for the transition between the doctoral and postdoctoral phases. This gives excellent postdocs the opportunity to apply for their own third-party funding and to bridge the gap until their own third-party funding application is approved.

https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/postdoc-programm

The aim of PACT is to highlight career prospects after completing a doctorate. Both academic careers and career opportunities outside academia are taken into account.

https://www.geomar.de/en/pact

The PostDoc Network at ICBM organizes a meeting every few months to get to know each other, exchange ideas, and network better.

https://uol.de/en/icbm/look-and-sea/scientists/postdocs

The main objective of the mentoring programme for postdocs at MARUM is to promote scientific careers in the initial phase after graduation. Mentee-mentor tandems offer postdocs personal support. In addition, mentors support the professional networking of mentees. The focus here is not on scientific content, but on personal development. The aim is to establish a relationship between mentors and mentees that is as free of hierarchy as possible.
 

https://www.marum.de/research-academy/mentoring-for-postdocs.html 

MARUM's Navigare program is aimed at female junior researchers (doctoral students and postdocs) who are pursuing a career in science. Navigare is designed to help them formulate their own career goals, prepare for a successful career, position themselves, and generally become more professional. Through this program, MARUM aims to counteract the imbalance in job distribution, which can be seen, for example, in the distribution of professorships (14% women, 86% men). The program specifically addresses challenges that women in science encounter, including informal barriers. To meet these challenges, content is offered on the following topics: individual career planning, self-marketing, networking, communication and conflict management, and intercultural skills.
 

https://www.marum.de/research-academy/career/navigare-2015.html 

MARUM hosts the annual ECORD Summer School. The program is primarily aimed at European doctoral students and postdocs. The aim is to bring them into contact with the IODP (International Ocean Discovery Program) at an early stage of their careers. Young scientists are informed about current research and prepared for possible future participation in IODP expeditions. Participants in the summer school learn about a wide range of state-of-the-art analytical technologies on a “virtual ship.”
 

https://www.marum.de/IODP.html 

Various networks and career opportunities support postdocs at the Max Planck Society.

The Max Planck PostdocNet is a network and lobby organization for all postdocs at the Max Planck Society. The PostdocNet website serves as a platform to increase the visibility of the postdoc group, openly exchange information among postdocs, and improve interdisciplinary collaboration among postdocs within the Max Planck Society and beyond.

LeadNet provides the postdoctoral community with a network that brings together senior scientists, research associates, project leaders, and group leaders at the Max Planck Society.

In addition, the Max Planck Society offers career orientation workshops specifically for female scientists through the Sign Up program, and mentors from Minerva-FemmeNet accompany you in planning your future.
 

https://www.mpg.de/en/postdocs 

There are various ways to become the leader of a research group at the Max Planck Society: there are research groups that are assigned independently by the Max Planck Institutes, and there are Max Planck research groups. Most of these positions are advertised and financed centrally and are awarded through a competitive selection process. A fixed pool of positions is reserved for female scientists. In addition, there is the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for particularly high-caliber female scientists.
 

https://www.mpg.de/career/max-planck-research-groups 

The Mare Balticum Fellowship Programme promotes interdisciplinarity at the University of Rostock and specifically supports exchange with international scientists.

Each year, at least four international scientists (fellows) are invited to conduct research and network at the University of Rostock during a guest stay of up to three months (see call for applications).

The Mare Balticum Fellowship Programme at the University of Rostock offers researchers in the early stages of their careers a unique opportunity to network with international guests, broaden their interdisciplinary perspectives, and gain inspiration for their own scientific development.
 

https://www.uni-rostock.de/en/research/fellows/overview/ 

The ZMT Academy is primarily aimed at doctoral students and postdocs, but also at bachelor's and master's students. The courses are designed to support them in their education, further training, and career development in the field of sustainable resource management. The focus is on interdisciplinarity, sustainability, transdisciplinarity, and internationality. A wide range of courses is available to young scientists. There is also the opportunity to participate in counseling or training for personal and career development. Various support services are available for postdocs. These prepare them for leadership roles within and outside of academia, support them in their career development, and promote social and professional networking.
 

https://www.leibniz-zmt.de/en/zmt-academy.html