Schedule of Events

Have you just started your postdoc at KIT? And would you like to know more about the services offered at KIT for postdocs? Then come and join other German and international KIT postdocs at the Welcome Event for Postdocs.
We will give you plenty of information on how to best profit from the postdoc phase - including information on networking and internationalization programs as well as services offered at the KHYS Postdoc Office and other service units at KIT. In addition, there will be two brief testimonials by more advanced early career researchers. They will share their experiences with you concerning their own postdoc phase and will be happy to answer your questions.
 
This event is open to postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. It will be most interesting in particular for those who have recently started their postdoc phase at KIT.

The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 5 and 6, 2026.
 
Researchers are responsible for ensuring that their own conduct complies with the standards of good research practice. The workshop will introduce basic issues of research integrity by addressing important guidelines of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and specific regulations of KIT for safeguarding good research practice – relevant for every early career researcher@KIT.
 
A) Basics of Responsible Conduct
Introduction: Research, ethical principles and professional ethos of a researcher Basic (inter-)national recommendations and regulations for safeguarding good research practice Research misconduct: Examples, elements of offense, reasons and consequences  
B) General Responsibilities
Quality management: research design, documentation/archiving Publication process, authorship and review of manuscripts GRP-Perspectives on the use of text- and picture-generative AI-applications in research Supervision: Expectations/duties/roles Organizational culture: Collaboration, communication, prevention and dealing with conflict Procedures in case of suspicion and relevant contact points  
C) Important Specific Responsibilities
Important prior to any data collection: Authorization or permission relevant research Possible topics (depending on participants’ disciplinary/research background): ‘Research on animals’, ‘Research on humans’ and/or ‘Surveys, interviews, data privacy and security issues in research’  
Throughout the various sections of the workshop the use of text- and image-generating AI will be discussed as an integral part.
 
Via dialogic inputs, discussion of case examples, single/group work and plenary discussion participants will have the opportunity to discuss and reflect their individual research practice and professional attitudes on being a researcher.
 
This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here.
 
The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 5 and 6, 2026.
 
Technical requirements: To participate in this event, you need a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone. Participants will receive further detailed information regarding the online-platform prior to the event.
 
We generally expect participants to attend throughout the entire duration of the event.

If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via e-mail. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 9 and 10, 2026.
 
Relevance of the Topic
Career decisions have become more complex due to economic uncertainty, technological change, and increasing competition.
Even for academics with high-quality degrees, the situation on the labor market is becoming increasingly difficult. Global events are affecting the economic situation in Germany; and digitalization is leading to a changing demand for tasks based on writing, research, and creativity.
Traditional advice that until recently led to career success has now become obsolete: most graduates will need to adapt their strategy and mindset to the changing situation.
 
Objectives
In this workshop, you will clarify your professional competence profile, recognize transferable academic skills, and explore suitable career paths. You will learn to present your profile convincingly and develop a structured, informed career strategy.
 
Content
Overview of job markets: Academia, private and public sectors Career fields related to research, science communication, management, R&D, and technology transfer Profile analysis: core competencies, future skills, career biography, values Matching skills with career options and defining realistic goals Application strategies, networking, and proactive job search Insights into current labor market trends  
Methods
The online sessions will focus entirely on practical work - tasks, exercises, and reflections on profile and career-related questions, conducted individually and in groups, including feedback.
Learning materials and preparatory exercises via platform
Optional individual coaching for personalized feedback and guidance   This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here.
  The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 9 and 10, 2026.   Technical requirements: To participate in this event, you need a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone. Participants will receive further detailed information regarding the online-platform prior to the event.
 
We generally expect participants to attend throughout the entire duration of the event.
 
If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via email. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 13 and 27, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each.
 
Young scientists like you often face an onslaught of daily challenges like teaching, research projects or administrative tasks. Given that academics are also often expected to be flexible and constantly available, it is only natural that you feel at times overwhelmed. Moreover, those many last-minute, short-term assignments often take precedence and can keep you distracted from more important, long-term goals and ambitions as well as your personal interests.
 
To keep your priorities in sight, you thus need a carefully thought-out time and self-management system. In this workshop, you will learn to set priorities and forge realistic plans in order to balance the demands of research and your personal life goals.
 
Workshop topics include:
Self-organization and self-motivation: increase productivity and efficiency Self-management: Defining personal goals and setting priorities, avoiding procrastination Planning: Establishing and/or optimizing daily and weekly planning; recognizing and using your individual performance curve Focus: Setting parameters for working effectively, maximizing efficiency Energy management, work-life balance, mental health.  
In the workshop, theoretical foundations and models are discussed and reflected in individual and group work. After the first day participants receive practical exercises to work on at home in case they are interested in enhancing deeper understanding of the topics and develop new personal strategies.
 
If you need guidance beyond the workshop on personal challenges or conflict situations, you can contact the following advisory offices: https://www.khys.kit.edu/english/advisory-offices.php
 
This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here.
 
The event will be held in English and run for two days, on November 13 and 27, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each.
 
We generally expect participants to attend throughout the entire duration of the event.
 
If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via e-mail. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

The event will be held in English and run for two days on November 19, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and November 20, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
 
Writing a doctoral thesis is very challenging. But if you take a smart approach early on, you are likely to reach your objectives faster and achieve superior results. This workshop focuses on the critical elements for a successful doctoral journey: Which mindsets, tools, and processes make a real difference on the way to a PhD? We concentrate on three areas: The efficient organization of tasks and notes, the productive communication with supervisors and the research community, and the structured reading and writing of academic papers. In each area, we will reflect on effective mindsets, tools, and workflows. The goal is for each participant to take away at least three specific ideas on how to substantially improve their own approach.
 
Major topics:
-          Project management
-          Efficient time management and self-motivation
-          Managing the relationship to your supervisor
-          Tools and strategies for effective literature research & note-taking
 
If you need guidance beyond the workshop on personal challenges or conflict situations, you can contact the following advisory offices: https://www.khys.kit.edu/english/advisory-offices.php
 
Please note: In addition to this workshop, KHYS offers other project management courses with different focal points, which may overlap in terms of content:
-          Project Management for Research Projects
-          Projekt Management in der Industrie
-          Agile Project Management
-          Basics of Project Management
 
This event is open to doctoral researchers who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here.
 
The event will be held in English and run for two days on November 19, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and November 20, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
 
Technical requirements: To participate in this event, you need a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone. Participants will receive further detailed information regarding the online-platform prior to the event.
 
We generally expect participants to attend throughout the entire duration of the event.
 
If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via e-mail. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und an zwei Tagen statt, am 25. und 26. November 2026.
 
Ganz gleich, in welcher Branche Sie sich nach Ihrer Promotion etablieren: Ohne Projektmanagement geht es in der Regel nicht. Ob als Freiberufler oder als leitende Mitarbeiterin in großen Konzernen: wesentliche Teile der Arbeit werden oftmals als Projekt geplant und durchgeführt. 
 
Mit besonderem Augenmerk auf die Bedürfnisse der Industrie führt der Workshop daher in die grundlegenden Werkzeuge und Techniken des Projektmanagements ein. Dabei wird immer wieder der Bezug zu verschiedenen Ansätzen und Standards hergestellt und auf Besonderheiten hingewiesen. Verschiedene Zertifizierungen haben daher ebenso ihren Platz im Workshop wie auch ein kurzer Blick auf agiles Projektmanagement. Auf diese Weise erhalten die Teilnehmenden einen guten Überblick und einen Rahmen, um ihr Vorwissen zu strukturieren.
 
Themen:
Definition: Was ist ein Projekt? Unterschiede des Projektmanagements in Wissenschaft und Industrie Initiierung und von Projekten und Klärung der Voraussetzungen Projektplanung: Phasen, Meilensteine, Projektstrukturplan und Gantt-Charts  Kalkulation und Controlling Ermittlung von Risiken und Zielen Standards und Zertifizierungen im Projektmanagement Aktuelle Trends und Themen  
Die Teilnehmenden werden aktiv eingebunden und arbeiten während des gesamten Workshops an verschiedenen Aufgaben mit.
 
Zielgruppe: Teilnehmer mit keinen oder geringen Kenntnissen im Projektmanagement.
 
Bitte beachten Sie: Neben diesem Workshop bietet das KHYS weitere Projektmanagementkurse mit unterschiedlichen Schwerpunkten an, dabei kann es zu inhaltlichen Überschneidungen kommen:
 
Getting Started. Managing your Dissertation Project Successfully Grundlagen des Projektmanagements Project Management for Research Projects Agile Project Management (für Fortgeschrittene mit Vorwissen)  
Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Promovierende und Postdocs am KIT (Mitglieder des KHYS).Wenn Sie derzeit noch kein Mitglied bei KHYS sind, können Sie sich hier registrieren.
 
Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und an zwei Tagen statt, am 25. und 26. November 2026.
 
Eine vollständige Anwesenheit an der Veranstaltung wird erwartet.
 
Bitte melden Sie sich frühzeitig per E-Mail ab, wenn Sie nicht an einer Veranstaltung teilnehmen können. Damit können Personen von der Warteliste nachrücken und Sie helfen uns, die Qualität des Weiterbildungsprogramms aufrecht zu erhalten. Vielen Dank!

The event will be held in English, on December 3, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
As part of a personal roadmap, you take the opportunity to consciously reflect on your current professional and private situation. You will look at your personal goals and wishes and derive concrete steps for your further career and skills development.
 
What have I already achieved? What skills particularly characterize me? What are my strengths? What is important to me? How do I visualize a successful future?
 
The first aim of the event is to take a closer look at the current status quo and generate an understanding of your present situation. Taking stock in this way will help you to take a focused approach to your life and career planning, create a basis for reflection for your longer-term professional and private decisions and work on your individual areas of development in a targeted manner.  
 
In this way, you can develop goals for your further career planning from a holistic perspective and derive the first specific steps.
 
Please note that a career assessment cannot provide individual career counselling. KHYS offers the following workshops for further career planning:
After the Doctorate. Career Planning for Doctoral Researchers How to Shape Your Future. Career Planning for Postdocs  
This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here.
 
The event will be held in English, on December 3, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
We generally expect participants to attend throughout the entire duration of the event.
 
If you are unable to attend an event, please inform us promptly via e-mail. This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und an zwei Tagen statt, am 7. und 8. Dezember 2026.
 
Sie möchten sich gezielt auf Ihre Stellensuche vorbereiten und Ihre Bewerbungsstrategien optimieren?
 
Eine erfolgreiche Bewerbung ist mehr als nur eine Formalität – sie ist Ihre Visitenkarte auf dem Weg zu Ihrem nächsten Karriereschritt und Ihre Chance, sich selbst, Ihre Kompetenzen und Ihre Stärken überzeugend darzustellen. Ob Sie in der Wissenschaft bleiben oder in die Wirtschaft wechseln möchten, jede Bewerbung erfordert eine strategische Herangehensweise und ein klares Verständnis der Anforderungen. In diesem Workshop erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Unterlagen und Ihre Selbstpräsentation gezielt auf Ihre Karriereziele abstimmen, um im Bewerbungsprozess zu überzeugen.
 
Inhalte des Workshops
Berufsoptionen analysieren und das eigene Profil schärfen: Entwickeln Sie auf Basis Ihrer biografischen Eckdaten eine klare Zielvorstellung. Welche Karrieremöglichkeiten bieten sich? Wie finden Sie Stellen, die zu Ihnen passen? Bewerbungsunterlagen optimieren: Wir besprechen Inhalt, Form und Struktur zur Erstellung überzeugender Lebensläufe und Anschreiben – angepasst an nationale und internationale Anforderungen. Erfolgreich ins Bewerbungsgespräch: Von der Vorbereitung über Selbstpräsentation bis hin zur Interaktion – wir erarbeiten alle wichtigen Stationen des Gesprächs sowie wichtige Kriterien und typische Abläufe. Sie erhalten individuelles Feedback durch Übungselemente. Unterschiede in Bewerbungen innerhalb und außerhalb der Wissenschaft: Erfahren Sie, wie sich die Anforderungen und Herangehensweisen je nach Berufsfeld unterscheiden und wie Sie Ihre Bewerbung darauf abstimmen können. Ihre individuelle Bewerbungsstrategie: Entwickeln Sie einen Plan, der Ihre Stärken gezielt hervorhebt.  
Bringen Sie gerne Ihre aktuellen Bewerbungsunterlagen zum Workshop mit – im Rahmen der Übungen haben Sie die Möglichkeit, diese gezielt zu analysieren und zu optimieren.
 
Methoden:
Kurzpräsentationen ressourcenorientierte Coaching-Übungen (Klein-) Gruppendiskussionen Kreativitätstechniken und Rollenspiele  
Dieser Workshop ist eine ideale Ergänzung zu unseren Karriereplanungs-Workshops „After the Doctorate. Career Planning for Doctoral Researchers” und “How to Shape Your Future. Career Planning for Postdocs”. Er kann aber genauso gut unabhängig von diesen besucht werden.
 
Da für Bewerbungen in Deutschland, insbesondere außerhalb der Wissenschaft, oftmals die deutsche Sprache üblich ist, findet diese Veranstaltung auf Deutsch statt.
 
Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Promovierende und Postdocs am KIT (Mitglieder des KHYS). Wenn Sie derzeit noch kein Mitglied bei KHYS sind, können Sie sich hier registrieren.
 
Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und an zwei Tagen statt, am 7. und 8. Dezember 2026.
 
Eine vollständige Anwesenheit an der Veranstaltung wird erwartet.
 
Bitte melden Sie sich frühzeitig per E-Mail ab, wenn Sie nicht an einer Veranstaltung teilnehmen können. Damit können Personen von der Warteliste nachrücken und Sie helfen uns, die Qualität des Weiterbildungsprogramms aufrecht zu erhalten. Vielen Dank!