RMU Postdoc Career Weeks 2026 – Registration now open!
On 27 April, registration starts for his year’s Postdoc Career Weeks at the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), which will take place from June 8 to 19, 2026.
The two-week event will feature a wide range of workshops and event designed to help advanced doctoral candidates and postdocs promote their academic qualifications and actively shape their professional futures.
Through numerous workshops and sessions, learn more about funding opportunities, career paths (both within and outside the university), research-related skills, and get to know experienced researchers and your university contacts. Take advantage of this opportunity to network with other researchers from the Rhine-Main region and establish a professional network.
The event will primarily take place online and in English. A few courses will be offered in German and on the campus of Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz.
Selection of workshops and informational events (some with testimonials):
- Mobility Programs for Postdocs
- Research Data Management & GitLab
- Entrepreneurship
- Competence Check and Career Strategies
- Digital Visibility
- Maintaining Mental Health
- Alternative career paths – inside or outside academia
Click here for all the details: https://www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/rmu-postdoc-career-weeks-2026
You can also find all the individual events in the RMU event calendar.
Important: Early registration is required, as some workshops have limited capacity. The respective university quotas will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
The organizing team Jessica Werking and Dr. Laura Stein are happy to assist you with any questions you may have (ga@uni-mainz.de).
Downloads
- RMU Postdoc Career Weeks 2026 - Program (79.26 KB)
