The PostDoc Board, founded in June 2012, represents postdoctoral fellows at IPK. Our main goals are:

• Welcoming new postdocs to our community at IPK.
• Representing the interests of postdocs towards IPK’s management for internal and external purposes and events.
• Supporting training and career planning by providing resources through scientific and non-scientific courses.

Who are the postdocs at IPK?

Anyone part of the scientific staff that is not a student nor a group leader is considered a postdoc. Therefore, the Board represents a heterogeneous group of people.

Current Board

Chair - Dr. Marina Pupke Marone
Vice-Chair - Dr. Srijan Jhingan
Dr. Anton Stepanenko
Dr. Dylan Jones
Dr. Jingyi Guo
Dr. Reza Haghi
Dr. Victor Rabesquine

Become a member

We encourage all postdocs at IPK to consider joining the Board. Together, we can create the opportunity to have an impact on the working life of postdocs and to help shape what IPK can offer its postdocs.

Career development

We organise and offer events aimed at improving different aspects of career development.

• Teach and Learn – opportunity to teach a course on your research area to other IPK fellows, the way you prefer it.
• Early career advice series – discussion in small groups with established scientists of IPK on navigating a career in academia.
• Extend your Horizons series – people who left academia give a talk about their career paths and current jobs, following a discussion.
• Meet the speaker – after the Gatersleben Lectures we have a space to talk about science,  career and personal experiences with the invited speaker, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Wellness 

We care about the mental health of our community! Along with other initiatives from IPK, we organise the WRKY (Wellness, Respect, and Kindness to Yourself) group in collaboration with the PhD Board. The WRKY group is a supportive space to discuss important aspects that contribute to mental health in academia.

Contact us

postdocboard[at]ipk-gatersleben.de

Please do not send any job applications to the Postdoc Board, though! 
For this, the Human Resources group is the right address
(application@ipk-gatersleben.de).