Berlin Postdoc Day 2026 day 2

Berlin Postdoc Day 2026 brings together postdocs and final-year PhD researchers from Berlin and the surrounding research community for a day of scientific exchange, career development and networking.

The event creates space for conversations that often do not fit into a regular conference programme: What comes after the postdoc phase? How do researchers navigate moves between fields, institutions or career paths? What lessons, challenges and opportunities shape the postdoc experience?

Participants can expect a varied programme with talks, practical workshops and networking opportunities designed around topics relevant to early-career researchers. The event also includes a poster session with a twist: researchers will have an opportunity to present their work in a way that is accessible to a non-specialist audience. The strongest posters will be selected by both the audience and a committee.

Whether you are at the beginning of your postdoc, approaching the end of your PhD or considering your next career step, Berlin Postdoc Day is an opportunity to connect with the wider regional research community and take away practical insights, new contacts and fresh perspectives.

The event is open to postdocs and final-year PhD researchers from all disciplines and institutions in Berlin and the surrounding region.

Programme for day 2:

09:00–09:05 Welcome

09:05–10:05 Talk: DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs - Dr. Anna Böhme

10:05–10:35 Talk: From Postdoc to Professor: Building an Academic Career in Germany - Dr. Outi Tuomainen 

10:35 - 11:05 Talk: Beyond Resilience: Mental Health and the Realities of Postdoc Life - Dr. Jelena Brasanac

11:05–11:25 Coffee break

11:25–11:55 Talk: From Postdoc to Your Own Boss - Ella Fischer and Alisa Fluhrer, Potsdam Transfer

11:55–12:25 Talk: d-fine your future – from academia to consulting - Dr. Heike Modest, d-fine

12:25–12:55 Talk: TRL 1,2,3,4... On the facets of Industrial Research in Water Electrolysis - Dr. Andre Klinger, Siemens Energy 

13:00–14:00 Lunch / booths / poster session

Workshops will run in parallel sessions:

14:00 - 15:30 Interactive Mental Health session: stress management and resilience (Dr. Verena Haage and Dr. Jelena Brasanac, Dragonfly Mental Health)

14:00 - 17:30 Leadership and supervision in academia: Multiple perspectives for greater effectiveness (Dr. Matteo Garavoglia)

14:00 - 17:30 Pitch Your Research (Ella Fischer and Alisa Fluhrer, Potsdam Tranfer)

14:00 - 17:30 How to write a successful research grant (Dr. Elisabeth Holuscha)

14:00 - 17:30 Project Management for Scientists (Dr. Alexander Egeling)

14:00 - 17:30 Postdoc, Professorship & Co. – Career Choices in Academia (Dr. Katharina Rein)

17:30 - 18:30 Closing, poster session, networking, drinks and snacks

Check our programme for day 1 here:
Berlin Postdoc Day 2026 - day 1