The MPA is committed to training talented young researchers to become independent scientists. Both scientific competence and complementary key competences are considered essential. Therefore, the MPA offers an individual training program for each student. It includes both curricular activities such as special lectures, seminars and summer schools, as well as extra-curricular activities such as soft skill courses.
The JGU and its partners offer a variety of courses to support young researchers in their personal and professional development. These courses are intended to serve as additional qualifications to scientific training.
The cluster of excellence PRISMA++ supports young researchers during their doctorate and postdoctoral phases with travel funds for attending conferences, collaboration meetings, and schools. The grant for travel expenses is up to €1,500 per year for doctoral candidates and €2,500 for postdoctoral researchers. Please submit the form (xlsx document), which also includes a business travel authorization form, to the PRISMA++ Coordination Office (approximately 3 months before the planned business trip). After the business trip, please fill out the “Application for Travel Expense Reimbursement” as usual and submit it to your responsible group secretariat or the PRISMA++ Coordination Office.
The collaboration between JGU and Fermilab supports young researchers in spending several months at this world-leading research institution in high-energy physics. Doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and junior research group leaders at JGU are eligible to apply. Applicants or their work groups only need to cover the travel expenses. Accommodation costs are borne by the partner institution. The exchange can be used for lab visits, scientific collaboration meetings, and workshops. If interested, please fill out the application form and submit it to the THEP work group secretariat (thep-sekretariat@uni-mainz.de) approximately 3 months before the planned stay. Applications can be submitted at any time. The program is open to all JGU members, from both experimental and theoretical groups. Decisions are made within approximately 4 weeks.
MITP has partnership agreements with numerous international theoretical institutes and promotes the mutual exchange of researchers and young scientists. Mit dem MITP Outgoing Fellowship ist es möglich, einen mehrmonatigen Forschungsaufenthalt an einer der Partnerinstitutionen zu verbringen. Jährlich werden bis zu zwölf Stipendien vergeben. Für weitere Informationen können sich PRISMA++-Wissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler an Prof. Dr. Tobias Hurth (Wissenschaftlicher Koordinator MITP) und Olga Zeeh-Sourli (Manager Administration and Guest Relations MITP) wenden. Bewerbungen können an die MITP-Geschäftsstelle (mitp@uni-mainz.de) gesendet werden.
