PhD/Postdoc Career Center (ZePrOs)
As the central institution for early career researchers at Osnabrück University, ZePrOs supports doctoral candidates and postdocs from all disciplines during their qualification phase and in their further career development. ZePrOs offers crossdisciplinary events to strengthen key academic and career-related skills and provides career guidance. Researchers in early career phases are supported in planning and shaping their academic as well as non-academic career paths.
The aim is to provide doctoral candidates and postdocs with needs-oriented support with regard to the specific requirements of the respective qualification phase and to prepare them for responsible positions in academia, industry and beyond.
Our Offers
From key competences courses, individual consultation and support to mentoring programs and career development: You can find our services in the Doctorate and Postdoc Phase section.
Registration at ZePrOs
Registration at ZePrOs is required in order to use our offers. Registration is possible at any time. Participation in the individual courses is free of charge.
- Doctoral candidates are requested to send us the completed and signed Registration form (PDF, 122 kB) and a signed copy of the document Betreuungszusage (PDF, 64 kB) (German) by Post or e-mail: zepros@uni-osnabrueck.de.
- Postdocs are requested to send an informal application for registration by e-mail to: zepros@uni-osnabrueck.de.
- No registration at ZePrOs is necessary for events for prospective doctoral candidates.
Team and Tasks
The Scientific Advisory Council of the PhD/Postdoc Career Center is made up of professors from the schools at Osnabrück University as well as representatives of doctoral candidates and postdocs. The Vice President for International Affairs, Diversity and Academic Staff Development, the spokespersons of the graduate colleges, schools and programs at Osnabrück University and the university's internal cooperation partners of ZePrOs are represented on the advisory council in an advisory capacity.
University Lecturers on the Scientific Advisory Council
Prof. Dr. Christoph Rass
School of Cultural Studies and Social Sciences 01
Prof. Dr. Martin Belz
School of Educational and Cultural Studies 03
Prof. Dr. Christian Kost
School of Biology/Chemistry 05
Prof. Dr. Markus Spitzweck
School of Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics 06
Prof. Dr. Peter Schneck
School of Language and Literary Studies 07
Prof. Dr. Susanne Boshammer
School of Human Sciences 08
Prof. Dr. Joachim Wilde
School of Business Administration and Economics 09
Prof. Dr. Oliver Dörr
School of Law 10
Prof. Dr. Andrea Lenschow
Vice President for International Affairs, Diversity and Academic Staff Development
Representatives for Doctoral Candidates
Kim-Kristin Droste
Esra Grun
Leyla Jalili
Clara Lößl
Representatives for the Postdocs
Dr. Larissa Koch
Dr. Thomas Hänel
Substitutes
Dr. Nicole Diersen
Dr. Juan Felipe Ortiz-Riomalo