Career & Opportunities
Early Career Researchers
TPChange offers various options for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to strengthen their profile. Courses on networking, presentation, academic writing as well as support for conference visits are offered. Our summer- and winter schools provide the ECRs with basic knowledge on TPChange topics and help continuing their work effectively. Furthermore, we want to foster exchange among all ECRs in order to increase each individual’s network and to facilitate collaborations.
PhD Support Groups (PSGs) are formed for all TPChange PhD candidates in order to create a place where the development of the PhD project can be discussed, formed and improved.
ECR Representatives
The interests of the TPChange ECRs are represented by three PhD candidates and Postdocs. They send a deputy as a full member to the meetings of the Scientific Steering Group and are points of contact for all ECRs and the TPChange management
ECR Ombudspersons
You as TPChange ECR can reach out to your ombudspersons if you have a question or a conflict and need a neutral and discreet point of contact. Both Martina and Heiko are connected to TPChange and know the atmospheric science community, but are no active project leaders for TPChange at the moment.
Dr. Martina Krämer
Ombudsperson
markraem[at]uni-mainz.de
Dr. Heiko Bozem
Ombudsperson
bozemh[at]uni-mainz.de
Upcoming and past events for TPChange ECRs:
Please see our Event Calendar for a list of all TPChange events.
10-11 December in Mainz: How to engage the listener in your talk by effective presentation structure and use of voice and body language...
11 and 12 November 2026, Online: Paid to research: How to prepare successful funding applications Target group: TPChange Postdocs and advanced PhD students Objectives...
Dear Early Career Researchers in TPChange, We are happy to announce that registration for the TPChange Summer School is now open! Please register until 30 June 2026,...
Equity & Diversity
TPChange wants to help create a working environment that reflects diversity and equal opportunity. We are organising measures in different aspects:
Career development for female researchers
Additional mentoring, coaching, soft-skill courses, networking opportunities
Promotion of diversity
Promotion of a diversity sensitive working culture, additional career development for individuals, support of special needs
Raising awareness
For equal opportunities, e.g., becoming aware of implicit biases, measures for researchers of all genders
Improve compatibility of career and care
Child care at events, additional support staff for members with care responsibilities
Equity and Diversity Committee
The Equity and Diversity (ED) Committee plans and executes measures to promote ED and unites perspectives from project leaders, Early Career Researchers and TPChange coordination. It decides on requests for ED measures and reports back to the Scientific Steering Group and the General Assembly.
Upcoming and past events on Equity and Diversity:
Please see our Event Calendar for a list of all TPChange events.
Planned for 2026/2027: Workshop on Voice and Body Language for female ECR 3rd Workshop for female PI Workshop on communication in diverse teams and more
20 February 2025 Bad Dürkheim. Finding and selecting new colleagues Designing efficient selection processes by Caroline Ketting (KettingCoaching)...
15 March 2024, Mainz https://tpchange.de/event/workshop-for-pi-intercultural-communication/
15 March 2024 in Mainz https://tpchange.de/event/workshop-for-pi-gender-bias/
Open Positions
We are eager to continue the exciting research in TPChange in Phase II! Please consider the following job offer:
Research Area B – Small scale dynamics and microphysics
| Job offer | Institution | Project | Topic | Project leaders |
| PhD candidate (75 %) Link: B01-PHD1-JGU |
JGU | B01 | Gradients & mixing | Prof. Dr. Peter Hoor, Prof. Dr. Holger Tost, Prof. Dr. Annette Miltenberger |
JGU – Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz