12 PhD positions at GRK »Gewohnter Wandel«
The interdisciplinary DFG Research Training Group »Gewohnter Wandel« investigates the tension between social transformation and the built residential environment. The aim is to develop research perspectives that enable questions relating to housing, its transformation and its future to be systematically examined from both a social and an architectural-spatial perspective.
From 1 April 2027, 12 part-time PhD positions (75%) are to be filled at the Bauhaus University Weimar and Goethe University Frankfurt (6 each).
Application deadline: 02 September 2026
academics Early Career Award
Starting in 2027, the academics Early Career Award, worth 5,000 euros, will be presented to outstanding early-career researchers who have had a positive and lasting impact on the scientific community through their exceptional research achievements and social engagement.
Call for Nominations
Nominations for outstanding researchers may be submitted from 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026.
Details and forms: https://www.academics.de/services/early-career-award
DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
PROSPECTS lecture series on the DFG funding portfolio
Throughout the year, the DFG presents its funding portfolio for early-career researchers in this series of lectures.
Upcoming events in the Prospects series:
- 31 Aug 2026, 10.00–11.30 – The Walter Benjamin Programme
- 22 Sept 2026, 09.30–11.00 – DFG funding for postdocs
International Ph.D. Network | CALL
The International Ph.D. Network (IPN) is looking for new coordinators!
The IPN primarily supports international doctoral candidates in integrating into university life and the social community in Weimar. It is committed to fostering exchange and networking between international and German doctoral researchers.
We are looking for 2 committed doctoral candidates with an international background to join the IPN as volunteers and help shape the network from September 2026 onwards. Together with the Bauhaus Research School and the International Office, you will organize interdisciplinary events and contribute to strengthening the international doctoral community at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
If you are interested in helping to continue the IPN as a vibrant community, please get in touch with us: research-school[at]uni-weimar.de.
Temporary Workstations @ BRS
Register now for temporary workspaces at Marinestr. 14!
Following the completion of several PhD projects, we once again have workspaces available for doctoral candidates and postdocs. If you need a quiet place to work on your research projects, then sign up quickly.
TURN26 in Weimar
»Experiential TURN – Erfahrungsräume für zukunftsfähiges Lernen« (space for experiential learning for a sustainable future) is the theme for the TURN Conference 2026, which will be held on 24 and 25 September 2026 at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The Conference will explore the role played by experience when it comes to teaching, learning, and higher education development.
Registration for participation and the waiting list are now closed. The opening and closing ceremonies of TURN26 will be streamed online, and details will be posted on the TURN website in late summer.
All details: https://turn-conference.org/
XVth International Bauhaus Colloquium published programme
Entitled ‘Politics of Research’, this English-language conference brings together around 130 international researchers from the fields of architecture and Urban Planning, art and design, and media and cultural studies to discuss the political, institutional and societal conditions of research in Weimar. The conference programme is now available online, and registration for the conference is open:
04 - 07 November 2026
www.bauhaus-colloquium.de/
Ph.D. Brown Bag Lunch
As part of the Faculty of Art and Design’s PhD Week, we organized a productive “brown bag lunch” for doctoral candidates at the BRS. While enjoying pizza and in pleasant 30-degree weather, we gathered on the balcony to discuss key topics such as the IPN (International Ph.D. Network), current ProDoc issues, and other aspects crucial to improve the doctoral experience at our university.