Graduate School

The research area of data assimilation provides excellent research and career opportunities for young researchers. The CRC supports young researchers in their academic career at all stages beginning at the level of Master and PhD studies, continuing with postdoctoral research and leading into an early research career at university level.

The Integrated Research Training Group provides in particular a structured training and career support program, which allows doctoral researchers to fully utilize the potential of the CRC for early career development.

We also strongly support the initiative of the University of Potsdam concerning climate friendly travel and encourage and support our young researchers if they wish not to travel by plane in order to reduce their carbon footprint. If you have any questions concerning this, please contact the SFB coordination office.

Data assimilation is a fascinating and challenging mathematical research field with a broad range of important applications. The integrated Research Training Group (RTG) provides the coordinated study program for the doctoral students of the SFB 1294. The educational goal is to train early career researchers in the field of data assimilation and to enable them to carry out research at the interface of applied and computational mathematics, statistics, probability theory and machine learning.

At the same time, members are enabled to apply advanced mathematical techniques to data assimilation problems of practical relevance. Besides an excellent technical competence, the IRTG conveys interdisciplinary skills and establishes a common scientific basis for its researchers. It facilitates integration into the international scientific community and its members will become independent, broad minded and responsible scientists who are able to pursue promising careers in science and industry.

The training program of the IRTG comprises the following key elements:

  • first year courses 
  • annual IRTG Jamboree
  • regular CRC research seminars
  • annual spring school
  • professional skills training courses and certification programs

Our doctoral researchers are supervised by two members of the CRC.

To strengthen the autonomy of our doctoral researchers, the IRTG provides a budget which our doctoral researchers administer themselves. For instance, they may organize informal get-togethers where they can discuss their work. They also use these funds to organize small workshops according to their interests and needs. 

The CRC makes it a priority to support researchers with family by providing childcare during CRC-related events, by arranging individual support during periods of parental leave, and by enabling flexible working arrangements. 

Colloquium Introduction

An introductory seminar to the topic of the colloquia is given before each colloquium from junior scientists - for junior scientists in the lecture hall from 9:00-9:45. Come and join us.

SFB Data Think Tanks

Photo by Karla Fritze

The Data Think Tanks are organized by the IRTG and aim to bring together mathematicians and scientists from application-driven areas and scientists from partner organizations or industry. The idea is to facilitate an exchange of ideas, to describe a partner’s problem mathematically and identify solution strategiesand approaches by working in interdisciplinary groups. Ideally we hope to create follow up collaborations with our partners, for example MSc or PhD projects.

 

The 1st SFB Data Think Tank took place in April 2022. Our partners were MTU and Bayer.

For the 2nd SFB Data Think Tank in March of this year, BASELABS and the Raum Lab - Imaging, Simulation & Stimulation from the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin were our partners.

The 3rd SFB Data Think Tank will take place from 14th to 16th of February 2024. The partners for this event will be announced at a later date.

Like the previous two Data Think Tanks, the 3rd SFB Data Think Tank will also take place at the Wissenschaftsetage in Potsdam.