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2022/10/07
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (8 Mar 2024) with Dr. Adam Tomczak (Quality Manager at Ivoclar): “Introduction to quality management and regulatory affairs in medical devices as career options”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Adam Tomczak, Quality Manager at Ivoclar.

In the talk, Adam will explore the current regulatory landscape for medical devices and various roles life sciences graduates can assume in the industry.

He will discuss transferable strengths of life science graduates and typical challenges they face when transitioning to those roles.

  • Date: Friday, 8 March 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: North campus
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

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2022/07/10
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World”, 20-21 February 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World” by Dr. Gaby Schilling.

This workshop is designed for postdoctoral scientists and late-stage PhD students who are currently applying or planning to apply for a position in industry. Getting to know different departments and their functions in a company and reflect about whether related jobs could be a good fit for your interests and profile are the goals of this workshop.

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, 20-21 February 2024
Duration: Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 9:00-17:00h and Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 9:00-15:30h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Gaby Schilling

Registration: Please register here (in case you are not yet registered) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop Description:
PhD students and postdocs with a background in natural and social sciences are usually not educated in economic thinking. Sometimes they do not know how enterprises create values. Often they have no idea what different departments contribute to the company’s economic success. This lack of knowledge makes them feel insecure about their opportunities in fields aside from research and development. That is the reason why their applications are often not convincing. In this course, participants will learn about different roles and tasks in enterprises and how employees in different departments interact and depend on each other. Playing different roles enables participants to realize for themselves what is the most fun and what fits best to them.

2022/06/10
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (2 Feb 2024, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Mandy Mong-Quyen Mai (Auditor Trainee at CSL Plasma): “From wet lab to opportunities to auditor – a leap into the unknown”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Mandy Mong-Quyen Mai, Auditor Trainee at CSL Plasma, Göttingen.

Mandy will provide insights into her field of work, sharing her personal experiences and perspectives. Over the course of this session, she will share her adventure into the unknown and how opportunities can arise in the most surprising ways, opening worlds never seen before. Following her talk, you will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive and informal discussion.

  • Date: Friday, 2 February 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

About the speaker:

Mandy Mai is a biomedical scientist by training and completed her PhD on the biogenesis of the mitochondrial ribosomal small subunit in 2021. Upon finishing the PhD, she ventured more into economy and finished a project management course where she already had the possibility to venture into science related companies.

During this time, she got the opportunity to start as an auditor trainee at CSL Plasma GmbH, a field unbeknownst to her. In her role, she is getting trained on the processes related to qualification of external plasma suppliers as well as the CSL Plasmapheresis centers located in Germany and Hungary. These activities involve strong customer contact, as well as intensive traveling and the chance to grow with new challenges, learning from other cultures and people included, and making use of all available language skills.

About the sessions:

Our Career Impulse Sessions offer a platform for interactive and informal exchange about career-related topics for PhD students and postdocs in the Life and Natural Sciences. By inviting PhD holders with different career paths, we would like to illustrate the broad range of potential careers for PhD students and postdocs and give inspiration for career choices.

2022/06/09
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “How to find your postdoctoral position”, 18-19 Jan 2024

We are happy to announce the first GAUSS Career Service workshop in 2024 “How to find your postdoctoral position” by Dr Dagmar Sigurdardottir.

This workshop is intended for early postdocs and late-stage PhD students who are looking for their first or next postdoctoral position.

  • Dates: Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:00-17:30h and Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:00-16:30h
  • Location: GZMB building, seminar room 0.233, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Trainer: Dr Dagmar Sigurdardottir
  • Workshop Category: Knowing and Marketing Yourself
  • Registration: Please register here (in case you are not registered yet) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop description

Post-doctoral positions are usually not that hard to get but finding the right one that can firmly establish a professional career is really challenging. At the same time, scientists towards the end of their PhD don’t have a lot of time to spend on the search for the right post-doctoral position. Therefore, this workshop provides a compact overview of relevant aspects and the opportunity to explore one’s own preferences. Specifically, participants learn to define their own criteria for a successful post-doctoral position, develop their targeted search and application strategy, assess the relative benefit of post-doctoral grants and prepare to harness the full potential of their post-doc interview.

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2022/05/03
by Stefanie Klug
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CANCELLED: Online Workshop “Resilience for Postdocs”, 13 Dec 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop on the topic “Resilience for Postdocs” by Heli Korhonen.

  • Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 9:00-16:00 h
  • Location: online
  • Trainer: Heli Korhonen
  • Registration: Please register here (in case you are not yet registered) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop description

Pursuing a career as a Postdoc can make strenuous demands on researchers’ time, energy and ultimately, health. This interactive, solution-oriented workshop looks at ways to reconcile high expectations within academia, a large workload, financial pressures and family needs, and questions about one’s own priorities, values as well physical and mental health.

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2022/04/04
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Information Event with Bayer’s Inhouse Consultancy (5 Dec 2023, 14:00-15:30, online)

We’re happy to announce our next virtual GAUSS Career Information Event, this time with Bayer’s Inhouse Consultancy.

  • Date: Tuesday, 5 Dec 2023
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: the event will take place online
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

Event description:

Are you interested in life sciences and ready for more insights on the dynamic world of consulting? Then join our virtual event to get to know the exciting and varied everyday working life in inhouse consulting.

Find out how Bayer’s Inhouse Consultancy is structured along the value chain with focus on strategic projects in the areas of Research & Development, Supply Chain & Manufacturing, Marketing & Sales and Business Transformation.

After an introduction in what they do, you can ask their consultants all your questions about consulting in general, their projects and career possibilities. Bayer Inhouse Consulting is continuously seeking talented individuals who are passionate about making a real impact in the world of life sciences consulting. They’re already looking forward to welcome you to their session!

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2022/03/07
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills”, 27-28 November 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills” by Gaby Schilling.

Target group: Postdoctoral scientists and late-stage PhD students who are currently applying or planning to apply for a position in industry or other areas outside academia.

Goal: Becoming familiar with all steps involved in the application process.

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, 27-28 November 2023
Duration: 1.5 days: Monday, 13-18h; Tuesday, 9-16h
Location: Large seminar room 0.232 of the GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen (map)
Trainer: Dr. Gaby Schilling

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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