2013/10/10
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The university of Göttingen is offering a new mentoring program for PhD students and postdocs who aim for a career in industry. As I wrote recently, mentoring is an effective instrument if you have already a career goal in mind. … Continue reading
2013/10/08
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The half-day event “Forum Hochschuldidaktik 2013” gives insights in contemporary high education teaching – one important tasks of professors at German universities which became more and more professionalized in last years. Besides a keynote, specific teaching projects addressing topics such … Continue reading
2013/09/05
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The Horizons Career Fair is a great chance to learn about “a wide variety of career options one can plunge into after finishing their PhD phase.” Check out its schedule here. Date: 9 September 2013, 9:00 o’clock Place: Max Planck … Continue reading
2013/08/27
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The Daimler and Benz Foundation is again offering sponsorship to young postdoctoral scientists of all disciplines and subjects within three years after their graduation. The postdoctoral scientist needs to have an own research project and an institutional affiliation to a … Continue reading
2013/08/22
by Katrin Wodzicki
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I recently wrote about career fairs as an opportunity to find out about potential employers and jobs. A similar chance is a trade fair such as the BIOTECHNICA in Hannover. The next BIOTECHNICA takes place from 8 to 10 October … Continue reading
2013/07/18
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The research department of the University of Göttingen announced the next round of the “Dorothea Schlözer Mentoring Program at the University of Göttingen” for female doctoral and postdoctoral researchers: In support of female researchers aiming for an academic career the … Continue reading
2013/07/11
by Katrin Wodzicki
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If you are interested in leaving academia, one worthwhile networking activity is visiting career fairs. On career fairs, you have the chance to get in contact with potential future employers and to explore career opportunities. Mostly, job vacancies of exhibiting … Continue reading