We are happy to announce our upcoming GAUSS Career Service workshop “Project Management for Postdocs” by Dr. Peter Schröder.
This workshop is intended for Postdocs and Junior PIs in the Natural and Life Sciences.
- Dates: Wednesday, 3 Nov 2027, 10-17h and Thursday, 4 Nov 2027, 10-14h
- Duration: 1.5 days
- Location: in-person on North campus
- Trainer: Dr. Peter Schröder
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 contents:
This workshop intends to facilitate synergistic effects and implement basic project management culture to increase the efficient use of resources and improve teamwork. The trainer will pick up existing problems and work on solutions together with the participants in a mixture of „ex-cathedra“ teaching, jointed and group phases.
Topics:
- Planning scientific projects
- Monitoring and controlling scientific projects
- Managing scientific objectives
- Managing my team
- Planning daily work
- Strategic planning
- Structuring work and workplace
- Risk & output management
- Communication in scientific projects
- Time & Ressourcemanagement tools
Testimonials by former participants:
- “Peter is a great teacher! His workshop covered the basics of how to plan any project effectively. I’ve learned important lessons on how to respond to unforeseen challenges and how to produce a concrete, adaptable plan. Highly recommend this course to anyone”
- “It is a great workshop to join if you want to learn about project management and apply it to everyday research life in just two days. The lecturer gives wonderful explanation what every step of the project management is used for and uses vivid examples to show how to do them. I am surprised how much I learnt within this short time to make a positive change in my plans.”
- “Peter has an unusual approach for giving workshops. The workshop is engaging, motivating and gives a good introduction into project management. What sets this workshop apart, is the participant-focused approach of Peter. I learnt some techniques I didn’t know about and started implementing them the next day after the workshop… so, a good use of my time. I’ve already noticed I have become more productive.”
- “Dr. Peter Schröder is a great speaker. He was able to keep my attention throughout the whole session. As a former PI, Dr. Peter Schröder has a deep understanding of our struggles and can give us the information and tools we need.”