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2020/11/05
by Stefanie Klug
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Online workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World”, 16-17 February 2021

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 scientist 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, 16-17 February 2021
Duration: Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 9:00-17:00h and Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 9:00-15:30h
Location: The workshop will take place online.
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.

2020/11/05
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “Leading Teams in Academia. Multiple Perspectives for Greater Awareness”, 14-15 January 2021

We are happy to announce our new GAUSS Career Workshop “Leading Teams in Academia. Multiple Perspectives for Greater Awareness” by Dr. Matteo Garavoglia.

What is leadership? Which roles do different individuals play within a team? What dynamics underpin effective team communication? Which tolls can one employ to provide more effective supervision? This workshop helps you to develop the tools to effectively answer some of these questions.

Dates: Thursday and Friday, 14-15 January 2021
Duration: Thursday – 9:00-18:00h; Friday – 9:00-16:00h
Location: The workshop will take place online.
Trainer: Dr. Matteo Garavoglia

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.

Workshop description:

On the first day, participants are guided through a series of steps to

  • identify which leadership strategies might best suit the needs of the team
  • understand the different roles that individuals might play within a team
  • enhance their communication skills
  • address those issues that might influence the quality of supervision.

On the second day, participants will join the workshop one at the time for a tailor-made session with the trainer. Within this context, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the individual challenges that they are facing and to employ the skills learnt on the first day. By investing one day working with their colleagues on the first day and engaging in a one-to-one session with the trainer on the second day, participants will gain new and invaluable tools to address the challenges that late-stage PhD students and early-stage post-doctoral researchers inevitably face.

2020/10/06
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “On your path towards professorship”, 7 and 8 or 9 December 2020

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Workshop “On your path towards professorship” by Silke Oehrlein-Karpi. This workshop is intended for postdoctoral scientists with at least one year postdoc experience pursuing an academic career and in the long term a professorship.

Date: Monday, 7 December 2020 (module I), Tuesday or Wednesday, 8 or 9 December 2020 (module II)
Duration: 2 half-days (9:00-13:00h)
Location: The workshop will take place online.
Trainer: Silke Oehrlein-Karpi

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.

Workshop description:

A profound basis of information is essential for postdocs on the path to professorship at a university in order to be comprehensively prepared to make the right decisions and to properly craft their academic career:

Start with an inventory regarding your previous academic achievements and take into account your individual competencies, interests and values. It is also crucial to explore formal and informal requirements in your particular field of research to be able to develop a promising strategy as early as possible: What will ultimately make you successful? What are relevant milestones you need to accomplish? What are structural boundaries or other hindrances? Who can support and promote you to become an academically independent and acknowledged senior researcher? What further aspects are important to keep an eye on?

The whole group will participates in module I of the workshop. Module II group coachings are going to take place in smaller subgroups at two following days. The trainer will send you a prework about 14 days before the workshop commences. With this guideline you can take a detailed look on your current portfolio of qualifications, skills, interests and values. During the workshop you get an overview about the various demands and options on the pathway to academic independence. During the group coaching units individual concerns based on your profiles and research contexts will be explored to identify the next concrete steps and strategies leading all the way up to the appointment process.

2020/09/14
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “Conflict Management”, 16-17 November 2020

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career virtual workshop “Conflict Management” by Dr. Neela Enke.

Dates: 16-17 November 2020
Duration: 2 half-days (9:30-13:00h)
Location: The workshop will take place online via Zoom.
Trainer: Dr. Neela Enke

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.

Workshop Description: The ability to deal with conflicts is a key component of professional conduct and an important factor for personal and professional success. The workshop enables the participants to experience conflict as agent of innovation, professional and personal development. Conflicts are often perceived as painful, disruptive and stressful. Only rarely the potential for innovation and change is realized and appreciated. This seminar examines conflicts in regard to their chances and challenges to introduce a constructive concept of conflict as social normality. The participant’s conflict solution competences are strengthened and activated to deal with difficult situations. Professional communication as tool for conflict solution is explained and practiced.

2020/09/14
by Stefanie Klug
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Online workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills”, 2 and 11 November 2020

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service virtual 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, 2 and 11 November 2020
Duration: 1.5 days, Monday, 2 November 2020, 13-18h and Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 9-16h
Location: online via Zoom
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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2020/07/23
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “Grant Writing”, 29-30 October 2020

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Grant Writing” by Dr. John Dixon.

This workshop is intended for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who are new to the process of applying for a scientific research grant. Ideally, participants should already be in the process of applying for a grant or planning to start writing within the next 3 months. Therefore it is crucial that they have an idea about the research topic and possible funding bodies.

Dates: Thursday and Friday, 29-30 October 2020
Duration: 2 half-days, 9:30-13:00h
Location: The workshop will take place online
Trainer: Dr John Dixon

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
Over two half-days, we cover the following:

  • the nature of this unique challenge and ‘grantsmanship’
  • a typical application process
  • who are reviewers and decision makers
  • four cornerstones of a good application (the research question, credibility, likelihood of success, value for money)
  • four attributes (being persuasive, complete, readable and correct)

Before and during the workshop, you will have the chance to use a template to develop the rationale for your research project. The abstract is a critical component of a grant application, and we critique some abstracts to establish the composition and style of an effective abstract. After the workshop, you have the opportunity to write a grant application abstract and email it to the trainer, who will give you feedback. Communication will be strictly confidential.

We use the Zoom platform, and this workshop comprises short lectures, exercises, brainstorming in breakout rooms and an open invitation to ask questions, express opinion and share experience.

2020/07/06
by Christin Schröter
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Online Workshop: “Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers” (Online course, starting 5 October 2020)

We are happy to announce our next project management workshop “Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers” with Dr. Nadine Sinclair.

Achieve amazing productivity and reduce your stress level in 7 weeks by implementing the productivity secrets that allow management consultants and high-performing industry teams to generate results quickly.

  • Start Date: Monday, 5 October 2020
  • Information event via Zoom: Friday, 18 September 2020 (11:00-11:45), registered participants will receive invitation to Zoom meeting beforehand
  • Duration: 7 consecutive weeks with weekly Q&A session on Wednesdays at 5pm
  • Target group: Postdocs and late-stage PhD students who would like to add effective project management to their skill set and apply the principles to their own research supported by an implementation phase offered during this course.
  • Webpage: http://mindmatters.pro/fastforward
  • Credits / Certificate: After successfully completing the workshop (this includes completing the different modules AND attending the Q&A sessions), you will receive a certificate and/or 1.5 credits (for PhD students).
  • To register, please send an e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de, including a short motivation statement and your commitment to complete the course by 23 September 2020. PLEASE DON’T register via the Fast Forward online portal as you would need to pay the full regular fee (697 €) yourself.

This workshop has a different format than our other workshops as it is an online workshop running for 7 weeks including

  • 7 results-oriented implementation modules
  • a private social media community
  • 12 downloadable workbooks & templates
  • 7 weekly live Q&A coaching sessions with the trainer Nadine Sinclair. Please note: If you miss more than one of the Q&A sessions you will neither receive a certificate nor any credits.

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