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2018/03/14
by Christin Schröter
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Career Impulse Session (6 April 2018) with Sibylle Eisbach, CMC Manager in Global Regulatory Affairs at Bayer AG in Wuppertal

We are happy to invite you to another Career Impulse Session titled “Lessons learned in small pharma and big pharma” with Dr. Sibylle Eisbach who works as a CMC Manager in Global Regulatory Affairs at Bayer AG in Wuppertal.

Date: Friday, 6 April 2018
Time: 14-16h
Location: GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, seminar room 0.232 (ground floor)

After the talk, Sibylle will take some time to answer your individual questions.

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2018/03/13
by Christin Schröter
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Inaugural event of the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Community, 20 March 2018

Under the motto “How to make the most of your postdoc”, all Göttingen postdocs and early career researchers are warmly invited to the Inaugural Event of the Göttingen Campus Postdoc Community in the Hannah Vogt / Emmy Noether rooms, Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 3, on Tuesday 20 March from 2.00 to 5.30 pm.

The event gives postdocs of the Göttingen Campus the opportunity to network with excellent scientists and entrepreneurs.

Find more details about the event and register to attend here.

2018/03/07
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Know Yourself – Emphasize Your Individual Strengths”, 17 April 2018

You wonder what makes you stand out among other graduates with a PhD? You find it hard to tell others about yourself? You had a couple of job interviews, but have the feeling you could not convincingly talk about your competencies? Then sign-up for our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Know Yourself – Emphasize Your Individual Strengths” by Silke Oehrlein-Karpi.

Target Group: Postdoctoral scientist and late-stage PhD students who are considering their next career step.

Goals: Develop awareness about your specific individual skills and practice how to communicate them effectively in the professional context.

Date: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Duration: 1 day (9:00-18:00h)
Location: GZMB building, seminar room 0.232
Trainer: Dr. 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.

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2018/03/06
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills”, 26-27 April 2018

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

Target group: Postdoctoral scientist 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.

Date: Thursday, 26 April 2018 (12-17 h) & Friday, 27 April 2018 (10-17 h)
Duration: 1.5 days
Location: GZMB building, seminar room 0.232
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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2018/02/27
by Christin Schröter
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BioBusiness Summer School, 25-29 June 2018, Amsterdam

 

The BioBusiness Summer School offers PhD students and Postdocs with a background in Life Sciences who are considering a career outside of academia the chance to support their career orientation in industry and to increase their understanding of business aspects of Life Sciences.

The interactive five-day programme covers subjects such as product development, personal development, Harvard-style business cases, intellectual property, business models, entrepreneurship and finance and includes world-class high profile speakers from the industry, site visits to Life Science companies and international networking opportunities.

Dates: 25-29 June 2018
Location: Amsterdam & Leiden/ Netherlands

Places are limited. If you register before 1 March 2018 you can take advantage of the early-bird fee (985€ including VAT). The regular fee is 1.145€ (including VAT). The deadline for application is 1 June 2018.

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2018/02/15
by Stefanie Klug
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“Freigeist” Fellowships for Postdocs (Volkswagen Foundation)

The “Freigeist” Fellowship scheme is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and open to junior researchers (up to 4 years postdoc experience) from all research disciplines.

Funding is available for your own position (head of junior research group) for up to € 1 million and 5 (+3) years.

If you are an outstanding junior researchers who wish to carry out research at the boundaries between established fields of research, then check out further details below and online and apply by 11 October 2018.

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2018/02/15
by Stefanie Klug
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“Deutscher Studienpreis” (apply by 1 March 2018)

Annually the Körber Foundation is awarding the “Deutsche Studienpreis” for outstanding dissertations (magna or summa cum laude) in all disciplines.

In addition to scientific excellence a specific significance for the society is of particular importance. However, the focus is not necessarily lying on the economic exploitability but on the macrosocial benefit of scientific results.
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