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2024/12/03
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Mastering Academic Job Interviews: Securing Postdocs, Grants, and Leadership Roles”, 16-17 March 2026

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Mastering Academic Job Interviews: Securing Postdocs, Grants, and Leadership Roles” by Dr Alexander Britz.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhD students preparing for the next big step in their academic career.

  • Dates: Monday, 16 March 2026, 9:00-17:00h and Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 9:00-13:00h
  • Duration: 1,5 days
  • Location: in-person on North Campus
  • Trainer: Dr Alexander Britz

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

Whether you’re applying for postdoctoral positions (domestic or abroad), preparing for selection interviews for competitive grants, or aiming for junior group leadership or professorship roles, this workshop is designed to help you excel. In this interactive workshop, participants will develop and practice key skills to leave a strong, professional impression in academic interviews. Effective preparation strategies, presentation techniques, and ways to navigate the unique expectations of academic hiring processes are covered and the specific challenges of academic job applications will be addressed.

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2024/12/02
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Interview Training for the non-academic job market”, 12-13 March 2026

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop in 2025 “Interview Training for the non-academic job market” by Christelle Linsenmann.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhD students in the process of applying for a job outside of academia.

  • Dates: Thursday and Friday, 12-13 March 2026, 9-16h
  • Duration: two full days
  • Location: in-person on North Campus
  • Trainer: Christelle Linsenmann

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

In this workshop, participants learn to prepare for upcoming application procedures and especially the different phases and requirements of a job interview. After this workshop, participants can effectively describe their individual job-relevant skills and unique strengths, present themselves professionally in a job-interview and are able to master unforeseen or difficult situations confidently. The workshop focuses on the reflection of individual competencies, practical exercises on frequently asked questions and techniques in interviews and dealing with critical or unknown questions. Finally, participants will develop their own authentic self-presentation. Methodologically, the workshop focuses on a change of input phases, feedback rounds and guided exercises.

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2024/12/01
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (20 Feb 2026, 11:30-13:00, online) with Dr. Marcel Forster (Project Manager at Syserso Networks GmbH): “From biochemistry to telecommunications – my journey into project management”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Marcel Forster, Project Manager at Syserso Networks GmbH in Hanover.

  • Date: Friday, 20 Feb 2026
  • Time: 11:30-13:00 (appr.)
  • Location: online
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you would like to attend.

About the speaker:

Marcel completed his PhD in biophysical chemistry at MPI-NAT on the topic of solid-state NMR spectroscopy of membrane proteins in 2021. After joining a contract research organization (clinical research) for a while, he now works for Syserso Networks GmbH as a project lead where he is responsible for the implementation of telecommunications projects. In his talk, Marcel will give insights on his transition from academia to industry, talk about his daily tasks and share his view on the role of a project manager and personal career choices.

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.

2024/12/01
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (17 April 2026, 11:30-13:00, in-person) with Dr Lukas Schulte (Team Lead Applied Analytics & AI, Boehringer Ingelheim): “Leveraging AI to identify new therapeutic concepts to benefit patients: My Big Pharma journey and what I learned about working in Industry”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with alumnus Dr Lukas Schulte, Team Lead Applied Analytics & AI in the Computational Innovation Unit at Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach.

In his talk, Lukas will provide insights into the academia-to-industry transition and what it takes to succeed there, his learnings in the 7 years since his PhD, his current and past roles, how Big Pharma R&D operates and the ambition of Computational Innovation at Boehringer Ingelheim.

  • Date: Friday, 17 April 2026
  • Time: 11:30-13:00 (appr.)
  • Location: in-person
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you would like to attend.

About the speaker:

From 2014-2018, Lukas pursued his PhD at the Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in the department of Prof. Dr. Holger Stark and in the GGNB Program “Biomolecules”. In his PhD work, he developed algorithms and software for Cryo-EM data analysis utilizing Machine Learning.

After graduating, Lukas joined ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions, Oberkochen, in November 2018 as a Research Scientist, where he leveraged AI/ML in Computer Vision for defect detection in automotive OEM production lines. He was promoted to Senior Scientist in early 2022, and later that year, decided to move to Boehringer Ingelheim in Biberach as Senior Scientist Machine Learning in the Global Computational Biology and Digital Sciences department.

Here, he worked on diverse projects, including virtual screening of Antibodies, ML-based steering of granulation machines and data-based identification of diseases to be added to the Boehringer Ingelheim portfolio. He was promoted to Principal Scientist Machine Learning in 2023, and after the inauguration of the new corporate function Computational Innovation, he took over the role of Team Lead Applied Analytics & AI, where together with this team and colleagues all over the organization, he develops methods to identify better targets and better biomarkers to ultimately create a benefit  for patients worldwide.

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.

2024/11/03
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “How to find your postdoctoral position”, 5-6 Feb 2026

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “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, 5 Feb 2026, 9:00-17:30h and Friday, 6 Feb 2026, 9:00-16:30h
  • Duration: two full days
  • Location: in-person on North Campus
  • 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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2024/11/02
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (30 January 2026, 11:30-13:00, in-person) with Dr Saskia Gressel (Patent Attorney at HOFFMANN EITLE (Biotech)): “From pipettes to patents: how I became a Patent Attorney in a European Intellectual Property boutique firm”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with alumna Dr Saskia Gressel, German and European Patent Attorney at HOFFMANN EITLE (Biotec), Munich, and Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

  • Date: Friday, 30 January 2026
  • Time: 11:30-13:00 (appr.)
  • Location: in person
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you would like to attend.

About the speaker:

What does a patent attorney do, and what makes this career path so unique? With appr. 14,400 European Patent Attorneys and 4,200 German Patent Attorneys, our work plays a critical role in bridging the gap between cutting-edge innovation and legal protection. In this talk, I will share insights into the daily life of a patent attorney in private practice, particularly in the field of biotechnology.

I will take you through my own career journey – from studying Chemistry and Biochemistry at LMU Munich to research projects with Prof. Jennifer Doudna at UC Berkeley, completing my PhD at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen with Prof. Patrick Cramer, and transitioning into intellectual property (IP) law. I will discuss what it’s like to work in an IP boutique firm, the challenges and rewards of handling biotech IP cases, and how my scientific background informs my legal practice.

If you’re curious about careers at the intersection of science, law, and innovation, this talk is for you!

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.

2024/11/01
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “What’s next? Career Development In- or Outside Academia”, 1-2 Dec 2025

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “What’s next? Career Development In- or Outside Academia” by Dr. Alexander Britz.

Are you currently working as Postdoc or finalizing your PhD? Do you plan to transition to your next position in or outside of academia, but feel unprepared for the job hunt? In this highly interactive workshop, you will get a comprehensive set of career development strategies which will help you master this process. You will learn to decide what your next career step should be and how to be effective in the application process including compiling a convincing application.

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, 1-2 December 2025
Duration: 1,5 days, Monday: 9-17h, Tuesday: 9-13h
Location: in-person on North campus
Trainer: Dr. Alexander Britz

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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