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2016/12/21
by Christin Schröter
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2016

We want to take a moment to thank you for your engaged participation in our workshops and Career Impulse Sessions as well as your feedback and appreciation of the Career Service Unit!

We wish you all relaxing, stress-free Christmas holidays and a great start into the New Year! We are looking forward to another year of fruitful exchange of information, ideas and experiences and joint activities.

Christin will be back in the office on 9 January 2017.

See you all fresh and well-rested in the new year!

All the best,

Christin and Katrin

2016/12/20
by Christin Schröter
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EMBO Negotiation Courses in 2017

The workshop “Negotiation – mindset and tools for lasting partnerships” organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) will take place on 25-27 January and 5-7 July 2017.

This workshop focuses on negotiation skills. Participants will gain an understanding and mastery of the negotiation process, which will support them in reaching their professional as well as private goals, and in building lasting partnerships.

The format of the workshop is highly interactive and practical, involving case-studies, role play, small group work and discussion sessions. Participants will get actively involved in the course, discussing their own life experiences and being self-reflective, in a stimulating and guided process. They will acquire tools that can be readily used in daily life.

The courses take place in the city of Leimen, near Heidelberg and cost 2,100€.

Click here for more information on the program and the trainer and the link for registration.

2016/12/20
by Christin Schröter
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Career Impulse Session with Christiane Menzfeld, Head of Public Relations at MPI for Biochemistry, 13 January 2017

We are happy to invite you to another Career Impulse Session titled “What does the public relations office of a research institute do?” with Dr. Christiane Menzfeld, Head of Public Relations at Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried. The event is organized by PhDs and PostDocs of the MPI-ds/IMPRS-PCBS.

Date: Friday, 13 January 2017
Start: 15:00 o’clock
Location: Max-Plack-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, large seminar room, foyer

Information about the speaker:

Dr. Christiane Menzfeld studied biotechnology and worked as a PhD student and Postdoc at the Institute of Neuropathology and the Institute of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology of the University Medicine Göttingen, respectively.

After a short insight into the field of Medical Communication she moved to Munich and started to work at the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried as the head of Public Relations. With about 850 employees, the Institute is one of the largest within the Max-Planck-Society.

In the talk, she will focus on different tasks of people working in the public relations office of a research institute, talking about her personal experience.

The team of a public relations office in a research institute supports the research groups, the managing director and coordinates public relation activities in the institute. It coordinates requests from citizens and journalist. It takes care of the internal and external website, writes and publishes press releases about the latest research findings and news about the researchers. The public relations office publishes internal newsletters and information material for employees and the interested public and organizes visitor programs and events for the public.

2016/12/14
by Christin Schröter
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Scientific Workshop “Cardiovascular Research @ Bayer” for PhDs and Postdocs, 23-25 March 2017

Bayer regularly organizes workshops for PhDs and Postdocs as entry opportunity for potential employees to a career in a specific research field at Bayer.

On 23-25 March 2017 there will be a workshop for scientist in the field of cardiovascular research.

The workshop “Cardiovascular Research @ Bayer” presents an excellent occasion for natural scientists (Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics) as well as pharmacists and physicians to cover aspects as diverse as:

  • identifying and characterizing novel treatment options for patients with cardiovascular diseases (including the indications heart failure, arrhythmia, thrombosis, inflammatory and fibrotic lung diseases, acute organ dysfunction, and/or kidney diseases)

  • working in research laboratories and planning, executing and evaluating preclinical pharmacology studies in the field of cardiovascular diseases research

  • participating in interdisciplinary teams and projects from target identification, target validation to optimization of substances and preclinical studies

Deadline for applications via the online application form is 15 January 2017.

For more information on the location, the workshop agenda and general career opportunities for Postdocs at Bayer click here.

2016/12/13
by Christin Schröter
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Apply for Dorothea Schlözer Career Promotion Programme for Female Postdocs until 20 January 2017

The Dorothea Schlözer qualification programme for postdocs offers female postdocs at Göttingen University or at the Göttingen research campus the chance to promote their career development and prepare them for a leading (international) role in research and academia.

The one-year intensive programme provides female scientists and scholars of different disciplines with training and coaching in key academic skills as well as practical career-relevant knowledge relating to international science management, research funding, leadership skills, appointment procedures and networking.

The programme combines a wide range of methods (individual and group coaching, workshops and training) as well as information and intercommunication options with advisors from inside and outside Göttingen University.

For more information on the programme, requirements and the application process click here or contact Mrs. Nina Härter from the Equal Opportunities Office (nina.haerter@zvw.uni-goettingen.de).

2016/12/09
by Christin Schröter
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Job offerings and information about working in the public sector in Germany

For those of you interested in working in the public sector in Germany, we want to point out the homepage www.bund.de, a gateway to the services and online information of the German Federal Administration and other public agencies in Germany.

Here you can search for job offerings in the public sector or find lists of public tenders, an index of all federal institutions in Germany, all kinds of application forms and information as well as links to many different federal services.

The homepage www.interamt.de also offers a search engine to find job offerings in the public sector and provides advice and tips about application and job interviews with regards to careers in the public sector.

2016/12/02
by Christin Schröter
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Klaus Tschira Preis für Verständliche Wissenschaft – Bewerbung bis 28. Februar 2017

 This post might be relevant for German speaking researchers who are interested in Science Communication:

Die Klaus Tschira Stiftung sucht junge Nachwuchswissenschaftler, die ihre herausragenden Forschungsarbeiten anschaulich und verständlich beschreiben. Die besten Arbeiten werden mit dem Klaus Tschira Preis für verständliche Wissenschaft – kurz KlarText! – prämiert.

Der Preis in den Fächern Biologie, Chemie, Informatik, Mathematik, Neurowissenschaften und Physik vergeben. Wenn Sie in einem dieser Fächer im Jahr 2016 promoviert wurden und ihre Forschungsergebnisse in einem populärwissenschaftlichen Artikel beschreiben möchten – dann bewerben Sie sich um den Klaus Tschira Preis für verständliche Wissenschaft 2017.

  • Die besten Artikel werden mit je 5.000 Euro ausgezeichnet und in einer Sonderbeilage der ZEIT veröffentlicht.
  • Jeder Bewerber kann am zweitägigen Workshop Wissenschaftskommunikation teilnehmen.

For more information on the application procedure and requirements, click here for a link to the homepage.