2016/09/28
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Half-Day Workshop “Practice for Job Interviews”, 8 November 2016

You are waiting for your first invitations to job interviews and want to prepare yourself as good as possible? You want to improve your interview skills? Then take part in our workshop “Practice for Job Interviews” (in German or English, to be determined).

Target group: Junior researchers (PhD students and Postdocs) who are currently applying or plan to apply soon to positions in Industry or other areas outside academic research

Goal: Practice self-presentation in the application process through trainer and peer feedback

Date: Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 13:00-17:00h
Duration: 0.5 day
Place: GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, seminar room 0.232
Trainer: Dr. Katrin Wodzicki

Deadline for registration: 27 October 2016

The workshop will offer short theoretical input. However, the main focus is training and reflecting on interview situations. It is neither necessary nor possible that every participant will be interviewed during the workshop. Engaging in some active role will, however,be important for everyone to benefit from the workshop. Consequently, participants should be willing to openly talk about themselves as well as to give feedback to other participants in small groups.

Depending on your choice, the workshop will be held in German or English. So please indicate your language preference when registering for the workshop.

Which LANGUAGE to choose: If you are applying to positions in Germany, it is very likely that your job interviews will be, at least partly, in German. In this case, we recommend to challenge yourself during the workshop, even if you are not a native speaker and to choose German as workshop language. Switching partly to English during the workshop is possible if needed.

Pre-work: For participation in the workshop, it will be necessary to send the task and candidate description of a job announcement you would be interested in, together with your CV and, if available, a respective cover letter.

Registration: Please register here (if you haven’t done it already) and write an email to Dr. Katrin Wodzicki (ggnb-career@gwdg.de), including a short statement on your motivation to join the workshop (Why this workshop?) and your preference regarding the workshop language (English/German).

2016/09/27
by Christin Schröter
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Seminars on Research Funding at MPI-bpc, 29 September und 27 October 2016

The Office for Research Support of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry offers two seminars on Research Funding which are open to all interested parties:

“How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal”

When: Thursday, 29 September 2016, 15:00h
Where: Large Seminar Room, MPI-bpc

Content:

The art of grantmanship: general notes
Time table for proposal preparation
How to convince a donor to support your proposal
Strenghts and weaknesses: Excerpts from reviews
Merciless criticism

“The Organizations, their Programs and Guidelines”

When: Thursday, 27 October 2016, 15:00h
Where: Large Seminar Room, MPI-bpc

Content:

Support for attending conferences
Research stays abroad
Funding for a research group

2016/09/16
by Christin Schröter
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Workshop “Job Hunting and Application Skills” (24-25 November 2016) + Webinar (17 November 2016)

We are happy to announce the next workshop on “Job Hunting and Application Skills – Natural and Life Sciences”.

Target group: Junior researchers who are currently applying or plan to apply soon to positions in Industry or other areas outside academic research.

Goal: Getting to know all the steps of the application process.

Dates: Thursday, 24 November 2016 (12-17 h) & Friday, 25 November 2016 (9-16 h) + Webinar, 17 November (1 hour)
Place: GZMB building, seminar room -1.105 (basement)
Trainer: Barbara Hoffbauer
Duration: 1,5 days + webinar

Registration: Please register here and write an email to ggnb-career@gwdg.de, including a short statement on your motivation to join the workshop.

Detailed Description:

Previous to the workshop there will be a one-hour webinar with focus on CVs to speak about some basic facts and concepts before the workshop, so that it doesn’t take up too much of the workshop’s time.

The workshop itself deals with how to write a professional application. Participants will learn about the requirements regarding form and content of CVs and the respective differences between academia and industry. They will reflect about how to convey their strengths and motivation in response to a job advertisement, but also how to approach speculative applications. Moreover, participants will train their self-presentation skills in the job hunting process, including self-presentation on career fairs, conferences and interviews. The workshop will include various training sessions, partly accompanied by video recording for a follow-up analysis.

Subsequent to the workshop, it is possible to get an individual CV check from the trainer.

Testimonials:
“It was perfectly suited to my need, very helpful with a great experienced trainer.” (Postdoc in Neurosciences)

“The workshop was very informative and dynamic. It helped me to realize my most positive characteristics and feel confident about my future career possibilities.” (Postdoc at GZMB)

“Make the most of this wonderful experience. Learn and improve yourself with the content of the workshop. It’s an eye opener.” (Postdoc in Molecular Biology)

2016/09/06
by Christin Schröter
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Horizons 2016: Career Fair

The next HORIZONS in Molecular Biology Symposium is coming up, again with a great scientific program, supplemented by a career fair, method workshops and more.

The Career Fair, which will take place on Monday, September 12th might be especially interesting for you. If you are thinking about your next career steps, you will have the chance to inform yourself about different career paths.

Location: Manfred-Eigen Lecture Hall, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Faßberg 11, 37077 Göttingen

The program includes career lectures by company representatives, research group leaders, consultants and representatives of other interesting career paths for life scientists. Click here for the complete time schedule.

You can register for the career fair workshops and the Speed Dating event, where you get the chance to personally meet a speaker to get some advice on building a successful career. One of the workshops with the title “Social Networking with LinkedIn: How to make use of it for career purposes” will be held by Katrin!

Participation in career fair is free of charge. However, registration for the workshops and the Speed Dating is required.

2016/09/02
by Katrin Wodzicki
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4-day Course on Good Manufacturing Practice (in German) in Göttingen, 10-13 October

We are very happy to announce a 4-day course on Good Manufacturing Practice in Göttingen. The course language will be German as it deals with German guidelines and regulations. Knowing about these regulations is quite important for everyone working in private companies in Germany.

The registration fee covers costs of the organization and depends on whether you are enrolled as student or not as well as how early you register for the course. See below for more information.

Registration for the course in Göttingen opens on Monday, 5 September 2016.

To register click here: http://gmp-kurs.de/termine/

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Liebe Postdoktoranden, liebe Studierende, liebe Absolvent*innen,

in Kooperation mit dem GGNB Career Service bieten wir für euch vom 10. bis 13. Oktober 2016 einen praxisbezogenen Lehrgang zum Thema GMP an.

GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice, dt. = Gute Herstellungspraxis) sind Richtlinien zur Qualitätssicherung bei der Produktion von Arzneimitteln, Kosmetika, Lebens- und Futtermitteln.

GMP-Kenntnisse werden in vielen Unternehmen von Absolventen aus den Life Sciences erwartet, jedoch in Hochschulen nur selten vermittelt. Oft sind GMP-Kenntnisse eine zentrale Anforderungen bei Stellenausschreibungen, besonders in der Pharmaindustrie. Aus diesem Grund bieten wir einen Lehrgang für Studenten und Absolventen aus den Bereichen Biochemie, Biologie und angrenzenden Wissenschaften an.

Um den Lehrgang möglichst praxisnah zu gestalten, werden die Inhalte durch Mitarbeiter verschiedener Unternehmen vermittelt. Hinzu kommen umfassende Vorstellungen der beteiligten Unternehmen, welche sich als attraktive Arbeitgeber präsentieren wollen.

Die Anmeldung zum Kurs erfolgt nach Freischaltung am 5. September 2016 online unter www.gmp-kurs.de. Die Kosten betragen für Studierende 125€ (Frühbucher) bzw. 225€ (Normalpreis). Die Kosten für wissenschaftliche Mitarbeitende ohne Studierendenstatus betragen 169€ (Frühbucher) bzw. 269€ (Normalpreis). Der Kurs wird mit einer Onlineprüfung abgeschlossen, nach deren Abschluss alle Teilnehmer ein Zertifikat erhalten.

Kontakt:

Web: www.gmp-kurs.de

E-Mail: luzi.krauss@gmp-kurs.de oder kevin.schnarr@gmp-kurs.de

2016/08/24
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Funding for Organizing Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting

Would you like to organize a meeting fitting exactly to your needs for interdisciplinary exchange with colleagues? Here is your chance to get the money to do it: The Joachim Herz Stiftung has opened the call “Begegnungszone“. Meetings financed by this call should explicitly address junior researchers. Until October 16, 2016 you can submit your proposal for a meeting taking place between March and October 2017. For details and preconditions of the call visit the respective website.

As you are supposed to test new formats of interaction, you may want to have a chat with me, if you plan to apply. I’m quite familiar with different formats for exchanging and discussing ideas and I would be happy to bring together this experience with your ideas for a meeting.

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