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2024/09/01
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal”, 15-16 October 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop on the topic “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal” by Dr. Thomas Koch.

This workshop is intended for postdoctoral researchers and late-stage PhD students who are new to the process of applying for a scientific research grant. Ideally, participants should plan to start applying for a grant within the next 6 months. Therefore, it is crucial that you already have an idea about the research topic and possible funding bodies.

  • Date: Tuesday and Wednesday, 15-16 October 2024,
  • Times: 9-15h on both days plus 3h pre-teaching prior to the workshop
  • Location: online
  • Trainer: Dr. Thomas Koch
  • 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.

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2024/08/31
by Stefanie Klug
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Online workshop “Career Planning”, September 2024

We are happy to announce our upcoming GAUSS Career Service online workshop “Career Planning” by Dr. Iris Köhler.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhDs in the Natural and Life Sciences.

  • Dates: 9, 12, 16 and 19 September 2024, 9:00-11:00h
  • Location: online
  • Trainer: Dr. Iris Köhler
  • Workshop Category: Knowing the Job Market
  • 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

The majority of PhD holders does not stay in academia, but pursues careers in a variety of fields. Many young scientists struggle with finding out which career path they would like to pursue. They are not sure which career options exist, and they often have never taken the time to reflect on what kind of work they would actually like to do, and what their values, interests and goals are. The following topics will be covered in the course:

  1. Discovering career and life goals: What kind of work do you like to do? What are your dreams and ideas for the future?
  2. Exploring career options: Where do people with a PhD outside academia work?
  3. Analyzing skills and competencies: What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? Which “hidden” competencies do you have that you are maybe not aware of?
  4. Make a plan: What are the next steps?

After this course, participants

  • have a better understanding of their life and career goals.
  • have analyzed their skills and competencies.
  • are aware of career options within and outside academia.
  • have designed their individual career development plan.

2024/08/30
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (13 September 2024, 14:00-15:30, ONLINE) with Dr. Mirna Kramar (MSCA Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher at Institut Curie, Paris): “The sweet pain of writing grants: Pursuing an academic career”

We’re happy to announce our next virtual GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Mirna Kramar, Marie Curie Fellow and postdoctoral researcher at the Insitut Curie, Paris. In this session, Mirna will talk about her academic career journey so far taking her from Göttingen to Paris – sign up for the session and learn about her passion for research and the lessons Mirna learned on her way.

  • Date: Friday, 13 September 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (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:

Mirna is an alumna of the GGNB PhD Program “International Max Planck Research School Physics of Biological and Complex Systems”. She graduated in 2020 in the lab of Karen Alim at the MPI for Dynamics and Self-Organisation in Göttingen, where she studied the physical basis of behavior generation in the slime mold. Her interest in behavior generation in non-neural organisms took her to the Institut Curie in Paris, where she is doing her postdoctoral research as a MSCA Fellow. In the lab of Mathieu Coppey and collaborating with Aleksandra Walczak and Thierry Mora at the ENS in Paris, she is studying information processing capabilities of eukaryotic cells through the lens of information theory, as well as cellular communication by means of bioelectricity. Determined to pursue an academic career, Mirna is passionate about teaching and popularization of science, as well as promoting inclusivity in the research community.

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.

2022/11/15
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (30 August 2024, 14:00-15:30, ONLINE) with Dr. Farah Raad (Senior Scientist at Roche): “From cardiac to liver: navigating the human body using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Farah Raad, senior scientist at Roche in Basel. In this session, Farah will talk about her postdoc and R&D career in industry as well as her experiences working for different companies and starting a new job with a young family.

  • Date: Friday, 30 August 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (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:

Farah joined the lab of Prof Wolfram Zimmermann at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology to do her PhD in Stem Cell research and the bioengineering of a human heart muscle to recapitulate embryonic cardiac development. After graduation, she stayed in the lab for 4 years as a postdoc to wrap up projects. In spring 2020 Farah joined Boehringer Ingelheim for 2 years as a postdoctoral research fellow to establish a kidney model for toxicity assessment of drugs during the preclinical stage. This paved the way to subsequently join Roche in Basel within the Investigative Toxicology group in 2022 working on projects and in vitro model development for both the kidney and liver drug induced injuries. Farah is happy to share her career journey and experiences also regarding starting a new job with a very young family.

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.

2022/11/14
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Interview Training for Postdocs”, 29-30 Aug 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Interview Training for Postdocs” by Christelle Linsenmann.

Are you currently working as Postdoc or finalizing your PhD? Do you plan to transition to a position outside of academia, potentially in industry, but you feel unprepared for searching and finding a new position? In this workshop, you will learn and practice career development strategies with a focus on leaving a great impression in your job interview.

Dates: 29-30 Aug 2024
Duration: 2 full days, 9-16h
Location: North campus
Trainer: Christelle Linsenmann

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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2022/11/13
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (9 August 2024, 14:00-15:30, ONLINE) with Dr. Jeremy Vachier (Data Scientist at AstraZeneca): “From academia to industry: a path to data science”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Jeremy Vachier, data scientist at AstraZeneca in Stockholm (Sweden). In this session, Jeremy will talk about his journey from science to data science. He will give insights on his transition and the skills required for a successful career in data science. Moreover, he will also describe his current work and give a brief overview of job opportunities.

  • Date: Friday, 9 August 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (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:

Jeremy has studied Theoretical Physics in Marseille and Lyon, France. He obtained his PhD in 2020, focusing on ‘Active Matter’ at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation – IMPRS-PBCS.

After receiving his PhD, Jeremy moved to Stockholm, Sweden, for a Postdoctoral position followed by a Researcher position at Nordita in Applied Mathematics. Already interested in data science during his PhD and exploring the interactions with data and machine learning, Jeremy transitioned from academia to industry in 2022. Since then, he has worked as a Data Scientist at AstraZeneca.

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.

2022/11/12
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Third-party funding and proposal writing”, 16 July 2024 (online)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop “Third-party funding and proposal writing” by Dr. Neela Enke.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhDs planning to apply for a research grant within the next 6 months.

  • Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:00-17:00h
  • Location: online via Zoom
  • Trainer: Dr. Neela Enke
  • Workshop Category: Knowing the Job Market
  • 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

First of all, the workshop provides the applicants with an overview of the most important (national and European) funding agencies and schemes in relation to the participants career stages. Participants will also have the chance to look into interesting funding schemes in more detail.

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