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2016/07/28
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers, 22-24 August 2016

The Max Planck Society is organizing a symposium with and for their current and former researchers taking place from 22nd to 24th of August in Berlin. Get insights into the careers of former researchers and extend your network!

Registrations are possible until 30th of July. The full program can be found here.

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2016/07/26
by Christin Schröter
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CANCELLED – Workshop “Strengths-Based Leadership”, 20-21 September 2016

—Workshop cancelled  due to a lack of demand —

Reflecting about your strengths is not only important for your leadership role, but also for your career development in general. For support in developing your own leadership style based on your individual strengths, sign up for our workshop “Strengths-Based Leadership” with Dr. Gudrun Henne.

Target group: Young researchers with first leadership experiences aiming at finding their personal leadership style

Goal: Get to know your strengths and how to make use of them for leading others

Dates: Tuesday, 20 September 2016,  Wednesday, 22 September
Duration: 2 days (9:00-16:00h)

Place: Seminar room 2 in Heyne-Haus, Papendiek 16, 37073 Göttingen
Trainer: Dr. Gudrun Henne

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

Registration deadline2 September 2016

Detailed description: Continue Reading →

2016/07/22
by Christin Schröter
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CANCELLED – Workshop “Leading without a Leadership Position”, 19 September 2016

— Workshop cancelled due to a lack of demand —

We are happy to announce the next workshop “Leading without a Leadership Position” with Dr. Gudrun Henne.

Target group: Young researchers with at least some responsibilities to lead students, technical staff or cooperation projects without formal authority or “right of command”

Goal: Get to know approaches to lead in lateral leadership contexts

Date: Monday, 19 September,
Duration:
1 day (10:00-17:00 h)

Place: Seminar room 2 in Heyne-Haus, Papendiek 16, 37073 Göttingen
Trainer: Dr. Gudrun Henne

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

Registration Deadline: 2 September 2016

Detailed description:

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2016/07/21
by Christin Schröter
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Workshop and short coaching for advanced Postdocs: “Using Research Funding Strategically”, 10-11 August 2016

There are free slots in the workshop “Using Research Funding Strategically” organized by the Academic Human Resource Development of Göttingen University.

Trainer: Dr. Beate Scholz

Course dates:

  • 10 August 2016 (09:30  – 17:00): full-day workshop
  • 11 August 2016: individual, one-hour coaching session with the trainer between 9:30 and 16:15, appointments arranged on Monday

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2016/07/01
by Christin Schröter
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Summer Break of the GGNB Career Service Unit

Dear all,

our office will be closed between 4 and 18 July. We are on summer holidays and will not be checking our emails. If you have any requests, we’ll try to get back to you as soon as possible after the break.

We wish you a great summer and hope you have the chance to take some days off to clear your mind and recharge your batteries.

All the best,

Katrin and Christin

 

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2016/06/30
by Christin Schröter
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Workshop “Know Yourself – Plan Your Career”, 6 September 2016

You wonder which strategies lead to professional success inside or outside of academia?  You ask yourself which kind of career fits to you and what you can do to achieve what you want? Then sign-up for our workshop “Know Yourself – Plan Your Career”.

Target Group: Junior researchers who want to develop a goal-oriented career strategy.

Goals: Specify your career strategy, evaluate your skills and competencies and find out how to use them to achieve your goals.

Date: 6 September 2016
Duration: 1 day (9:00-17:00h)
Place: GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, seminar room 0.232
Trainer: Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi

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

Registration deadline: 15 August 2016.

Detailed Description: Continue Reading →

2016/06/29
by Christin Schröter
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Workshop “Know Yourself – Emphasize Your Individual Strengths”, 5 September 2016

You wonder what makes you stand out amongst 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 workshop “Know Yourself – Emphasize Your Individual Strengths”.

Target Group: Junior researchers who are contemplating their next career step.

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

Date: 5 September 2016
Duration: 1 day (9:00-17:00h)
Place: GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, seminar room 0.232
Trainer: Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi

Registration: Please register here and write an email to ggnb-career@gwdg.de , including a short statement on your motivation to join the workshop (Why this workshop?). The deadline for registration is 15 August 2016.

Detailed Description: Continue Reading →