PhD students and postdocs with a background in natural science, humanities, and social science are usually not educated in economic thinking. Sometimes they do not know how enterprises create values. Often they have no ideas about what different departments contribute to the company`s economic success. This lack of knowledge makes them feeling insecure about their opportunities in fields beside research and development. That is the reason why their applications are often not convincing. In this course, participants will learn about different roles and tasks in enterprises and how employees in different departments interact and depend on each other. Playing different roles enables participants to realize for themselves what makes fun most and what fits best to them.

More information about the trainer Barbara Hoffbauer is available here.

If you would like to take part in the workshop, write an e-mail to Dr. Katrin Wodzicki (career-development@uni-goettingen.de). If you are postdoctoral researcher in the life and natural sciences, please additionally register here.

2015/01/21
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Career Seminar at MPI-ds Bunsenstrasse, 26 January 2015

Here the invitation to a career seminar at the MPI-ds Bunsenstrasse, organized by PhD students:

Dear Fellow Students,

Are you close to finish your studies and do not know what to do with your life? Can you not decide on whether to stay in academia, pursue a career in industry or devote your life to “hippie-ness”? Our monthly career seminar might help you make your mind.

Our next speaker is Dr. Christoph Kolodziejski. He will be speaking about his journey from his former position at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience to his actual position as a Program Director at the Volkswagen Foundation.

The talk is going to be held on Monday January 26th 2015 at the Ludwig-Prandtl-Hörsaal, House 8, MPIDS Bunsenstrasse 10 at 15:00.

You will find attached the announcement with all details.

Best wishes,
Jose, Florencia and Alexander

2015/01/20
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Neurizons 2015 Conference

The registration for the NEURIZONS 2015 Conference is open now. Here is the call from the organizing committee: Continue Reading →

2015/01/19
by Katrin Wodzicki
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FOM2015 – Helpers wanted

Here is a request for support from the FOM2015 organization team:

Hey folks,

After over 20 years the international conference “Focus On Microscopy” will take place in Göttingen (March 29 – April 1, 2015).

To handle over 1000 participants during the four conference days, we are still looking for ambitious helping hands.

Continue Reading →

2015/01/15
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Information Event “Research in Europe”, 5 March 2015

Thursday, 5 March 2015, an information event for young researchers on “Research in Europe: National and European funding” takes place in the Central Lecture Hall (ZHG, Hall 010) in Göttingen. The event is free of charge and jointly organized by the University of Göttingen and the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi). It’s a great chance for you to get an overview about the funding and research landscape in Europe. Please register here.

2015/01/13
by Katrin Wodzicki
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PhD/Postdoc Workshops@Bayer

To give insights in career opportunities at Bayer, the company is organizing workshops, also specifically for PhDs and postdocs. For example, April 23rd – 25th, 2015, the scientific workshop “Cardiovascular Research @ Bayer” will take place. Deadline of applications is February 1st, 2015. Moreover, Bayer invites to postdoc workshop in Boston, taking place near New York. The application process therefor starts soon.

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Career Information and Announcements

Career Fairs in 2015

Workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World”, 25 February and 23 March 2015

Career Seminar at MPI-ds Bunsenstrasse, 26 January 2015

Neurizons 2015 Conference

FOM2015 – Helpers wanted

Information Event “Research in Europe”, 5 March 2015

PhD/Postdoc Workshops@Bayer