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2022/03/05
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “Supervising PhD Students as a Postdoc”, 24 Oct 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Supervising PhD Students as a Postdoc” by Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi.

Dates: Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Duration: 1 full day, 9-17h
Location: GZMB building, seminar room -1.105, basement, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Silke Oehrlein-Karpi

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.

Workshop description:

During the profiling and positioning phase on the way to academic independence in the German academic system, it is part of the process to secure grants, such as Emmy Noether (DFG), in order to start one´s own research group. Usually, those programs have one to three staff members (doctoral candidates, technical staff, and student assistants). Obviously, this group setting is characterized by mutual interpersonal dependencies. That means that junior research group leaders bear the responsibility for developing motivated individuals and a productive research group, beside of keeping their specific research tasks and laboratory activities going. Due to this increasing complexity, it is never simple to make the role transition from being a postdoc and colleague to becoming a junior research group leader. Instead, it is a classic problem of supervisors in science that there is a strong need to invest time and energy in additional supervision and management tasks. Actually, a whole range of personal, methodological and social competencies are necessary to develop in addition to the subject-related expertise. 

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2022/03/04
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop: “Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers” (7-week course, starting 16 Oct 2023)

We are happy to announce our next project management online workshop “Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers” with Dr. Nadine Sinclair.

Achieve amazing productivity and reduce your stress level in 7 weeks by implementing the productivity secrets that allow management consultants and high-performing industry teams to generate results quickly.

  • Mandatory information event via Zoom: 8 Sept 2023: 10:00-10:30h
  • Live Kick-off: Monday, 16 Oct 2023, 10-11:30h
  • Duration: 7 consecutive weeks with weekly Q&A session on Wednesdays (or Thursdays), starting 18/19 Oct 2023, 17:00-18:00h (only one session per week needs to be attended)
  • Target group: Postdocs and late-stage PhD students who would like to add effective project management to their skill set and apply the principles to their own research supported by an implementation phase offered during this course.
  • Webpage: http://mindmatters.pro/fastforward
  • Credits / Certificate: After successfully completing the workshop (this includes attending 6 of the 7 live Q&A sessions and completion of weekly assignments), you will receive a certificate and/or 2.0 credits (for PhD students).
  • To register, please send an e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de, including a short motivation statement and your commitment to complete the course (PhD students: please register via StudIP between 1-20 August 2023)
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2022/03/03
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (15 Sept 2023, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Franziska Schmidt (Center Manager at TUM): “Building Bridges between Science and Management”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Franziska Schmidt, Center Manager at the Center for Digital Transformation of the Technical University of Munich at TUM Campus Heilbronn.

Franziska will provide insights into the field of science management and shed light on various job opportunities and employers in this field, sharing her personal experiences and perspectives. Moreover, she will delve into her role as Center Manager at TUM, offering an overview of her responsibilities and contributions. Franziska will also be available for questions and discussions around the topic of reconciling job and family. Following her talk, you will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive and informal discussion as well.

  • Date: Friday, 15 September 2023
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

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2022/03/02
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “Mastering my Job Interview”, 4 Sept 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Career development strategies: Mastering my Job Interview” by Dr. Alexander Britz.

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 highly interactive workshop, you will learn and practice career development strategies with a focus on leaving a great impression in your job interview.

Dates: Monday, 4 September 2022
Duration: 1 full day, 9-17h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Alexander Britz

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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2022/03/01
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Career planning and navigation on your way to professorship”, 6-7 July 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Career planning and navigation on your way to professorship” by Dr. Uta Bronner.

In the workshop you will develop an individual strategy to approach the next steps on your scientific path.

Date: Thursday and Friday, 6-7 July 2023
Duration: 1 full day (9:00-17:00h) in presence + 1 hour individual online coaching session (online) on the second day
Location: North campus – exact location will be announced to registered participants in due time
Target group: Late-stage PhDs and Postdocs of different career stages who really want to pursue an academic career
Trainer: Dr Uta Bronner

Workshop Description: 

In a vivid mixture of presentations, group tasks and exercises the workshop guides you as a young researcher to having a closer look at career pathways inside academia. You will develop a biographically based profile that precisely highlights your individual qualifications and skills which are needed in science. Also, the typical requirements and hidden expectations in an academic setting will be revealed.  

How to publish adequately, and what else is relevant for one’s academic career strategy? In which way do mentoring and other activities help to establish progress and development? Which alternative career options could (should) become a Plan B?

On Day 2, you can discuss specific questions about your intended career in an individual coaching session.

2022/02/28
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (23 June 2023, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Daniel Reuss (IQVIA): “Make it your way – From the wet lab to management consulting and beyond“

We’re happy to announce our next in-person GAUSS Career Impulse Sessions, this time with Dr. Daniel Reuss, Client Partner at IQVIA.

Daniel will talk about how he successfully made the switch from academia to a leading management consulting firm and further to one of the largest CROs worldwide. He will offer insights on the skillset you need to become a consultant and why consulting companies are looking for new talents with a MINT background. IQVIA is a global contract research organization supporting clients in the pharma, biotech and medtech industry all the way from R&D to commercialization.

  • Date: Friday, 23 June 2023
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend. The log-in data will be sent to registered participants.
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2022/02/26
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “From a Successful Job Application to the Job Interview”, 16 June 2023

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “From a Successful Job Application to the Job Interview” by Barbara Hoffbauer. This workshop is intended for those postdocs and late stage-PhD students who are already informed about various professional perspectives outside academia and have reflected their own suitability for different career paths.

Date: Friday, 16 June 2023
Duration: 1 full day (9:00-17:00h)
Location: Seminar rooms E+F, Max Planck Institute for Solar Systems Research, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3 (map)
Trainer: Barbara Hoffbauer

Workshop Description: The first part of this workshop focuses on the application documents. In exercises the participants will reflect their individual achievements so far and learn how to convincingly present them in the CV as center-piece of every application. Analysing real job ads the participants will practise how to write cover letters that create the desire to meet the author. They will get advice on how their determination for a specific career path can be reflected in CV and cover letter and what other application documents to include considering differences between jobs in science and industry.

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