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2022/11/15
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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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2022/11/11
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (7 June 2024, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Thomas Danz (senior consultant at Senacor Technologies AG): “From academia to consulting: A sensible career path for scientists?”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Thomas Danz, senior consultant at Senacor Technologies AG.

In this Session, Thomas will talk about his personal motivation for leaving academia, give insights on his work and other potential roles for trained scientists at Senacor, and reflect on the skill set required for a successful career in consulting.

  • Date: Friday, 7 June 2024
  • 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.

About the speaker:

Thomas has studied Physics in Göttingen and Cracow, specializing on solid-state physics and ultrafast spectroscopy. During his doctoral studies, he contributed to the development of ultrafast transmission electron microscopy in the group of Prof. Ropers at the 4th Physical Institute in Göttingen.

After receiving his PhD in 2021 and a short postdoc period, Thomas transitioned from academia to consulting in 2022. Today, he is a Senior Consultant at Senacor Technologies AG, a leading provider of business and IT transformations in the DACH region.

About the sessions:

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.

2022/11/10
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “How to get into the non-academic job market”, 3-4 June 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “How to get into the non-academic job market” by Dr Philippa Cook.

For postdoctoral researchers with an international background, it can be a real challenge to get into Germany’s non-academic job market following an academic position. The entry routes into jobs are not always transparent, candidates are often not well-informed about what to expect in the application process and not everyone can offer German language skills. Where and how you can look for a job outside classic academia depends on your qualifications and skills set, on your individual life situation as well as on knowing about possible entry paths and strategies, the (unwritten) rules of the game and other parameters. This workshop offers assistance with this – tailored specifically for the needs of international scholars – and will encourage participants not just to prepare for this transition in a focused way but to create an action plan which they can start to implement.

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, 3-4 June 2024 (9-16h)
Duration: 2 full days, 9-16h
Location: MPI-nat (Fassberg campus), large seminar room 127 of the Foyer building (map)
Trainer: Dr Philippa Cook

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:

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2022/11/09
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (3 May 2024, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Thomas Kotzott (patent engineer / patent attorney candidate at Seemann & Partner): “From Science to Law: Exploring the Career of a Patent Attorney”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Thomas Kotzott, Patent Attorney Candidate at Seemann & Partner, Hamburg.

In this Career Impulse Session, Thomas will give an insight into the world of intellectual property, how to become a patent attorney and why this may be an interesting career path for scientists. He will describe the journey of an invention to a granted patent and how this is facilitated by the work of a patent attorney. Thomas will also give a brief overview of other jobs available to scientists in the field of intellectual property.

  • Date: Friday, 3 May 2024
  • 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.

About the speaker:

Thomas has studied physics in Göttingen and Madrid, focusing on solid state and materials physics. He obtained his PhD in 2021 at the 4th Physical Institute of the University of Göttingen in the group of Prof. Martin Wenderoth, using the atomic precision of scanning tunneling microscopy to characterize single bulk impurity atoms in copper.

Fascinated by technology and innovative ideas, Thomas decided to enter the field of patent law. Since the beginning of 2022, he is a patent attorney candidate at the patent law firm Seemann & Partner in Hamburg. In his daily work he deals with patents, trademarks and designs. In order to qualify as German and European Patent Attorney, he is also studying both patent law and fundamentals of general law.

About the sessions:

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 broa