2013/10/10
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The university of Göttingen is offering a new mentoring program for PhD students and postdocs who aim for a career in industry. As I wrote recently, mentoring is an effective instrument if you have already a career goal in mind.
The one-year program will start in January 2014. Besides facilitating the identification of a suitable mentor, the program includes qualification and networking events.
Application deadline: 31 October 2013
More information: www.uni-goettingen.de/kawirmento
2013/10/10
by Katrin Wodzicki
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At the one-day conference “Karrierewege: Frauen in Naturwissenschaft, Medizin und Technik” of the GDNÄ, female professors and junior research group leaders report about their career and life planning. The conference addresses all women and men interested as well as decision makers in academia and society. More information about the program you find here.
Place: Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
Date: Friday, 25 October 2013, 9-17 o‘clock
Besides getting insights in the career of female researchers, the event might be a great opportunity to extend your professional network.
2013/10/09
by Katrin Wodzicki
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We are happy to invite to the workshop on “Project Management for young scientists: Taking off as a project pilot“.
Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 9:30-17:30
Place: GZMB building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11
Duration: 1 day
New, time limited and complex – such are the tasks generally undertaken as projects. Project management competencies are nowadays also in the academic sector a decisive factor for the successful work of scientists.
Proven project management tools pave the way for the professional development and planning of projects, for competent guiding of their implementation and for their successful completion. With the help of these tools even difficult steps in the project journey can be safely navigated.
Goal:
The participants will familiarize themselves with the most important project management methods and instruments. The following topics are at the core of the workshop:
>> Basics of project management: From design to completion of a project
>> It is all about direction: Setting objectives for my projects
>> How to handle the unforeseen: Strategies for dealing with difficulties
>> Projects in the higher education sector: What are the idiosyncrasies of academia?
>> Strengthen your strengths! How can I exploit the strengths of my project?
>> Stakeholder analysis: Where do I find support for my project?
>> Project management: My next steps
Registration:
If you would like to take part in the workshop, register for the GGNB Career Services here (http://ggnb-career.uni-goettingen.de/) and write an e-mail to the coordinator Katrin Wodzicki (ggnb-career@gwdg.de). The e-mail should include a short motivational statement (Why do you want to take part in the workshop?).
More information about the trainer Simon Golin is available here.
2013/10/09
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Dr. Simon Golin, Hamburg, heads the consultancy company golin wissenschaftsmanagement. For more than 20 years now he has been involved with not-for-profit management – with a focus on science, education and the foundation sector. Amongst other things, he has been managing director of the “Deutscher Studienpreis” at the Körber foundation, secretary general of the German National Ethics Council and secretary general of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg.
2013/10/08
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The half-day event “Forum Hochschuldidaktik 2013” gives insights in contemporary high education teaching – one important tasks of professors at German universities which became more and more professionalized in last years. Besides a keynote, specific teaching projects addressing topics such as how research can play a role in teaching will be introduced and discussed. Talks and discussion will be in German.
Registration deadline: 11 October 2013
Date of event: Thursday, 17 October, 13:34-19:30 o’clock
2013/10/08
by Katrin Wodzicki
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I recently discover two further webinar services:
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation hosts a “Meet the Scientist Webinar Series” in which “leading mental health researchers present the latest in new technologies, diagnostic tools, early intervention strategies and next-generation therapies for mental illness.”
abcam provides a library of webinars which “offer in-depth discussions on a variety of research topics and techniques.”
2013/10/03
by Katrin Wodzicki
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In a former post, I stressed the importance of clarity about your individual profile of expertise, skills and personal characteristics. It might have raised the question whether or how to illustrate such a profile in your CV. In Germany, at least listing technical and language skills is very common. Although listing soft and personal skills is not that common, I think that it helps you to give a potential employer a better impression of you. Thus, I point to some articles dealing therewith in English-speaking countries:
Sarah Blackford discusses on her blog when and how to use personal profiles in CVs.
Moreover, an article on CAREEREALISM is about “5 Key Areas To Target When Branding Your Resume“.
Finally, two further CAREEREALISM articles might be helpful in your job hunting process, namely “Top 10 Ways To Get A Job Interview” and “Top 10 resume Tips“.
As always my offer for Göttingen postdocs: If you need further advise or want a second opinion on your CV, do not hesitate to contact me!