Everything you don´t learn in the lab

Soft skills for scientists

Science communication, career development and (self-) management

NaturalScience.Careers offers workshops and talks for natural- and life scientists since 2012. We specialise in soft skills topics for PhD students and postdocs. In other words, we cover all the wonderful things you don´t learn in the lab but make you more effective and employable. We are a team of twelve trainers, all with a science background (MSc-, PhD- or even Prof- level). We offer our services to  PhD students, postdocs and group leaders worldwide.

Workshops for scientists Highlights

Workshop Highlights

Our workshops and talks for scientists: As online- and in-house events - worldwide

Storytelling-for-Scientists

Storytelling for scientists

We all enjoy a good story, whether it’s during a presentation, a job interview, a conference coffee break, or simply during a pub night. Why? It activates the same areas of our brain that would be activated during the actual event.

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Leadership-skills-for-scientists

Leadership skills: How to row the boat

Leadership has changed- in parallel with our work environments. Flatter hierarchies, project work in a matrix structure and more rapid changes in assignments, locations and colleagues are but some of the new challenges we all face.

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Dr. Karin Bodewits and Dr. Philipp Gramlich

Scientific background with teaching and facilitation experiences

Together, we bring experiences and skills from a wide range of STEM fields: chemistry, biology, physics, medicine, computer science, and mathematics. Having the same background as our course participants makes our workshops and talks very relatable and relevant to scientists’ professional lives.

Dr. Karin Bodewits and Dr. Philipp Gramlich Scientific background with teaching and facilitation experiences

Talk Highlights

Talk highlights

Online- und in-house Talks for scientists

Harvard Negotiation Principles

Harvard Negotiation Principles

Let´s explore how the Harvard Negotiation Principles can help us become better negotiators. Is negotiation ‘cheap’, as in haggling at a flea market? Is it appropriate when discussing important things like contracts?

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Publications

Books and articles for the career development of scientists

Our articles and books cover a range of topics relevant to the career development of scientists: career options, skill development and science communication, to name just a few. We exclusively write for high-quality publications like Times Higher Education, Science Careers, Naturejobs, Chemistry World or Nachrichten aus der Chemie.

Karin Bodewits – Career Fables (Science Careers)

Karin regularly writes the series ‘Career Fables’ for Science Careers. In these stories, a fictional story close to typical real-life experiences of scientists is used to introduce relevant and thought-provoking ideas.

Karriereführer für Naturwissenschaftlerinnen

This book is a career guide for female natural scientists

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