Everything you don’t learn in the lab
Soft skills for scientists
Science communication, career development and (self-)management
NaturalScience.Careers provides interactive professional development and transferable-skills workshops and talks for PhD students, postdocs, group leaders, and other researchers. Since 2012, universities, graduate schools and research institutions in Germany and around the world have booked our training in career development, science communication, leadership, project management and self-management – online and in person.
Our team consists of twelve trainers with scientific backgrounds and experience across academia, industry and science communication. We cover the important things you don’t learn in the lab but need for an effective career within or beyond academia.
Workshop Highlights
Online and in-house workshops for scientists worldwide
PhD, and next?
Explore your interests and values, PhD career options and skills development to unlock new opportunities in your professional journey as a scientist. How will AI affect your job hunt and the view on your skills?
Storytelling for scientists
Storytelling for scientists: Learn to craft a narrative for scientific presentations, networking events, publications, and theses.
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.
Dr. Karin Bodewits and Dr. Philipp Gramlich
Experienced trainers with scientific backgrounds
Our trainers combine scientific backgrounds with experience in teaching, facilitation, academia and industry. Because they understand the realities of research, they can adapt workshops to the needs of PhD students, postdocs, group leaders and other researchers.
Talk Highlights
Online and in-house talks for scientists
Sleeping beauty, the prince doesn’t come! About self-marketing and networking
Playing a waiting game does not help career progress. Still, many scientists hope victory and fame come naturally by producing scientifically solid work. But success usually takes more.
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?
Graduated and now? – A look at career options
You have just finished your science degree or will do so in the near future? What could come next and how to prepare for this big step in your career?
Publications
Books and articles for the career development of scientists
Our books and articles cover career options, professional development and science communication for researchers. We have written for publications including Times Higher Education, Science Careers, Naturejobs, Chemistry World, and Nachrichten aus der Chemie.
Karin Bodewits – Career Fables (Science Careers)
Karin wrote the popular Career Fables series for Science Careers. The stories use fictional situations inspired by researchers’ real-life experiences to introduce relevant and thought-provoking career ideas.
Karriereführer für Naturwissenschaftlerinnen
This book is a career guide for female natural scientists