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.
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How to get research funding from industry
Adding research funding from the private sector is a lucrative option many researchers do not pursue. One of the biggest reasons this option is overlooked is a lack of understanding of how companies function and how an academic researcher might bridge cultural differences to make valuable connections.
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Goodbye academia?
So, you finally have a science degree- or will in the future. What to do with it? In our career development seminar for researchers, you´ll learn about: Introspection, use of AI, career options, scoring a job, salary negotiations, networking.
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.
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Scientific poster presentation: design and pitching
An effective poster presentation requires a cleverly designed poster, an appropriate use of language and special techniques in presenting. This course will give you the skills you need to create professional, attractive and high-impact posters.
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Conflict management
Conflicts are the moment of truth of any (working) relationship: scarce goods are redistributed, interests are clarified, and people can act as good colleagues or egomaniac tinpot dictators.
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Years not lost: How to stay attractive for industry while working in academia?
You do research at uni and love your work. However, you don´t want to run into a dead-end street, being kicked out of the ivory tower in your early forties. Can you prepare yourself for a possible exit strategy, increasing your market value while working in academic research?
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How to start your own lab. Funding, Science and People
This workshop aims to show you all the tools you need to start your own academic research group.
The workshop is highly interactive, mostly based on discussions and interactive exercises. We aim to bring together the skills and experiences the trainers have gathered in academic and industrial settings.
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Job application and interview strategies for scientists
Job application and interview strategies for scientists: how to write a CV and cover letter, be convincing in the job interviews and how to succeed in the salary negotiations.
How will AI impact the job hunt? We will look at whether you should use AI to generate ever-more and ever-better applications amid a maelstrom of AI-generated applications, or whether there are other tactics.
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