Everything you don´t learn in the lab
Goodbye academia? It has been a pleasure
Topic area
Career development
Format
Online or in-house workshop
Workload
4-6 webinars of 2-2.5 h each = 2-3 workshop days
Trainer
Karin Bodewits, Philipp Gramlich or Lisa Steinhauser
Target group
PhD students and postdocs
Description
In our career development seminar for researchers, you can ask yourself: Have you enjoyed research and teaching in the past years, but now you think it is time to change? Or you are just fed up, but are aware that frustration alone will not lead to a smooth transition out of academia. Maybe you are not sure yet whether to stay in academia or not, but would like to learn more about other possibilities before making any decision? In this course, which has been specifically developed for PhD students and postdocs in the natural sciences, we will not only broaden your view about everything you can do with your qualification, but also give you practical tips on how to reach your personal goals.
In this course you´ll learn about:
Introspection: making plans based on a closer look at yourself
- Your skills, interests and values
- Idealism vs. pragmatism
- Postdoc or not?
- How to get on track? Changing professional directions
Academic career development
- What are hiring committees looking for?
- How can I tailor my profile for a successful academic career?
Career options within…
- The private sector
- The higher education system
- Governmental institutions
- Patent law
- As freelancer
- Consultancies… and many more!
Scoring a job
- CVs and cover letters
- Recruiters, job ads and open applications
- Self-presentation and body language
- Your elevator pitch
- Legal aspects
Salary negotiations
- When to negotiate?
- What to negotiate for and how?
- Hard vs. soft: Do I trade-off relationships vs. results, or is there a better way?
Networking
- Expanding and keeping your network
- Strategic networking
- Networking for introverts
- Social media
All participants receive the course script in PDF format for offline and future use so that they can work through the material offline and after the course. All eBooks on the learning platform are downloadable in PDF format.
Course Flow Online Workshops
Day 1
Live Webinar
- Kick off
- Strategy and introspection
- Individual and group course work (online and offline)
Day 2
Live Webinar
- Career options
- Individual and group course work (online and offline
Day 3
Live Webinar
- Skill development
- Individual and group course work (online and offline)
Day 4
Live Webinar
- Application documents
- Individual and group course work (online and offline)
Day 5
Live Webinar
- Job interviews
- Individual and group course work (online and offline)
Day 6
Live Webinar
- Salary and contract negotiations
- Individual and group course work (online and offline)
Weeks 2-3
Individual written or oral feedback from the instructorThis seminar combines the content of the workshops PhD, and next? Career options, skills and orientation for scientists and Job application and interview strategies for scientists. This course can be combined with Time- life- and career-management to give the integrated 3-4-day programme Career development. This seminar can be tailored to long-term postdocs, who failed to secure a professorship and face problems transitioning to the private sector. Special emphasis is given to re-writing your skill set and career options with that specific background.
Already interested to learn more about the workshop content? You might be interested in the articles My last day as postdoc or PhD stereotype or our book Karriereführer für Naturwissenschaftlerinnen (German).