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?
Dr Philipp Gramlich
Oral presentations online and offline
Many conferences, seminars, lectures, and job interviews can now happen online or offline. How can you give a compelling presentation online and offline? Can you understand the feedback you get from your audience, be convincing, and leave a good impression- in any setting? How can you handle stage fright in front of an audience- or ‘just’ a webcam?
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Societal impact for scientists: Make a difference
In this workshop, we’ll discuss the question: How can scientists turn their knowledge, values and public engagement into societal impact without giving up scientific integrity or damaging their careers?
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Grant and scientific writing
Scholarships, travel grants, and fellowships are more than just academic support—they’re your ticket to success in any field. Whether you’re aiming for academia, industry, or NGOs, securing funding is highly valued everywhere.
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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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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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Negotiation
In this negotiation workshop, you´ll learn about salary, contract, and other negotiations using the Harvard Negotiation Principles.
Negotiations are a crucial success factor for all types of careers, no matter if we negotiate about salary, contracts, working conditions or when trying to solve a conflict. Some people are afraid of negotiations or dislike them for fear of having to be sleazy in order to ‘win’.
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.