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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Dr Philipp Gramlich
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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Staff selection, biases and stereotypes
Most hiring processes are hotbeds of biases. Very often, we try to hire clones of ourselves, either deliberately or subconsciously. This in turn, destroys any notion of wanting to hire ‘the best’.
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Convincing and debating
Scientists are often in the situation where they need to discuss with other members of the scientific community or with the general public. Therefore, the ability to express yourself concisely and clearly, using strong arguments, is of utmost importance.
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The academic track
Are you dreaming of becoming a professor one day? Or, are you just not sure yet if this is the ‘right’ career path for you? Find out more about the academic track, what universities are looking for, and how to plan your career strategically.
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Score your first job: the application phase
You have your degree in hand or will soon do so and know which job types suit you well. How to score your first job?
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Self-presentation and networking
From the first impression you leave, the conversation that follows to a friendly follow-up on- and offline — all of this will be covered during this seminar.
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Women and Career
In this workshop, we´ll discuss the specific challenges that women face in their career development: family-friendly work environments, getting a job, in the job, mothers at work, work-life balance
Pitch your science
The question “what do you do?” seems so simple, but scientists often find it hard to answer. How can you explain what you are working on without boring the other and start an engaging conversation?
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