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2024/01/05
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal”, 4-5 April 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop on the topic “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal” by Dr. Thomas Koch.

This workshop is intended for postdoctoral researchers and late-stage PhD students who are new to the process of applying for a scientific research grant. Ideally, participants should plan to start applying for a grant within the next 6 months. Therefore, it is crucial that you already have an idea about the research topic and possible funding bodies.

  • Date: Thursday and Friday, 4-5 April 2024,
  • Times: Day 1: 9:00-17:00 h; Day 2: 9:00-15:00 h plus 3h pre-teaching prior to the workshop
  • Location: online
  • Trainer: Dr. Thomas Koch
  • Registration: Please register here (in case you are not yet registered) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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2024/01/04
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (5 April 2024, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Sung-Hui Yi (Research Scientist at Insempra): “Translate central dogma to metabolic engineering”

Sung-Hui will provide insights into his role as research scientist in industry and especially about joining a start-up company after completing his PhD at the MPI-nat in the program IMPRS Molecular Biology. Join us for his interesting talk where you have afterwards the opportunity to engage in an interactive and informal discussion.

  • Date: Friday, 5 April 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

About the speaker:

Sung-Hui is an alumnus of the IMPRS Molecular Biology MSc/PhD program. He performed his doctoral thesis in the lab of Prof. Marina Rodnina at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (now MPI-nat). He elucidated the kinetic mechanism of human translation initiation and finished his PhD in 2020. Prior to his PhD in Göttingen, Sung-Hui did his master and bachelor in Biochemical Science and Technology at National Taiwan University in the field of plant science and synthetic biology.

Following a bridging Postdoc at MPI, Sung-Hui moved to Munich and joined a start-up company, Insempra, as a scientist in 2022. There, he established a cell-free protein prototyping platform and facilitated in-house strain engineering. Sung-Hui will talk about how he translated his PhD expertise into a start-up R&D team.

About the sessions:

Our Career Impulse Sessions offer a platform for interactive and informal exchange about career-related topics for PhD students and postdocs in the Life and Natural Sciences. By inviting PhD holders with different career paths, we would like to illustrate the broad range of potential careers for PhD students and postdocs and give inspiration for career choices.

2024/01/02
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (3 May 2024, 14:00-15:30) with Dr. Thomas Kotzott (patent engineer / patent attorney candidate at Seemann & Partner): “From Science to Law: Exploring the Career of a Patent Attorney”

  • Date: Friday, 3 May 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

About the speaker:

Thomas has studied physics in Göttingen and Madrid, focusing on solid state and materials physics. He obtained obtained his PhD in 2021 at the 4th Physical Institute of the University of Göttingen in the group of Prof. Martin Wenderoth, using the atomic precision of scanning tunneling microscopy to characterize single bulk impurity atoms in copper.

Fascinated by technology and innovative ideas, Thomas decided to enter the field of patent law. Since the beginning of 2022, he is a patent attorney candidate at the patent law firm Seemann & Partner in Hamburg. In his daily work he deals with patents, trademarks and designs. In order to qualify as German and European Patent Attorney, he is also studying both patent law and fundamentals of general law.

In this Career Impulse Session, Thomas will give an insight into the world of intellectual property, how to become a patent attorney and why this may be an interesting career path for scientists. He will describe the journey of an invention to a granted patent and how this is facilitated by the work of a patent attorney. Thomas will also give a brief overview of other jobs available to scientists in the field of intellectual property.

About the sessions:

Our Career Impulse Sessions offer a platform for interactive and informal exchange about career-related topics for PhD students and postdocs in the Life and Natural Sciences. By inviting PhD holders with different career paths, we would like to illustrate the broa

2024/01/01
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Interview Training for Postdocs”, 23-24 May 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Interview Training for Postdocs” by Christelle Linsenmann.

Are you currently working as Postdoc or finalizing your PhD? Do you plan to transition to a position outside of academia, potentially in industry, but you feel unprepared for searching and finding a new position? In this workshop, you will learn and practice career development strategies with a focus on leaving a great impression in your job interview.

Dates: Thursday and Friday, 23-24 May 2024
Duration: 2 full days, 9-16h
Location: European Neuroscience Institute, ground floor, seminar room 0.055 (map)
Trainer: Christelle Linsenmann

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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2022/11/06
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “Leadership Skills for Scientists”, 18-19 Mar 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Leadership Skills for Scientists” by Dr. Alexander Britz.

Advancing as a scientist, both out- as well as inside academia, comes with increased leadership responsibilities. In this interactive workshop the participants learn the essential leadership skills which are necessary to be successful as a PhD student or Postdoc and to later facilitate a successful transition to a senior position at a research institution or the dream job outside academia.

Dates: 18-19 Mar 2024
Duration: 9:00-16:30h on both days
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Alexander Britz

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop description:

Effective leadership requires authenticity and starts with the leader itself. Therefore, we initiate the workshop with a series of self-management and self-leadership activities. In team scenarios, emotional intelligence is a key leadership capability. By bringing awareness to this, and through breakout sessions in which we practice changing the perspective, we increase our level of empathy. The participants further learn about the distinct leadership styles with their advantages and drawbacks, and we
discuss how situational leadership can be applied. Clear and precise communication is another vital leadership skill, which we train in supervisor-supervisee role plays. Next to practicing “traditional” top-down leadership, the participants get acquainted with bottom-up leadership through these activities. Finally, we practice additional leadership and communication skills such as self-presentation, networking, pitching and storytelling techniques. To conclude the workshop, the group reflects on the essential traits of “a good leader”.

2022/10/07
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (8 Mar 2024) with Dr. Adam Tomczak (Quality Manager at Ivoclar): “Introduction to quality management and regulatory affairs in medical devices as career options”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Adam Tomczak, Quality Manager at Ivoclar.

In the talk, Adam will explore the current regulatory landscape for medical devices and various roles life sciences graduates can assume in the industry.

He will discuss transferable strengths of life science graduates and typical challenges they face when transitioning to those roles.

  • Date: Friday, 8 March 2024
  • Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
  • Location: North campus
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you plan to attend.

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2022/07/10
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World”, 20-21 February 2024

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Exploring the Unknown – The Company World” by Dr. Gaby Schilling.

This workshop is designed for postdoctoral scientists and late-stage PhD students who are currently applying or planning to apply for a position in industry. Getting to know different departments and their functions in a company and reflect about whether related jobs could be a good fit for your interests and profile are the goals of this workshop.

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, 20-21 February 2024
Duration: Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 9:00-17:00h and Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 9:00-15:30h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Gaby Schilling

Registration: Please register here (in case you are not yet registered) and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

Workshop Description:
PhD students and postdocs with a background in natural and social sciences are usually not educated in economic thinking. Sometimes they do not know how enterprises create values. Often they have no idea what different departments contribute to the company’s economic success. This lack of knowledge makes them feel insecure about their opportunities in fields aside from research and development. That is the reason why their applications are often not convincing. In this course, participants will learn about different roles and tasks in enterprises and how employees in different departments interact and depend on each other. Playing different roles enables participants to realize for themselves what is the most fun and what fits best to them.