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2026/06/02
by Stefanie Klug
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GAUSS Career Impulse Session (9 October 2026, 11:30-13:00, online) with Mateusz Ambrozkiewicz (Associate Professor, University of Calgary): “From Poland, through Göttingen and to the Rockies: A Scientific Journey Across Borders”

We’re happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Impulse Session, this time with Dr. Mateusz Ambrozkiewicz, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and FENS-Kavli Scholar at Charité Berlin.

  • Date: Friday, 9 October 2026
  • Time: 11:30-13:00 (appr.)
  • Location: online
  • Registration: Please write a short e-mail to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de if you would like to attend.

About the speaker:

Mateusz Ambrozkiewicz is an alumnus of the GGNB programme and completed his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen in 2016, where he studied the molecular mechanisms shaping neuronal development. Following postdoctoral work in Berlin, he established his independent research group at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in 2022, focusing on how protein homeostasis and post-transcriptional regulation control neural stem cell fate and brain development.

In 2023, Mateusz was selected as a FENS-Kavli Scholar and is now a member of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence Board. In 2026, he moved to Canada to become Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and was appointed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Childhood Neurodevelopment. His career has taken him from graduate training in Göttingen through building an independent group in Berlin to establishing a new research program in Calgary, with plenty of detours, decisions and lessons along the way.

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.

2026/06/01
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “Project Management for Postdocs”, 27-28 Oct 2026

We are happy to announce our upcoming GAUSS Career Service workshop “Project Management for Postdocs” by Dr. Peter Schröder.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and Junior PIs in the Natural and Life Sciences.

  • Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, 27-28 Oct 2026
  • Duration: 1.5 days, Tuesday: 10-17h, Wednesday: 10-14h
  • Location: in-person on North campus
  • Trainer: Dr. Peter Schröder

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

Workshop contents:

This workshop intends to facilitate synergistic effects and implement basic project management culture to increase the efficient use of resources and improve teamwork. The trainer will pick up existing problems and work on solutions together with the participants in a mixture of „ex-cathedra“ teaching, jointed and group phases.

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2026/05/30
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop: “What’s next? Career Development In- or Outside Academia”, 23-24 Nov 2026

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “What’s next? Career Development In- or Outside Academia” by Dr. Alexander Britz.

Are you currently working as Postdoc or finalizing your PhD? Do you plan to transition to your next position in or outside of academia, but feel unprepared for the job hunt? In this highly interactive workshop, you will get a comprehensive set of career development strategies which will help you master this process. You will learn to decide what your next career step should be and how to be effective in the application process including compiling a convincing application.

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, 23-24 November 2026
Duration: 1,5 days; Monday: 9-17h, Tuesday: 9-13h
Location: in-person on North campus
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.

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2025/12/16
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “How to get into the non-academic job market”, 21-22 January 2027

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “How to get into the non-academic job market” by Dr Philippa Cook.

For postdoctoral researchers with an international background, it can be a real challenge to get into Germany’s non-academic job market following an academic position. The entry routes into jobs are not always transparent, candidates are often not well-informed about what to expect in the application process and not everyone can offer German language skills. Where and how you can look for a job outside classic academia depends on your qualifications and skills set, on your individual life situation as well as on knowing about possible entry paths and strategies, the (unwritten) rules of the game and other parameters. This workshop offers assistance with this – tailored specifically for the needs of international scholars – and will encourage participants not just to prepare for this transition in a focused way but to create an action plan which they can start to implement.

Dates: Thursday and Friday, 21-21 January 2027, 9-16h
Duration: 2 full days, 9-16h
Location: in person on North campus
Trainer: Dr Philippa Cook

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:

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2025/11/16
by Stefanie Klug
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Workshop “How to find your postdoctoral position”, 11-12 Feb 2027

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “How to find your postdoctoral position” by Dr Dagmar Sigurdardottir.

This workshop is intended for early postdocs and late-stage PhD students who are looking for their first or next postdoctoral position.

  • Dates: Thursday, 11 February 2027, 9:00-17:30h and Friday, 12 February 2027, 9:00-16:30h
  • Duration: two full days
  • Location: in-person on North Campus
  • Trainer: Dr Dagmar Sigurdardottir
  • Workshop Category: Knowing and Marketing Yourself

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

Workshop description

Post-doctoral positions are usually not that hard to get but finding the right one that can firmly establish a professional career is really challenging. At the same time, scientists towards the end of their PhD don’t have a lot of time to spend on the search for the right post-doctoral position. Therefore, this workshop provides a compact overview of relevant aspects and the opportunity to explore one’s own preferences. Specifically, participants learn to define their own criteria for a successful post-doctoral position, develop their targeted search and application strategy, assess the relative benefit of post-doctoral grants and prepare to harness the full potential of their post-doc interview.

Participants will learn to

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2025/10/16
by Stefanie Klug
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Online Workshop “How to plan and write a competitive research proposal”, 9 March 2027

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 is designed primarily for late-stage doctoral researchers, early-stage
postdoctoral researchers and researchers at other career stages who are relatively new to
independently developing research grant proposals. It is particularly suitable for participants
preparing their first fellowship application or independent research-grant proposal.
Participants should bring a research idea, emerging project concept or defined area for which
external funding may be relevant. A fully developed project or draft proposal is not required.

  • Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2027 plus 4h pre-teaching prior to the workshop
  • Duration: 1 full day + 4 hours self-study
  • 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.

Workshop description:

A competitive research grant proposal requires more than a strong research idea. Applicants need to identify a suitable funding opportunity, understand how proposals are evaluated, develop a coherent and feasible project and communicate a convincing case for support. This programme develops the transferable foundations needed to connect funding fit, project design, evaluation logic and proposal development.

This compact, yet highly interactive workshop employs theoretical input, plenary discussions, individual and small group work, experience sharing and expert advice. Participants are expected to complete some assignments for the pre-teaching activities, which will be provided one to two weeks before the workshop.

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2025/09/21
by Stefanie Klug
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Online workshop “Third-party funding and proposal writing”, 9 March 2027

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service online workshop “Third-party funding and proposal writing” by Dr. Neela Enke.

This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhDs planning to apply for a research grant in the near future and would like to inform themselves about different funding schemes and what is essential to write a competitive grant application.

  • Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2026, 9-17h
  • Duration: 1 full day
  • Location: online
  • Trainer: Dr. Neela Enke

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

Workshop description

First of all, the workshop provides the applicants with an overview of the most important (national and European) funding agencies and schemes in relation to the participants career stages. Participants will also have the chance to look into interesting funding schemes in more detail.

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