This online workshop addresses junior and senior scholars from the social sciences and humanities who have good command of the English language, seek to improve their English writing skills, and strive to make their academic papers more idiomatic. The workshop seeks to create an awareness of the typical patterns of non-idiomatic writing to which non-native authors […]
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16. Jun 2020
English Academic Writing I: The Ground Rules of Writing Well (July 13-17, 2020 | online)
12. Jun 2020
KoWi-Webinar: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Individual Fellowships (July 9, 2020)
Content: The MSCA Individual Fellowships are aimed at experienced researchers who want to diversify their personal competence in terms of individual training as well as international and intersectoral mobility. Individual Fellowships are open to researchers of any nationality to acquire and transfer new skills and knowledge and to work on research and innovation in Europe and beyond. On 9 July 2020, KoWi will […]
5. Jun 2020
Microscopy data: challenges of research data management and first approaches (June 24, 2020)
3. Jun 2020
[Ref 3.2] Vacant slots at two online workshops
There are vacant slots in two workshops offered by the staff development department (Ref 3.2) at MLU. Both workshops will be held in German. Professionelle wissenschaftliche Betreuung: Wie entsteht eine produktive Betreuungsbeziehung, 11. – 12.06.2020 (Dozentin: Dr. Anne-Christin Warskulat)
2. Jun 2020
Survey: COVID-19 Crisis and the Work-Life Balance
The COVID-19 crisis has had a major impact on our social and professional lives. The Equal Opportunities Working Group of the German Physical Society has prepared a survey. The aim of this non-commercial, “anonymous” (no personal information is collected) survey is to identify the impact of the pandemic on our work-life balance and to help […]
20. May 2020
Presentation and Rhetorics (June 23 & July 2, 2020 | online)
Topics Effective introduction for scientific lectures Parameters of nonverbal communication: Effective gestures, dominant body language and self-confident appearance The power of the voice: Intonation and speech form Flexible use of rhetorical means and optimization of expression confident handling of disturbances, critical questions and mishaps: Strategies and response formulas How to generate attention and create a […]
19. May 2020
Clear at glance! Designing Effective Academic Posters (June 16 & 22, 2020 | online)
Due to the Corona-Crisis the following workshop was transferred into an online-seminar and simulates the traditional physical event as closely as possible. The seminar is streamed via Zoom and contains online and offline parts. Starting Point Poster sessions are an integral part of almost every scientific conference. Their purpose is to highlight research results, visualise […]
18. May 2020
How to write a persuasive job application (July 6, 2020 | online)
For many scientists, writing job applications tends to be quite difficult, especially for jobs beyond the academic system. In fact, misapprehensions and mistakes in the application dossier often prevent them from securing jobs they are perfectly suited for. This workshop will help you write a convincing application.
18. May 2020
Know your competencies – find your job: job search for scientists (June 22-23, 2020 | online)
A cooperation of InGrA and PhD network. Scientists have lots of job options, but are often not aware of them. This workshop will support you to see more them on the German labour market. You will learn to go the different steps of job search: to be aware of your competencies, skills and knowledge and to […]