10. Jan
2022
Written by Thomas Michael
The department Referat 3.2 – Personalentwicklung offers this workshop to doctoral students and postdocs at MLU. This course is a four week, five sessions per week class.
The goal of the course is to review both the basics of English grammar and tense structures, as well as, prepare students for writing long form texts in English.
The course is designed with PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers in mind. A homework will be assigned at the end of every class, which is to be handed in that afternoon by email for correction.
The following core themes are part of this course:
concise and clear formulation on English sentences.
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10. Jan
2022
Written by Thomas Michael
There are free slots at this workshop organised by research training group “BEAM (RTG 2670): Self-Organization of Soft Matter via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions”.
This workshop will give you the opportunity to examine the distinctions between communication styles at work – support-oriented (horizontal) versus status-oriented (vertical); these communication styles can determine success or failure within a largely male-dominated environment. Each style has its strengths and weaknesses; a solid awareness of both is the way to create progress. We will consider examples from your working environment demonstrating those communication strategies and behaviours that can drive a career up or down.
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22. Dec
2021
Written by Thomas Michael
“For many people, making a career switch might feel like you’re starting over from scratch. But that’s not true: You have transferable skills. ‘Most job seekers think the skills they use for their current job only translate for that particular job title or industry, but the basics for operating in most functions is pretty universal,’ […]”
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Please check the overview of InGrA workshops boosting your transferable skills, as well.
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17. Dec
2021
Written by Thomas Michael
An online self-study course for scientific work in German of the LLZ has the following modules:
- Scientific thinking & working:
The scientific method, quality criteria and the research process (incl. scientific text types) - Basics of copyright law
Copyright and scientific citation - Planning & preparation of scientific work
Preparation of a scientific work and about the good use of the available time - Orientation, management & documentation
Finding a topic, orientation and literature research - Writing process & text creation
Form, structure, content design, language & expression, writing blocks - Presentation & visualization
Basics of presentation, outline and design of scientific results - Scientific research methods
Introduction and overview of empirical research methods
The self-study course (in German, with main focus on students) is available at: www.llz.uni-halle.de/wiss-arbeiten
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17. Dec
2021
Written by Thomas Michael
The university is working on a new concept to commemorate Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first Afro-German academic at a German university, who worked in Halle and Wittenberg. At the Universitätsring, the rector and the chairman of the appointed rectorate commission inaugurated a plate pointing out the discrepancy between the artwork “Free Africa” and a memorial plate for Amo placed nearby in 1975.
Read more at Campus Halensis (in German).
Further information in Anton Wilhelm Amo and the work of the Rectorate Commission at www.amo.uni-halle.de .
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16. Dec
2021
Leaving academia and looking for a job in the industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. Understanding the application rules and the expectations of the company enables you to go through a quickly and successful job-search process outside academia.
Content
- Determination of salaries
- Preparation and phases of interviews
- Answering trick questions
- Salary negotiation strategies
- Self-presentation practice in small groups
- Typical regulations in employment contracts
- Work permit types and requirements
- Culturally related rules at work
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14. Dec
2021
Written by Thomas Michael
In spring 2021, the Diversity and Equal Opportunity Office and the Equal Opportunity Advisory Council launched a survey on the pandemic-related challenges for scientists in the early stage within the university. In the meantime, the responses have been reviewed and a report with many answers and information has been written.
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14. Dec
2021
The participants will get an overview about the rules of good scientific practice and the handling with cases of scientific misconduct, and will explore the differences and grey areas of questionable research practice. They will learn about local, national and international regulations and guidelines. It is a goal of the course to create space for reflexions about values and attitudes of science and the role of scientists. The participants will learn to develop appropriate solutions for difficult situations in the process of science.
Content
The content of the course follows the curriculum “Good scientific practice” from 2019, which was commissioned by and developed in cooperation with the German Research Ombudsman:
- Definitions of good scientific practice and scientific misconduct
- Degrees and extent of scientific misconduct
- Examples for responsible and irresponsible conduct of research
- Data management
- Authorship and the process of publication
- Mentoring and supervision
- Conflict management: how to deal with scientific misconduct
- Reactions to scientific misconduct
- Local, national and international guidelines and regulations
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14. Dec
2021
Leaving academia and looking for a job in the industry is an important and sometimes difficult step. Understanding the application rules and the expectations of recruiters is a necessary prerequisite. This intensive training helps you to go through a quickly and successful job-search process outside academia.
Content
1. Job Search
- Ideas for possible positions
- Active and passive job search strategies
2. Application Documents
- Content and design of an application
- Analysis of job ads and estimation of chances
- Individual application feedback in small groups
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