In the German academic system, Tenure Track is a relatively new concept. With a tenure track position, one gets the opportunity to immediately transition to a permanent position when successfully completing the probationary period (known as the tenure track phase). The majority of tenure track positions comes along with a professorship; less common and known are lecturer or researcher positions with tenure track.
[ Read On … ]27. Aug 2024
Good Scientific Practice and Negotiation (October 22 and 23, 2024)
The workshop combines Good Scientific Practice (Part 1) with Negotiation (Part 2). During your doctoral studies you will come into contact with other scientists and collaborate with them. Here negotiation skills can be helpful. This may even prevent potential conflicts with your supervisor.
[ Read On … ]21. Aug 2024
DFG Funding Opportunities: for Postdocs (August 29, 2024 | online)
This online talk focuses on the DFG Funding Opportunities for Postdocs of the DFG. Further details and the dial in link can be found at Info Talks on DFG Funding Opportunities for Research Careers.
- Date: August 29, 2024
- Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. CET
- Language: English
Please note: You can access the event via the link above without any password. The number of participants is limited to max. 1,000.
About Prospects: Online Talk Series on DFG Funding Opportunities for Research Careers
[ Read On … ]14. Aug 2024
[BEAM] Experiences, careers, highs and lows of female scientists
Over the past few months, we have been working on an “equality opportunities” booklet to inspire young girls and women to study in the STEM field. To this end, our female doctoral students, student talents and principal investigators have reported on their experiences, their careers, their highs and their lows.
Take a look at their contributions or download the whole booklet via the following link:
The booklet has been published by the research training group “BEAM (RTG 2670): Self-Organization of Soft Matter via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions”.
13. Aug 2024
[HIIG] Summer School on Resilience to Science Hostility (September 23-24, 2024)
There is a growing demand and responsibility for science to make a positive impact on society. To achieve this, researchers are increasingly expected and motivated to communicate their findings publicly and engage with non-academic actors, however in some cases, they face unwelcome, aggressive reactions. Researchers can become targets of impertinent attacks, hate speech, trolling campaigns, or even physical threats, which can be distressing and can undermine their credibility as experts. Skills in dealing with such attacks, or strategies of how to build resilient communication campaigns and engagement plans often do not play a central role in university curricula and the daily routines of research institutes. Approaches to dealing with such attacks, and wider strategies of how to build resilient and safeguarded communication campaigns and engagement plans are therefore essential skills for researchers.
This training programme is tailored to early career researchers who want to learn how to avoid or deal with hostility and hate speech attacks, where to find help, and most importantly how to create their own communication and engagement strategy in order to maximise their impact beyond academia.
[ Read On … ]7. Aug 2024
[PlantBioChem] Introduction to Sirius (September 12, 2024)
There are free slots for the following Doctoral Training Course (DoCou) organised by Leibniz Research School PlantBioChem at Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) Halle.
Contents
Compound annotation is a bottleneck in metabolomics research, especially when we work with non-model organisms. In addition, the annotation process is very difficult for researchers with little experience in analytical chemistry, especially if the compound is not found in any spectral library. Sirius includes a bundle of annotation tools that can help increase the annotation rate of metabolomic datasets, but like any computational tool, it should be used with care.
In this course you will get an introduction to Sirius:
[ Read On … ]6. Aug 2024
[GEW] Durch Höhen und Tiefen der Promotion (21-22 September 2024)
Die Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW) bietet folgenden Workshop für Promovierende an.
Eine Promotion ist eine langwierige Angelegenheit mit vielen Höhen und Tiefen. Um dabei einen langen Atem zu behalten, kann auf ganz unterschiedlichen Ebenen etwas getan werden.
Genau hierum soll es in diesem zweitägigen Workshop gehen: Verschiedenartige Anregungen zur Gestaltung des eigenen Promotionsprozesses. Dabei soll die Reflexion von individuellen Zielen, Rahmenbedingungen und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten im Zentrum stehen, angeregt durch kurze informative Inputs, praktische Übungen und den Erfahrungsaustausch innerhalb der Gruppe.
Folgende Themen sind angedacht:
- Organisation des Arbeitsprozesses,
- Gestaltung von Arbeits- und Lebenszeit,
- Erarbeitung von Planung(-shorizonten) und Prioritäten,
- Organisation von (Peer-to-Peer-) Austausch und
- Unterstützung sowie die Identifikation von häufigen Krisenherden und mögliche Bewältigungsstrategien.
1. Aug 2024
[Wissenschaft im Dialog] CZS STEM Impact School (Nov/Dec 2024)
The CZS STEM Impact School is a three-day educational training programme for researchers from the STEM disciplines. The aim of the Impact School is to impart fundamental principles for socially effective and quality-orientated science communication in five consecutive modules. In addition to the development of individual communication and impact plans, the programme also focuses on inter- and transdisciplinary exchange between participants. The CZS STEM Impact School is sponsored by the Carl Zeiss Foundation.
In 2024, the CZS STEM Impact School will take place on three dates. Interested parties can choose between participation in
- Berlin (30 October – 1 November 2024, German-speaking),
- Mainz (6-8 November 2024, German-speaking)
- or the option of online participation (17-19 December 2024, English-speaking).
- participation fee is 100 Euro
Requirements for the application:
- You are doing research in the STEM field (Natural Sciences, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics).
- You are at least in the second year of your respective doctorate or are a post-doc up to 6 years after completing your doctorate.
- You have an interest in the societal impact of your research and in learning effective science communication tools
- The deadline for applications is 20 August 2024.
31. Jul 2024
Blog des GRAFÖ-NETZ gestartet
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30. Jul 2024
Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany (September 16-20, 2024 | online)
Inspired by the celebration of the Postdoc Appreciation Week in the USA and the UK, the PAW Germany coordination team invited researchers and research institutions, postdoc coordinators and research administrators all over Germany to join in creating a special program, events and a social media campaign to honor the incredible work of postdocs!
The initiative was well taken and our colleagues and postdoc networks all over the country quickly put together a great program with a wide range of topics – most of them online and open for attendees from any institution in Germany.
Find out more about the Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) Germany at