Working and conducting research in academia offer a lot of opportunities for networking and career planning. Today, the concept of a “job for life” is not valid in many professions and companies. However, as a highly skilled and qualified researcher there are a lot of career opportunities in economy and industry. Scientists should be able to transform their capabilities into job-oriented skills and career possibilities to connect themselves with potential employers. Career planning is as vital as planning experiments. Researchers need to be familiar with their skills, should know how to establish their own brand with self- marketing and develop a strategic view on the career landscape to be successful. The most important action researchers can do themselves is to take the lead in their career planning. (more…)

Target audience

Doctoral students and postdocs

Topics

Focus patenting:

• Relevance and protection requirements
• Sophisticated structure of a letters patent
• National and international patent application and retention

Technology transfer and support for inventors at the Martin Luther University:

• Introduction of the technology transfer office at MLU
• Rights and duties relating to employees’ inventions
• Useful information on transfer projects and building a startup

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