Category: Soft Skills SoSe 2018

Academic Writing – July 10-11, 2018

For many young scientists writing is the most difficult part of research work. Poor structure, breakneck formulations and unclear argumentation lead to texts which are not too user friendly. However, for the success of academics it is essential that the content is successfully conveyed to the relevant target groups – from the subject community to the wider public. Continue reading “Academic Writing – July 10-11, 2018”

Career workshop: How to write a persuasive job application – how to convince it in the job interview (June 19-20, 2018)

Scientists make a lot of mistakes as soon as they start to apply outside science. This workshop was aimed at helping scientists in writing a convincing application and to be successful in the job interview.

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Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scientists with focus on DFG Research Grants (June 7, 2018)

Within this workshop we guided participants shortly through the funding programs of the German research association and other research funding organizations of relevance. Aim of the seminar was to shed light on the detailed structure, important points to make one’s proposal competitive as well as all formal aspects of the DFG-proposal (Basic Module & Module Temporary Positions for Principal Investigators). Continue reading “Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scientists with focus on DFG Research Grants (June 7, 2018)”

Time and Self-Management (May 28, 2018)

Time-management is not something just theoretical: understanding the principles it is essential but the application to day by day life is what really matters. Therefore, this course was divided in two workshops separated by roughly a month. During the time in between participants had the opportunity to try the techniques and principles learned in the first workshop. In same cases it was just about observing their processes and behaviors with a new understanding. During the second workshop we built upon their observations and experiences: Continue reading “Time and Self-Management (May 28, 2018)”