What to do with a PhD

Lecturer:

Course typ:

Workshop

Description:

The workshop is given by Gaby Schilling, Kepos GmbH, Mannheim.

The workshop is for PhD students in the first half of their project.

Goal: Getting to know about professional perspectives in public and private sectors and reflecting about own suitability to different career paths; setting the direction of one`s professional future by developing specific skills during the PhD project;

The workshop deals with what career means and which personal career objectives matter. Participants are introduced to different science-related career paths in the public sector (including universities, but not restricted to) and private enterprises, and which technical and personal skills matter, respectively. Moreover, participants get the opportunity to reflect their own competences and objectives as well as their suitability to these different career paths. Finally, participants develop an individual strategy to prepare their next career steps.

Comments by former participants:

* Helpful to get impression on job chances. Broad overview on job chances for PhDs. Very good trainer.

* A new way to see the options after the PhD. There are more opportunities than expected. It also offers a new look at yourself and your potentials.

* Good starting point for career planning

* Showed perspectives both inside and outside of academia.

Place:

unspecified

Semester:

WiSe 2017/18

Times:

Dates on Tuesday, 16.01.2018 09:00 - 17:00
First appointment: Tuesday, 16.01.2018 09:00 - 17:00

Course number:

340110

Participants:

Target group: GGNB students (in the first half of their PhD)

Pre-requisites:

The workshop is aimed at PhD students in the first half of their PhD project.

Learning organisation:

The workshop will take place at the GZMB Building, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, seminar room 0.232 (http://www.geodata.uni-goettingen.de/lageplan/?ident=1524\_2\_EG_0.232).

Area classification:

Vorlesungsverzeichnis WiSe 2017/2018 > Forschungseinrichtungen > Göttinger Graduiertenschulen > Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) > Göttinger Graduiertenschule für Neurowissenschaften und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB) > Professional Skills, Industry Excursions > Career Development

ECTS credit points:

0.5

Further information from Stud.IP about this course

Home institute: Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB)
Participants registered in Stud.IP: 1
Number of postings in Stud.IP forum: 2