Career Day 2020 „PhD – What´s next?“ (online)

Sich zu bewerben ist eine anspruchsvolle Tätigkeit, die den wenigsten Menschen leicht fällt. Eigene Fähigkeiten und Erfahrungen müssen bilanziert, mit Stellenprofilen abgeglichen und in schriftlicher und mündlicher Form kommuniziert werden. In diesem Impulsworkshop erfahren Sie, was Sie bei Bewerbungen für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt beachten sollten und wie Sie typische Fehler vermeiden können. Sie lernen, mit welchen Kompetenzen Sie punkten können und wie Sie Ihr Profil in Bewerbungsverfahren authentisch und überzeugend kommunizieren.

Workshopleitung: Evelyn Hochheim
Karriereberatung für Akademiker*innen

Sprache: Deutsch

For institutions as a whole as well as for individual researchers, acquiring third party funding is getting more and more important. The presentation will give a short overview on the main sources of third party funding, especially on programmes for (early stage) postdocs. Additionally, a database for funding agencies and programmes will be introduced, which offers free access to all members of University Jena.

Workshop instructor: Melanie Eichler
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Service Center for Research and Transfer / Division for Research Funding

Language: English

We warmly invite doctoral candidates and postdocs of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena to join our online workshop, where we will tackle the following questions:

• What employment chances do you have in Thuringia?
• How does the Thuringian employers’ landscape look like and which branches in Thuringia could be relevant for you?
• What is specific to the Thuringian labor market?
• Which channels can you use for your job search in Thuringia and who can support you on the way to employment?

Let’s find responses to these and further questions, discuss challenges, ideas and solutions together!

Workshop instructors: Anastasia Sabatkouskaya und Anne Bauer
Thüringer Agentur Für Fachkräftegewinnung (ThAFF)

Language: English

Data show that in Germany 30% of vacancies are filled through personal network contacts, while e.g. internet job portals only make up 15%. Thus having a good network really comes in handy when looking for a job! However, the importance of professional networking is often underestimated by young scientists, or it is negatively associated with e.g. favoritism.

Some young scientists also believe that their scientific achievements and competencies speak sufficiently for themselves and networking is not required. But this way they might give away many opportunities to find an attractive and suitable position.

This short workshop is designed to create awareness for the importance of networking for young scientists, shows best practices, and encourages the planning of own networking activities.

Workshop instructor: Dr. Iris Köhler 
The Scientist Coach | Karriereplanung für Promovierende und Postdocs

Language: English

In this seminar you will learn the meaning of typical phrases in job advertisements and identifying “must” and “can” criteria as well as the required level of experiences and knowledge fields. In a practical example we compare a CV with a job ad and discuss how much your chances of success are influenced by requirements you cannot fulfil.

• Content and design of an application
• Identifying key requirements in job ads
• Estimation of chances of success
• Discussion of suitability with a practical example

Who is the workshop aimed at? International and German Doctoral researchers and postdocs who plan to start applying in the next 12 months and have little application experience.

Workshop instructor: Heidi Störr
Career Consultancy “Push Your Career”

Language: English

Do you want to pursue an academic career after your PhD? Do you want to know about career opportunities and long-term positions in the German academic system?

In this workshop, you will learn about the different possibilities for long-term positions in academia. Since the main option in Germany is professorship, we will talk about routes to get there (i.e. research and teaching positions, junior research group leadership, Junior professorship and Tenure Track positions, and also habilitation or equivalent). 

You will get information on the requirements for a professorship, the selection process  and advice on how to improve your career chances in academia. There will be room for any questions and for opinions and impressions from the subjects and disciplines of the participants.

Workshop instructor: Dr. Hanna Kauhaus
Friedrich Schiller University, Graduate Academy

Language: English

Our modern world is characterized by a high degree of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Therefore, it has become hardly possible to plan careers using linear-causal logic and young scientists might ask the question: Does career “planning” even make sense anymore? How can I prepare for the next step, if I cannot predict it? Is it even worth it to put time and effort into career “planning”? The answer is yes!

In this short workshop young scientists are introduced to the theory of “effectuation”, an approach to making decisions and performing actions in entrepreneurship processes, which can be perfectly used for career “planning”. Workshop participants learn how to apply effectual thinking to their own career plans.

Workshop instructor: Dr. Iris Köhler 
The Scientist Coach | Karriereplanung für Promovierende und Postdocs

Language: English

In this online seminar you will get general information about your preparation for job interviews, including suitable clothing, time of arrival and research of company information. We will also discuss content & rules for your self-introduction. You learn more about the classical interview structure and get suggestions for own questions. Furthermore, you receive tips for the salary negotiation phase, typical mistakes and alternative options to substitute a lower payment.

• Preparation for an interview
• Tipps for your self-introduction
• Explanation of the interview process
• Salary negotiation strategies

Who is the workshop aimed at? International and German Doctoral researchers and postdocs who plan to start applying in the next 12 months and have little application experience.

Workshop instructor: Heidi Störr
Career Consultancy “Push Your Career”

Language: English

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