BIOME graduates have to attend at least one soft-skill workshop a year. M.D./Ph.D candidates are obliged to attend at least two soft-skill training sessions a year. Please download this attendance sheet to help you document your participation at the workshops:
The soft skill programme at the University of Duisburg-Essen is provided by the Graduate Center Plus.
Further courses of interest may also be found in collaboration with the Ruhr University Bochum. To register for RUB workshops, please contact Dr. Ursula Justus.
Tomas Brage, University of Lund: “What does gender have to do with science?”
Jonathan Müller, University of Birmingham: "Science careers in Great Britain - perspectives and challenges"
Candace Chan, Arizona State University: "The research system in the USA - unlimited chances for everyone?"
Hosts: CRC1093, CRC/TRR 247 and the Young Chemistry Network (JCF)
Language: English
Venue: Essen Main Campus, lecture hall S07 S00 D07 in the Chemistry Building
Time: 14:00-17:00
Contact: crc1093@uni-due.de
Programme
This collaboration project with UDE’s Career Service (ABZ) is aimed at all doctorates who wish to pursue a career in the German industry after their PhD. The one-year programme is open to both genders, with a focus on candidates with a diversity background.
Language: German (C1 or higher)
Venue: Universitätscampus Duisburg
Registration deadline: 04.11.2018
Contact: mechthild.budde@uni-due.de
Programme
Seminars within the categories 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the further training programme at the Universitätsklinikum Essen are considered to be equivalent to other soft-skill workshops.
Some of the wide-ranging workshops offered by UDE's Career Service may be of great interest and use to BIOME members.
The following online courses have been recommended by fellow BIOME members:
Biostatistics/Data Analysis
Scientific Writing
Writing in the Sciences
German language courses at different levels are offered to guest scientists and visiting researchers by the University of Duisburg-Essen's Institute for Optional Studies.
Contact and Registration: sprachkurse@uni-due.de
The Universitätsklinikum Essen is offering a German course tailored to meet the needs of local international medical doctors.
Contact and registration: www.uk-essen.de/bildungsakademie
Aspects covered in this language course include: