Program

The program will be aviable soon.

Scope of the Workshops

Networking in Science by Kathrin Keune

This workshop focusses on networking strategies and professional performance in scientific settings such as international conferences or meetings with peers and other researchers. It aims at improving your individual performance by successfully communicating and discussing your research, your expertise and professional achievements in different scientific contexts.

Content

• Career landscape: Assessment of personal development, strategies & career milestones
• Framing research: Why should others be interested in me and my research? (Speed Dating)
• Elevator pitch to introduce professional work
• Small Talk as a tool
• How to use networks - online and in person?

This workshop is particularly helpful for researchers who would like to explore their skills in a confidence-building environment, in which solutions are found for each individual style and character.

Impostor Syndrome by Simone Freitag

Impostor Syndrome describes the feeling of constant self-doubt about one's own competence and performance. It includes the feeling of being an intellectual fraud and in danger of being exposed at any moment, despite their objecive success.

The goal of this course is to learn about the Impostor Syndrome. To this aim, we will look at the characteristics as well as scientific explanations that promote its development.

Content

• Getting to know impostor phenomenon and its characterics
• Learn explanatory approaches
• Differentiate from and compare to mental health
• Learn strategies to strengthen self-esteem and one’s own capabilities

AI in Scientific Research by Susanne Friese

This workshop builds AI literacy as a foundation for using large language models critically and effectively in scientific work. Participants learn how LLMs function, where their strengths lie, and where critical judgment is required.

The day focuses on two core applications: AI-supported literature search and review, and the use of AI in scientific writing. We discuss suitable tools, their limits, and how to use them in a responsible, transparent, and methodologically sound way.