Dear postdocs and late-stage PhD students,

Welcome to the first issue of our monthly GAUSS Career Service Newsletter in 2023. As usual we provide you with information on events and courses organized by the GAUSS Career Service, funding calls, and job opportunities. Please be aware that this time there are some job adverts and workshop with very tight deadlines over the next few days.

If you are unsure about your next career steps or require some support in your job application process (academic or non-academic), book an individual career counseling session or CV/application check by emailing Stefanie (career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de)

Please feel free to forward this e-mail to your peers who might be interested in the information but are not yet on our mailing list (register here). If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore, please let us know and we will remove you from the mailing list.

All the best,
Stefanie and Christin

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Career Workshops and Events

GAUSS Career Impulse Session with Head of Data Science Dr Martin Helm (Vilua Healthcare GmbH): "From staining to training neural nets – Biologist turns Data Scientist", 20 Jan 2023, online

We are happy to announce our first GAUSS Career Impulse Session in 2023 with Head of Data Science Dr Martin Helm (Vilua).

Date: Friday, 20 January 2023
Time: 14:00-15:30 (appr.)
Location: online via Zoom
Registration:To sign up please send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de.

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GAUSS Career Workshop: "Exploring the Unknown – The Company World" (13-14 Feb 2023)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service Workshop "Exploring the Unknown - The Company World" by Dr. Gaby Schilling. This workshop is designed for postdoctoral scientists and late-stage PhD students who are currently applying or planning to apply for a position in industry. Getting to know different departments and their functions in a company and reflect about whether related jobs could be a good fit for your interests and profile are the goals of this workshop.

Dates: Monday and Tuesday, 13-14 February 2023
Duration: Monday, 13 February 2023, 9:00-17:00h and Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 9:00-15:30h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Gaby Schilling

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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GAUSS Career Workshop: "Interview Training for Postdocs" (16-17 March 2023)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Interview Training for Postdocs” by Christelle Linsenmann.

Are you currently working as Postdoc or finalizing your PhD? Do you plan to transition to a position outside of academia, potentially in industry, but you feel unprepared for searching and finding a new position? In this workshop, you will learn and practice career development strategies with a focus on leaving a great impression in your job interview.

Dates: Thursday and Friday, 16-17 March 2023
Duration: Thursday, 16 March 2023, 13-16h and Friday, 17 March 2023, 9-16h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Christelle Linsenmann

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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GAUSS Career Workshop: "Third-party funding and proposal writing" (20 March 2023)

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Third-party funding and proposal writing” by Dr. Neela Enke. This workshop is intended for Postdocs and late-stage PhDs planning to apply for a research grant within the next 6 months.

Date: Monday, 20 March 2023, 9:30-17:00h
Location: GZMB building, large seminar room 0.232, ground floor, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 (map)
Trainer: Dr. Neela Enke

Registration: Please register here and send an email to career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de including a short statement on your motivation to attend the workshop.

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Workshop "Active Bystander Training" - few places left (3 Feb 2023; apply by 18 Jan 2023)

This short online Active Bystander training session aims to help our PhD Student community to challenge poor behaviours, which may have become normalised over time. The session includes self-coaching techniques to help you keep a cool head when you’re faced with a challenging situation - and assertive language devices which you can use to make sure your voice is heard if you want to raise a concern. For more information on the training please see the link. www.activebystander.co.uk. The training will take place online on 3 February 2023, 15.00-16.30h. Registration: Email to ggnb@gwdg.de including the prework latest by 18 January 2023. Read more...

Save the Date: Göttingen Campus Postdoc Support and Information Fair (16 March 2023)

Melissa Sollich (Coordinator of the Postdoc Network of the Göttingen Campus) just announced the date of the next Postdoc Support and Information Fair, which will take place on 16 March 2023 in the afternoon. For further details see Melissa's message below (please also get back to her if you have any ideas what you would like to have there etc.). Read more...

Online Info Event "Die HAW Professur" (19 Jan 2023)

The Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden is organising an online info event in German on how to apply for a HAW Professorship especially concerning the required application documents. The event will take place on 19 January 2023 at 16:00-16:30h.
Please register by emailing Anne Voss (anne.voss@htw-dresden.de). Read more...

18th Career Fair International Organizations (26 Jan 2023; online and free of charge)

The German government is organizing its 18th Career Fair International Organizations this year, which again will take place online on 26 January 2023. You can find out about work and career opportunities in direct contact with representatives of around 60 organizations and institutions at virtual exhibition stands, in live discussion forums and other formats.

The career opportunities are as varied and diverse as the organizations themselves. They are open to those interested in political science and economics, but also in law, engineering and cultural studies, as well as architecture, computer science, chemistry, meteorology, physics, forestry and agriculture, medicine and many other fields. Read more...

Merck Innovation Cup (10-16 June 2023) - apply by 31 January 2023

From 11-16 June 2023 the 13th edition of the Merck Innovation Cup will take place near Frankfurt, Germany. Join the students and young professionals from all over the world to meet at the Merck KGaA company headquarters to learn from professionals, network, develop business plans and win the 20,000 EUR Innovation Cup.

If you are a post-graduate student or young professional apply latest by 31 January 2023. The travel and accommodation expanses will be covered by Merck. Read more...

Lecture Series "Perspectives on/for Junior Faculty": DGJ - The Association for Modern Career Paths in Science (31 Jan 2023)

Lecture Series: Perspectives on / for the Junior Faculty DGJ – The Association for Modern Career Paths in Science Networking of scientists on the way to a professorship? Public exchange of ideas and discussions on a sustainable science system? Advocating for a better perception of junior professors in the science system? 
The "Deutsche Gesellschaft Juniorprofessur (DGJ)" does all this and … Read more...

Online Workshop "An Introduction to Science Communication: How, Why, What?" (9-10 Feb 2023)

This online workshop (in English) is predominantly for PhD students of the GGG, but other PhD students are very welcome if free places are available - so take your chance and register now. The teaching will be in the form of short interactive seminars, with breaks and games for students and time for questions and answers. It will give researchers … Read more...

Two Young Entrepreneurs in Science workshops "Future Thinking" and "Your Research Canvas" (14 Feb and 14 March 2023)

The Research and Transfer Services of the University of Göttingen in cooperation with the Falling Walls Foundation and the "Young Entrepreneurs in Science" (YES) are organising two workshops on Transfer and Start Up topics next spring. Both workshops are aimed at PhD students and postdocs and will be held in English lasting for 2.5h. For further details please see below. Read more...

Jobvector Career Day for natural scientists, physicians, IT specialists, and engineers (23 Feb 2023) online

The jobvector career day is Europe´s biggest career fair for Natural Scientists, Physicians, Engineers, and Computer Scientists where you can receive valuable information for a successful career! Be inspired by talks of top companies and recruiters. Seize your chance and personally contact them at the fair! Read more...

DEAL - new offers by the University of Göttingen to publish open access (monthly info events)

A University publication fund can cover costs for open access journals, but the options for publishing grow ever more complex every year. This makes it hard for researchers to maintain an overview, even though publishing is key to their career. This training will give you an overview of the current options and answer your questions. The SUB Göttingen is organising … Read more...

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Funding Opportunities and Prizes

Friedmund Neumann Prize (deadline for nominations: 5 Feb 2023)

The Schering Stiftung awards the Friedmund Neumann Prize to young scientists for outstanding basic research in human biology, organic chemistry or human medicine. The prize is directed at young scientists who have completed their dissertation and have already developed a distinctive scientific profile. The award aims to make visible excellent scientific achievement and thus help the prize winners establish themselves … Read more...

"Fast Forward Science" - The Multimedia Competition in Science (apply by 7 Feb 2023)

The Fast Forward Science competition, which is endowed with a total of €23,000, is a joint project of Wissenschaft im Dialog and the Stifterverband and has been held annually since 2013. Passion for research, for innovative multimedia formats and for communication – the Fast Forward Science competition honors people who are not only passionate about science themselves, but who can also inspire others. Whether you are a student, postdoc, vlogger or communicator: We call you to produce social media posts about scientific topics and submit them to us. Read more...

KlarText Award, Klaus Tschira Stiftung (apply by 28 February 2023)

Have you written an outstanding dissertation and are you very keen to explain your research findings in a clear and comprehensible manner to a large number of people, including those not familiar with your subject? Then write an article about your work and enter it into the competition for the KlarText Award for Achievements in Public Understanding of Sciences. Through this prize, the Klaus Tschira Stiftung recognizes young researchers who explain their research results in a comprehensible manner in a popular science article in German. The call will close on 28 February 2023. Read more...

ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowships (apply by 1 March 2023)

The ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship programme (ETH Fellows) supports incoming postdoctoral researchers at ETH Zurich and is intended to foster young researchers who have already demonstrated scientific excellence in the early stages of their careers. The fellowship is for two years and you recieve a full-time post as well as substitutues for research expenses. Overall the success is 25% and you need to jointly apply with your potential host. For eligibility criteria and the application procedure see below. Read more...

Volkswagen Foundation "Research Cooperation Lower Saxony - Israel" (apply by 1 March 2023)

The program "Research Cooperation Lower Saxony - Israel" by the Volkswagen Foundation supports the long lasting cooperation of Israeli and Lower Saxon universities and research institutions by promoting scientifically excellent collaborative projects. Funding is provided (up to 3 years, up to 300,000€) for scientifically outstanding projects conducted jointly by researchers from Israel and Lower Saxony. To set impulses for new … Read more...

DFG German-Israeli Project Cooperation especially for early career scientists (apply by 15 March 2023)

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has now published the information for the 27th call of the German-Israeli Project Cooperation. The project must be carried out as a close cooperation between Israeli and German project partners and include the exchange of scientists, especially early career researchers (PhDs/Postdocs), as well as adequate working conditions on both project sides for the entirety of the … Read more...

Volkswagen Foundation "Pioneer Projects" (apply by 31 March 2023)

The Volkswagen Foundation wants to offer experimental spaces for fundamental innovations and significant improvements in all areas of the (German) research system. To this end, the Foundation will fund promising ideas for pioneer projects from the academic community. Available are 500,000€ for max. 3 years per project. Eligible to apply are PhDs, professor and academic administrators at German universities and research institutes. The next deadline is 31 March 2023. For further information see below. Read more...

Klaus Tschira Boost Fund - call open until 31 March 2023 (call specifically for postdocs)

The Klaus Tschira Foundation is inviting applications for the Klaus Tschira Boost Fund supporting researchers in natural sciences, mathematics and computer science. The application deadline is the 31 March 2023. You are a scientist working at a German university or non-university research institution and want to make your research more flexible? Then this funding opportunity (80k€ for up to 2 yrs) could be for you! Register for the webinar on 27 January 2023 (4-5 pm) and find out more about the program & application process. Read more...

Royal Society Newton International Fellowships (call opens on 31 Jan 2023)

Run jointly by the British Academy, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society, the Newton International Fellowships are for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK. The scheme will open on 31 January 2023 and will close to applications mid March. Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. For a full list, please see the breakdown of subject groups and areas supported by the Royal Society. Read more...

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Job Opportunities

2 Science Management positions at the University of Würzburg (apply by 16 Jan 2023)

The University of Würzburg is currently advertising two posts in science management. Both job adverts have tight deadlines on 16 January 2023 but the posts are really interesting and for 7 years. The JMU Research Academy (RA), founded in 2018, is looking for a Human Resources Developer (m/f/d; full-time) as soon as possible, in particular to supervise the 24 tenure-track … Read more...

Postdoc position at the Department of Psychology (research group “Developmental and Educational Psychology”); apply by 16 Jan 2023

The University of Bremen is advertising for a postdoc position within the research group "Developmental and Educational Psychology". The contract would be for 3 years. For further details check out the job advert here. The closing date is 16 January 2023. Read more...

Science Management position at the University Jena (apply by 23 Jan 2023)

The Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena is advertising for a very interesting science manager position (5 years) to support postdoctoral scientists. The Graduate Academy is a central scientific institution of the university under the direction of the Vice President for Young Scientists and Equality. The central task of the Graduate Academy is to support scientists in the doctoral and postdoc phase … Read more...

MPI-nat is hiring a science manager for science communication (apply by 31 Jan 2023)

The Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen is advertising for a science manager position in Science Management. Their Communications & Media team is looking for a new colleague with a background in natural sciences / science journalism, strong communication skills, great team spirit and an interest in biodiversity. The tasks are diverse, cover all areas of PR and … Read more...

UMG is hiring: project manager forclinical studies (apply by 15 Feb 2023)

The University Medical Center (UMG) is looking for a Project Manager (m/f/d) for clinical studies on a full-time basis, initially for 2 years with the option of extension.The application deadline for this post is 15 February 2023 and you will find further information on the post and the study center at the UMG in the original...  Read more...

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Miscellaneous

"Growing up in Science" - Berlin series

Growing up in Science (GUIS) was started in 2014 at New York University by professors Wei Ji Ma and Cristina Alberini. Now it runs worldwide in many universities and also in Berlin. Everyone in academia had to face struggles, detours, switching fields, and failures during their scientific career. However, sometimes when we look around at our colleagues and supervisors, we feel like their academic journeys were … Read more...

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Dr. Stefanie Klug
Coordinator Career Service and Alumni Network
Georg-August-University School of Science (GAUSS)
Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 room 0.227 (
map)   |   37077 Göttingen, Germany
Phone: +49 551 39 26684   |   E-mail:
career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de
Web: www.gauss.uni-goettingen.de/career   |   Blog: GAUSS Career Blog