Dear reader,

Welcome to the April issue of our monthly GAUSS Career Service Newsletter with information on workshops and events organized by the Career Service (and other providers on Göttingen Campus or internationally), job opportunities as well as current funding calls.

If you are interested in individual career counselling & advice or CV & application checks, please learn more about this service here.

If you are interested in an overview of funding opportunities for postdocs and junior group leaders, please check out the section research funding on our webpage, where we list short profiles of different funding schemes with information on eligibility criteria, deadlines, duration and type of funding.

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All the best and Happy Easter!
Stefanie

Career Workshops and Events

GAUSS Career Impulse Session "What to expect from a job in a pharma research organization and how to get one" with Dr. Manuel Landesfeind (Evotec) on 26 April 2019

The GAUSS Career Service is happy to announce our next Career Impulse Session titled “What to expect from a job in a pharmaceutical research organization and how to get one” with Dr. Manuel Landesfeind from Evotec. Manuel studied Computer Science in Göttingen having Biology as “area of application” and did a PhD in Bioinformatics at the Department of Bioinformatics (Prof. …

GAUSS Online Workshop "Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers" starting on 13 May 2019 (7 weeks)

We are happy to announce the return of our very successful and well-received project management workshop "Fast Forward – The Ultimate Productivity System for Researchers" with Dr. Nadine Sinclair. This workshop starting on 13 May 2019 has a very special format as it is an online workshop running for 7 weeks including: 7 results-oriented implementation modules Weekly live Q&A coaching …

GAUSS Career Workshop: "Conflict Management", 29 May 2019

We are happy to announce our next GAUSS Career Service workshop “Conflict Management” by Dr. Neela Enke. The ability to deal with conflicts is a key component of professional conduct and an important factor for personal and professional success. The workshop enables the participants to experience conflict as agent of innovation, professional and personal development. Dates: Wednesday, 29 May 2019 …

Workshop "Self-defense and Self-assertion for women" (18-19 May 2019)

Participants will learn simple and effective techniques for self-protection that will enable them to immediately defend themselves in an assault situation. For this purpose attendees will be taught punches, kicks, freeing oneself from an opponent’s hold and other defense techniques. Another focus will lie on training verbal and physical behaviour patterns that can be used to counter any kind of …

“Young Entrepreneurs in Science”-workshop (June & July 2019)

You are a postdocs or PhD student and want to take your career into your own hands, but you don’t have a business idea yet and lack inspiration? You would like to know how to turn your idea into reality and develop entrepreneurial skills? Then this 4-day workshop inclucing a company visit to B.Braun is for you! Develop your own …

Interested in Entrepreneurship? Check out the Start-up Support Program!

The Start-up-Support unit based at the university department “Cooperation and Innovation” is offering a versatile program over the summer to all on Göttingen Campus who are interested and curious about a potential entrepreneur career. Check out the different events below and for further information go to their webpage.

Workshop: "Science Management - my career path?" 17 June 2018

If you are interested in Science Management but are not sure if this career path is something for you, participate in this half-day workshop on 17 June 2019 9-13h. This workshop will be held in German by Dr Anna Beck and Dr Sabine Heerwart. For further information please see below and check out this link. Target Group: late-stage PhD students …

Eurolife Summer School: Biology of Brain Disorders (June 2019)

Since January 2018 the UMG coordinates the Eurolife Network and is currently inviting applications for the next Eurolife Summer School 2019 in Dublin: Biology of Brain Disorders (BBD) 2019: Frontiers in Innovation. Eurolife will fund 9 grants to students from Eurolife institutions (Please note that the grants cover the registration to the event only. You are expected to organize and …

Eurolife Summer School: Immune modulation in human and animal infections (July 2019)

Since January 2018 the UMG coordinates the Eurolife Network and is currently inviting applications for the Eurolife Summer School 2019 in Leiden: Immune modulation in human and animal infections: impact on health, disease and therapy. Eurolife will fund 9 grants to students from Eurolife institutions (Please note that the grants cover the registration to the event only. You are expected …

Funding Opportunities and Prizes

DAAD JSPS short term postdoc fellowships - call closes 30 April 2019

In cooperation with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) the DAAD gives highly qualified Postdocs the possibility of a 1-6 month research stay at Japanese universities or research institutions. The programme is open for German Postdocs (and those with a permanent residence permit for Germany) of all subjects. Application deadline for the next funding period (start between …

DFG Clinician Scientist Kolleg "Cell Dynamics in Pathogenesis and Therapy" - call open until 30 April 2019

On behalf of Prof Matthias Dobbelstein, the speaker of the DFG Clinician Scientist Kolleg “Cell Dynamics in Pathogenesis and Therapy“ (Zelldynamik in Pathogenese und Therapie) based at the UMG, we are happy to announce the current call for this program, which is inviting applications until 30 April 2019. If you are a medical doctor or a postdoc working in the …

Deutsche Krebshilfe Max-Eder Junior Group for 4 yrs (Deadline: 22 May 2019)

The next call for the Max-Eder Junior Reserach Group by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 4 December 2018. Aiming at highly qualified young oncologists (physicians during or after the specialist training as well as scientists with an explicit clinic-oriented orientation of the project), who are not older than 35 years on application, this funding scheme is supporting them over …

Deutsche Krebshilfe Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program for max. 2 yrs (Deadline: 22 May 2019)

The next call for the Mildred-Scheel-Postdoc Program by the Deutsche Krebshilfe is open until 18 September 2018.

This postdoctoral funding scheme is providing young doctors and natural scientists the opportunity to carry out projects in clinically oriented oncological basic research or clinical cancer research at renowned institutions abroad.

Fellowship Opportunity at Durham University’s Institute of Advanced Study

The prestigious Fellowship scheme is offered by the Durham University via its Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and the University is keen that the Fellowship programme should attract the most distinguished scholars from around the world. Launched in October 2006 to mark the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the University, the IAS is one of the University’s flagship research institutes. …

Add-on Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Life Science (postdocs, PhDs) - apply by 23 June 2019

You are already integrated in the German science system and wish to gain insight into adjacent branches of study? With this fellowship the Joachim Herz Foudnation supports your interdisciplinary research and international networking. They provide flexible support of your career development over a period of two years, with a total amount of up to 12,500 Euro. Fellows with children will …

The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology $25,000), apply by 15 June 2019

The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international research prize of US$25,000. Since 2002 it has been awarded annually to one young scientist who is not older than 35 years for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Eppendorf and Science/AAAS established this international prize in 2002 and acknowledges the increasing importance …

Job Opportunities

Bayer is recruiting: Regulatory CMC Manager

Bayer is currently looking for candidates to fill the permanent position as Regulatory CMC Manager. This is an entry position and one of the rare opportunities at the moment, which are advertised externally. So take your chance and submit your application!

Details on the job posting are available below or here via the webpage.

Bayer is hiring: Alliance Manager Regulatory Affairs

Bayer is currently looking for candidates to fill the position as Alliance Manager Regulatory Affairs. This is an entry position and one of the rare opportunities at the moment, which are advertised externally. So take your chance and submit your application!

Details on the job posting are available below or here via the webpage.

Pfizer is hiring at their site in Freiburg (several postings)

Pfizer is hiring at their site in Freiburg and there are a couple of intersting job adverts for life scientists (please see adverts including links and the hiring manager below). One of our alumni is working at Pfizer in Freiburg and if you would like to contact her, please send us an email (career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de). Naturwissenschaftler (m/w/d) als Systemeigner für …

Open Science Manager at CERN (apply by 12 May 2019)

Check out this job opportunity at CERN - they are looking for an Open Science Manager! See details below and here.

Do you want to shape the future of Open Science in particle physics? CERN, take part! In CERN’s Research and Computing Sector (RCS), Scientific Information Service Group (SIS), you will be managing the Open Science Section (OS). In this role, you will drive discussions across the Organization to develop and execute an implementation strategy for open research data and analysis preservation at CERN. Jointly with other teams within RCS, you will ensure a smooth operation of existing tools and services in this field and participate in international open science collaborations.

Dr. Stefanie Klug
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