Workshop: GA_1.2 What are my unique abilities and interests critical in determining the right career path for me? Can I combine my ideas about a fulfilled life with a career outside of university and academia? How can I develop a strategy for embarking on a non-academic c - Details

Workshop: GA_1.2 What are my unique abilities and interests critical in determining the right career path for me? Can I combine my ideas about a fulfilled life with a career outside of university and academia? How can I develop a strategy for embarking on a non-academic c - Details

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Course name Workshop: GA_1.2 What are my unique abilities and interests critical in determining the right career path for me? Can I combine my ideas about a fulfilled life with a career outside of university and academia? How can I develop a strategy for embarking on a non-academic c
Subtitle lecturer: Matthias Merkelbach
Course number GA_1.2
Semester WiSe24/25
Current number of participants 10
maximum number of participants 12
Home institute Graduiertenakademie
Courses type Workshop in category Teaching
Next date Thursday, 09.01.2025 08:00 - 17:30, Room: (Schlaues Haus Oldenburg)
Type/Form in person event
Lehrsprache englisch

Rooms and times

(Schlaues Haus Oldenburg)
Thursday, 09.01.2025 08:00 - 17:30
Friday, 10.01.2025 08:00 - 16:00

Fields of study

Module assignments

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What are my unique abilities and interests critical in determining the right career path for me?
Can I combine my ideas about a fulfilled life with a career outside of university and academia?
How can I develop a strategy for embarking on a non-academic career path?
This seminar helps to answer these – and other - questions for those who want to plan their career
development strategically. It focuses on supporting young scientists and researchers and prepare
them for leaving academia It offers them possibilities to reflect upon future careers in industry,
business or alternative career choices. Based on their individual profiles, participants develop their
own vision for their future personal and professional lives.
  • You reflect upon your professional career path and develop a well-orchestrated plan
  • You work out a biographically-based profile that highlights und evaluates your individual
qualifications, skills and job vision
  • You explore different occupational career alternatives
  • You get information about formal and hidden requirements for a career development (with
special focus on German working culture)
  • You share experiences and are encouraged by other scientists who are in a similar
professional situation

Target group: Doctoral and postdoctoral candidates

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Perspectives Outside of Academia - Career Planning".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 30.07.2024, 00:00 to 06.01.2025, 00:00.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.

Registration mode

The enrolment is binding, participants cannot unsubscribe themselves.