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October 2023
Tag für Promotionsinteressierte und Science Schnack
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
SICSS Disputation | Ge Cheng
Dear all,
We are happy to announce the disputation of our SICSS member Ge Cheng.
Title of the dissertation: “Parameterization of canopy processes for atmospheric models”
Date and venue: Monday, October 9th at 9:00 a.m. in room 1528, Bundesstraße 55
The disputation will take place partly digitally.
Please find attached the invitation of the Department of Earth System Sciences.
We wish Ge...
Was hat meine Herkunft mit meiner Promotion zu tun?
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Selbstorganisation - Zweckmäßig und zu mir passend
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: German / Trainer: Joanna Bouchi-Häfner / Max. Participants: 10
Hier entwickeln Sie ein Bewusstsein für Ihre Stärken und Ressourcen bei der Selbstorganisation. Reflektieren Sie individuelle Herausforderungen beim Planen, Organisieren und Abarbeiten von Aufgaben.
Dieser Kurs ist anrechenbar für „Learn to Lead – Führen mit Haltung“ (...
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 1: Gute Betreuung?! Erste Annäherung an eine neue Rolle
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Changing Course: Insights on Transitioning Away from Academia
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: English / Trainer: Vicent Botella-Soler / Max. Participants: 100
In this talk, we will introduce some helpful strategies in transitioning away from academia and dispel some common misconceptions and biases. Among other things: The primacy of soft over hard skills.
Und wie profitieren wir von New Work? Veränderungsideen für schreibtischferne Arbeitsumfelder
This event takes place in German.
Three Minute Thesis Competition 2023
Can you imagine presenting your doctoral thesis in 180 seconds? This is precisely what the Three Minute Thesis competition challenges doctoral researchers from all disciplines to do. As they test their research communication skills on stage, the audience gains interesting and entertaining insights into current research.
We warmly invite you to join us for the upcoming event on 12 October. This...
E-Learning: Grundlagen der Wissenschaftskommunikation
Note: The application deadline for this course is 13 October 2023!
As part of the research communication project, the Hamburg Research Academy offers an e-learning course for an introduction to science communication. The course offers basic knowledge of how science communication works. It focuses on topics such as dimensions of science communication, the interplay of actors and target groups or...
Postdoc Talks – Bewusste Karriereentscheidung
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Finding a Job in Germany
The post-PhD job search can be difficult, especially when searching for a job outside of academia. The German job market presents specific challenges for international PhD candidates. It is often less flexible than the job markets that candidates may be familiar with from their home countries or from prior academic exchanges, and potential cultural differences create invisible hurdles that...
Engage, Enlighten, Entertain. Presenting Your Work to Non-Scientists
Key methods, practical guidelines, and concrete practice. This presentation training will improve your skills in presenting your research outside of the scientific community. The workshop takes a practical approach, and will cover these topics:
Contents
- Cater to the brain! How to employ media in an optimized way
- Mind the gap by building bridges: How to reach and engage your audience
- From...
HRA City Walk – MARKK Museum at Rothenbaum
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Careers Open Evening: Approaching the Hamburg Job Market
The next career step after completing your doctorate comes with several questions: Staying in Hamburg?! How do I apply for a job in industry? What do employers expect and how to transfer my skills and competencies?
For international researchers, applying to the German non-university market (for the first time) can be a particular challenge. However, whether you are looking for a job in the...
November 2023
HRA Spotlight – National Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
What funding is available for postdocs and what should be considered when submitting an application?
This HRA Spotlight will provide a comprehensive overview of national funding formats with focus on the German Research Foundation (DFG) and supplementary information on federal funding and foundations. Special focus will be on funding formats for postdocs, both in the early as well as in the more...
Erfolgreich promovieren in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – EU Funding Opportunities for Postdocs
Which EU funding is interesting for young researchers after their PhD?
The information event will give an overview of the funding formats "Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowships" and "ERC Grants" as well as an insight into the specifics of EU applications. After the presentation, you will have time for your individual questions.
HRA Spotlight: The Hamburg Research Academy offers regular short...
Das Kompetenzprofil als Fundament erfolgreicher Bewerbungen
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
Der Denkanstoß zeigt auf, wie wichtig es für erfolgreiche (interne oder externe) Bewerbungen ist, die eigenen Kernkompetenzen und Interessen zu kennen und prägnant benennen zu können.
Aktive Jobsuche: recherchieren - vernetzen - sichtbar werden
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
Die Veranstaltung zeigt, wie Sie das enorme Potential des versteckten Stellenmarktes mit mutigem Netzwerken und erhöhter Sichtbarkeit anzapfen können. Sie erhalten Anregungen und Tipps!
Postdoc Talks – Wissenschaftskommunikation in Förderanträgen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
PhD Navigator – A Guide Through the German Academic System
Doing a PhD in Germany brings lots of challenges – the most important one is to understand the German Academic System and the workflow of a PhD-project. This training explains the hidden rules of German academia and provides detailed insights in rules, formalities, time-lines, tasks and pitfalls of a PhD-project. Having a good overview of the upcoming milestones from the start of research until...
Defense Toolkit: Preparing for the PhD Defense
The defense is an important milestone on the way to the doctoral degree. Presenting orally in the defense situation is a big challenge and often linked with insecurities and stage fright. The defense or disputation is of critical importance: first, the defense is an integral part of the examination of the PhD-degree and, second, it shows your ability to argue and present your achievements and the...
Selbstmanagement, Stressbewältigung & Selbstmotivation für Promovierende
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Wie schreibe ich eine gelungene Bewerbung?
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
Von A wie Anschreiben bis Z wie Zielgehalt – die schriftliche Bewerbung. Wie kuratieren Sie Ihren Lebenslauf und wie knüpfen Sie mit Ihren Kompetenzen an der Stellenausschreibung an?
Research Supervision: Developing as a Doctoral Supervisor
This 2 ½ day workshop is designed to exchange approaches, tools and good practices in supervising doctoral researchers. It is aimed at supervisors with initial, first experience(s) and generally seeks to increase awareness of supervision challenges and whilst providing insights on how to deal with them.
Specific aspects that the workshop focuses on include:
- developments in doctoral supervision
-...
HRA City Walk – Hamburg City Hall
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 2: Lead. Führungsaufgaben in der Betreuung wahrnehmen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Typische Fragen im Job-Interview (außerhalb der Wissenschaft)
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: German / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
In dieser Veranstaltung dreht sich alles um das Job-Interview. Von Fragetechniken über die Vorbereitung bis hin zur inneren Haltung. Nach dem Input bleibt auch noch Zeit für Ihre Fragen.
Me and My Supervisor
In this workshop, doctoral candidates will focus on the importance and the complexity of the doctoral supervisory relationship. The workshops will cover three main aspects:
- active design of the supervisory relationship
- navigating hierarchies
- effective communication
Participants in the workshop will be introduced to strategies for establishing and maintaining a productive relationship with...
How to Plan and Write a Competitive Research Proposal
This hands-on workshop provides an overview of the German research funding landscape and explains how to exploit funding opportunities at the postdoctoral stage for further career advancement. Selected EU programs within the framework of Horizon Europe are also covered. Practice scenarios for different research settings help to understand how to select and approach individual funding programs to...
HRA Spotlight – Financial Empowerment
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Balancing Work and Life: Self-Management for Postdocs
Research, teaching, career planning, possibly a family – and time for yourself: Balancing all of those areas is challenging. In order to meet the different demands and to stay healthy, both self-organization and self-care are essential.
This workshop is about developing a life-balance model that meets your own goals and needs – both professionally and privately. Against the background of your...
December 2023
HRA Spotlight – Nachhaltiges Forschungsdatenmanagement
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Postdoc Talks – Mental Health in Academia
Mental health in the academic sector has become an increasingly important subject in recent years, with the recognition of the unique circumstances that make an academic career. Among other factors, academics commonly need to relocate for career opportunities, adding cultural alienation to the high competitiveness and low job security to the challenges that an academic career brings with it. The...
Power Games and Micropolitical Competence in Academia
Please note: This workshop is aimed exclusively at female* early-career researchers!
In Germany and elsewhere researchers are embedded in specific hierarchical constellations. The theoretical approach of micropolitics and its conceptual enhancement provide a framework to grasp systematically the manifestations of the everyday uses of (informal) power in organizations. In this online workshop you...
Disputationstraining
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
January 2024
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 3: Train. Wissenschaftliche Entwicklung gestalten
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
SciCom Masterclass. Reflection, Strategy and Skills for Science Communication
Today's science communication is no longer about presenting fact-based content only, but also about one's own research personality.
As part of the master class, we analyze the topic of science communication from a holistic perspective, combining intrinsic motivations, internal and external communication processes. After completing the master class, the participants will have the necessary...
Postdoc Talks – Understand the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (WissZeitVG)
The law on fixed-term employment contracts in German academia (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG for short) regulates the possibilities of setting a time limit for research staff at universities in Germany. At the moment a new legislation on fixed-term contracts in higher education and research is expected to enter into force. The till now so-called 12-year rule applies in particular to...
Die Sprache der Wirtschaft - Wissenschaftskompetenzen in Bewerbungen darstellen
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: German / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 14
In diesem Workshop lernen Sie, was das eigene Profil für Arbeitgebende außerhalb der Hochschule attraktiv macht und wie Fähigkeiten überzeugend dargestellt werden.
Building and Managing Your Research Group
The workshop raises critical awareness of how to build research capacity and navigate research leadership with confidence. By reflecting on different styles of leadership, it provides hands-on tools and techniques to develop vision and mission, set goals, identify specific needs, recruit and develop research talent, manage expectations and review progress.
By participating in the workshop, you...
HRA City Walk – Hamburg Observatory
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Wen wollen wir erreichen? Zielgruppen in der Wissenschaftskommunikation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA Spotlight – Promovieren und Familie. Herausforderungen und Lösungen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Exposé-Werkstatt. Von der Idee zum Text
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Including Open Innovation and Impact in Funding Proposals
Open innovation and impact-oriented research practices seek to improve the transparency, trustworthiness, reusability, and accessibility of scientific findings for the research community and society as a whole. The interdisciplinary and interactive training invites early career researchers to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the rising demands of "Open Innovation" in funding...
Project, Time and Self-Management
When doctoral researchers take the next step in their career, they may move into new positions where self-awareness and self-management is a fundamental prerequisite, be it in public research or industry. Polls have shown that while their scientific competence is usually good, most of the times these researchers need to improve their capacity in project, time, and self-management to deliver a...
Mental Clarity & Decision Making
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: English / Trainer: Desiree Dickerson & Vicent Botella-Soler / Max. Participants: 20
In this workshop, we look into the factors that impact on how we think and make decisions. Learn to question how your mindset can help or hinder your day-to-day life and your future career prospects.
This course can be credited to "Learn to Lead -...
February 2024
Strategic Networking – How to Make the Most of Your Connections
This workshop deepens your understanding of how networks may positively influence your career, your research projects and your personal development, and it helps increase the usefulness of your own networks. Special emphasis is placed on aspects related to working in international contexts and to pursuing an international academic career.
Contents
- What is a network? Which effects does it have?
-...
The Competency Profile as the Basis for Successful Applications
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
The talk shows how important it is for successful (internal or external) applications to know your own core competencies and interests and to be able to specify them precisely.
Bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg? - Individuelle Karriereplanung
Target Group: Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: German / Trainer: Joanna Bouchi-Häfner / Max. Participants: 8
In diesem Workshop erarbeiten Sie Ihre persönlichen Stärken und die damit einhergehenden beruflichen Perspektiven. Allein und in Kleingruppen erarbeiten Sie sich Ihre Karriereplanung.
Postdoc Talks – Understanding Peer Review Processes
The Foundation of Decisions in Research Funding and Publishing
Peer Review is at the heart of every important decision in research and science: regarding funding as well as in publishing or decisions about hiring new personnel. The speaker explores the reasoning behind peer review processes and, by retracing its history, aims to make the current status, procedures and dilemmas of peer review...
Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper...
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 4: Facilitate. Die Zeit nach der Promotion in den Blick nehmen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Academic Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for PhD students in the natural sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper and abstract and how...
Active Job Search: Researching – Networking – Visibility
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
This talk shows how bold networking and increasing your visibility can help you tap into the enormous potential of the so-called hidden job market.
Navigating Uncertainty
Target Group: Doctoral researchers, Postdocs, Junior Professors and Leaders of Junior Research Groups / Language: English / Trainer: Dr. Desiree Dickerson / Max. Participants: 100
In this talk, you will explore: Give yourself permission to feel uncertain; navigate uncertainty and worry; make micro-changes to maintain a solid emotional and mental foundation; and more!
Navigating Communication Styles for Scientists and Researchers
Working in interdisciplinary teams and communicating to the public are becoming more and more important parts of academic life. But for talking to diverse groups of people, it can be hard to find a common language and communication style.
After this interactive online workshop, participants will:
- Identify their natural working & communication tendencies
- Understand these tendencies and the other...
HRA Spotlight – Mehr als Plagiatsvermeidung. Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis in der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Museum of Medical History
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Publishing Journal Articles: Strategies for Success
Journal articles should be published to influence the field – not simply to increase the list of publications. This advanced workshop is designed for researchers who have already begun their publishing journey and are seeking to refine their strategies. We will navigate the publishing and peer review process, with the aim of enhancing acceptance rates.
Contents
- The current publishing landscape
-...
Common Job Interview Questions Outside Academia
Target Group: All employees at UHH / Language: English / Trainer: Meike Schoon / Max. Participants: 100
This talk is all about typical job interview questions (and possible answers). From interviewing techniques to preparation and your personal mindset.
HRA Spotlight – Promovieren? Wissenswertes für die Entscheidung
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Wissenschaftlich Präsentieren – Klar und kompetent
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Academic Career Perspectives – From PhD to Postdoc
Many PhD researchers opt for further careers in higher education and research. So, they work as postdoc as the next step. But the application process can be mysterious, the transition phase from doctorate to postdoc may seem difficult, expectations and requirements remain uncertain. In this workshop, we will demystify the process from PhD to postdocs. We will describe the roles, rights and duties...
HRA Spotlight – Betreuung: Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit erfolgreich gestalten
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Betreuung von Promovierenden. Session 5: Formale Aspekte der Promotion. Gesetze, Ordnungen und Regulation
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
March 2024
HRA Spotlight – #HowToDo Medienanfragen
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
Taming the Inner Critic
Target Group: Doctoral researchers, Postdocs, Junior Professors and Leaders of Junior Research Groups / Language: English / Trainer: Dr. Desiree Dickerson / Max. Participants: 100
In this talk, you will: explore how your mindset and the mental models you hold shape your thoughts, your mood, your choices, and your productivity; and many more!
HRA Spotlight – Active Bystander Training
The Active Bystander training program aims to empower doctoral and early career researchers to challenge poor behaviors, and bring about cultural change through the reinforcement of messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behavior.
Contents
- An understanding of what bystander apathy is and the importance of being an active bystander
- Learn skills and techniques to positively challenge...
HRA Spotlight – Auslandsaufenthalte während der Promotion
This event takes place in German. For more information, please visit the Hamburg Research Academy website.
HRA City Walk – Deutsches Zusatzstoffmuseum
Once a month, the HRA provides an opportunity to see Hamburg from a different perspective and to exchange and network with Hamburg researchers. Over the course of the theme year, we will explore the locations and sights near our member universities with a professional guide. There will be the opportunity to continue chatting and networking with fellow researchers over a drink after the tour. We...
Erstes Vorsingen? Bewerben auf Professuren
Target Group: Postdoctoral Researchers / Language: German / Trainer: Dr. Dieta Kuchenbrandt / Max. Participants: 12
Ziel des Webcast ist es, Sie über alle Phasen des Berufungsverfahrens detailliert zu informieren und Ihnen konkrete Hilfestellungen und Tipps für Ihre Bewerbungen zu vermitteln.