Equality Measures and Career Guidance 2020 – 2023
Career Workshop II:
Career Opportunities Inside Academia
Career Workshop II, 04/05/2023
Venue: Online
Organization: Albert Newen, Nikola Kompa & Julia Wolf
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81578042825?pwd=Sk96SENOV1g5eVRRL2hFV05jbHVMdz09
Meeting-ID: 815 7804 2825
Kenncode: r1iDL3
Striving for a career inside academia is a peculiar and challenging endeavor. The educational path is about the longest there can be and one needs to be prepared for numerous unforeseeable hurdles and uncertainties. Surely, professional scientists in public and private research facilities are usually quite free to choose their topic of interest, they commonly enjoy a liberal working schedule, and they benefit from a secure social protection and many support programs by their employers. But these benefits often come with many personal restrictions and sacrifices on a highly contested job market for those few permanent positions. One should think twice whether the pros actually outweigh the cons – which is the dilemma we will address in this session.
TIME | SPEAKER | TITLE |
17:00 – 17:05 | Opening | |
17:05 – 17:25 | Peter König (UOS) | Advice from an empirical researcher’s perspective |
17:25 – 17:45 | Nikola Kompa (UOS) | DFG-funded opportunities |
17:45 – 18:05 | Albert Newen (RUB) | Other funding opportunities |
18:05 – 18:30 | General Discussion | Pros and cons of an academic career path |
RTG Weekend Trip
Social Event, 14–16/10/2022
Venue: Müllershaus, Breckerfeld
Organisation: Dr. Sabrina Coninx & PhDs
DATE | TIME | PROGRAM |
Friday 14th October | 17:00 | Arrival and informal get together (optional) |
Saturday 15th October | 13:00 – 15:00 | Outdoor Walk |
15:00 – 17:00 | Soft Skill Workshop – Ask your Postdoc – Networking and minorities in academia – International experience (international stays, career planning, and compatibility with family) – Funding opportunities (research school, SWIP, Gleichstellungsgelder) – Connection with other experts in the field – Writing and publishing a PhD thesis | |
17:00 | Dinner and informal discussion | |
19:00 | Pub-Quiz | |
| Sunday 16th October | Till 14:00 (latest) | Departure |
Career Workshop:
Career Opportunities Outside of Academia
Career Workshop, 07/07/2022
Venue: Osnabrück University, Building 15/Room 322a (Seminarstrasse 20)
Organisation: Dr. Gregor Hörzer
This workshop focuses on career opportunities after the PhD, where current PhD students can learn about the exciting career paths our speakers have taken after finishing their studies. Each talk will be followed by a short Q&A session and there will also be general discussion tables at the end. For registration, please get in contact with Louis Loock (lloock{at}uos.de).
16:00 – 16:10 | Opening |
16:10 – 16:30 | Dr. Manuela Lenzen (Science Journalist) |
16:30 – 16:50 | First Q&A |
| 5 Minute Break | |
16:55 – 17:15 | Dr. Ricardo Ramos Gameiro (Data Scientist) |
17:15 – 17:35 | Second Q&A |
| 5 Minute Break | |
17:40 – 18:00 | Dr. Hartmut Wilke (Consultant) |
18:00 – 18:20 | Third Q&A |
18:20 – 19:00 | General Discussion Tables |
Please also look for the full event description on this page.
Online Workshop:
Publishing a Research Paper
Online Workshop, 06/10/2021
Organisation: Dr. Sabrina Coninx & Dr. Gregor Hörzer
10:00 – 12:00
Publishing Research Papers
This workshop provides an overview of the most relevant aspects of the publishing process: considering different venues for publication and deciding on a suitable journal; considering different publication formats; organizing the submission process; understanding the review process; revising a manuscript in light of reviewer comments; addressing reviewer comments.
Instructor
Mr. Ties Nijssen (Executive Editor Values & Science – Journals Humanities and Law – SpringerNature)
The workshop is organized in cooperation with the PhD/Postdoc Career Center (Zentrum für Promovierende und Postdocs) at Osnabrück University.
12:00 – 14:00
Break
14:00 – 15:00
Informal Discussion: Empirical Projects
with Prof. Peter König (Osnabrück University) & Dr. Babett Voigt (Ruhr University Bochum)
• short presentation of the most important aspects of publishing in empirical projects from the PI perspective (10-20 min)
• Q&A session (40-50 min)
15:00 – 16:00
Informal Discussion: Theoretical Projects
with Prof. Albert Newen (Ruhr University Bochum) & Prof. Sven Walter (Osnabrück University)
• short presentation of the most important aspects of publishing in theoretical projects from the PI perspective (10-20 min)
• Q&A session (40-50 min)
Online Workshop:
Equality & Diversity
Online Workshop, 12/05/2021
Under the guidance of Donna Fraser, the PhD and postdoctoral researchers of the RTG will explore the topics of equality and diversity in a workshop of approximately 2.5 hours. The workshop is supposed to provide an interactive and constructive platform for exchange and discussion. Topics of the workshop are, among others, equality and equity, targets and quotas, diversity in academia, intersectionality, as well as language and terminology.
Online Workshop:
Writing a Research Paper
Online Workshop, 12 & 13/04/2021
The internal workshop “Writing a research paper” took place on 12.04. and 13.04.2021. All PhD’s and even the PostDocs of the Situated Cognition RTG benefited from the expertise of Mr. Frank Lauterbach, who gave the lectures. Within the workshop we touched on topics like authorship, introductions, outlining, paragraphing, abstracts or objectives. Due to the high degree of interaction, it was possible for all participants not only to get the above-mentioned topics explained theoretically, but also to apply them practically. In addition, there was a lot of time for discussion, which meant that individual questions were addressed, and more insights were gained than expected. All in all, highly successful two days, which has proven to be useful for the course of the PhD’s. Also a big thanks to Regina Fabry, who organized the workshop.
The workshop was organised in cooperation with the PhD/Postdoc Career Center (Zentrum für Promovierende und Postdocs) at Osnabrück University.