SCIENTISTS NEED MORE! – Getting Started

Scientists need more

  • Start: Oct 19, 2020 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • End: Oct 22, 2020 07:30 PM
  • Speaker: PD Dr. Daniel Mertens
  • http://schillermertens.de/
  • Location: online
  • Host: IMPRS for Organismal Biology
  • Contact: imprs@uni-konstanz.de
SCIENTISTS NEED MORE! – Getting Started
This 4-day online workshops is obligatory for the new doctoral students and offers a first overview on how to get started. AIM - The development of scientific competence of researchers at Max Planck institutes is a major goal. Doctoral candidates improve their communication with their supervisor(s) and colleagues, develop professional skills in team working, networking, planning and project management and know how to use feedback in order to deliver a successful performance. This will enhance their overall effectiveness as they pursue their research studies and maximize success of their future careers. METHOD - Participants will experience interactive lectures, moderated discussions and perform activities to learn from first-hand experience. We will safely move them outside their “comfort zone” to the “learning zone” (Gerald Hüther) to enhance acquisition of novel skills. The experienced challenges are discussed in carefully moderated and focused review sessions, using peer-to-peer feedback as a powerful tool.

Online workshop - 15:00-19:30 each day


Day 1 - INTRODUCTION, GETTING INFORMATION ACROSS

  • You and your research
  • Memory
  • Pass the message
  • Pitch your research
  • Graphical abstracts
  • Feedback and secret observers

Day 2 – HOW TO GET THINGS DONE

  • Self-managing and project-planning

Day 3 – LEADERSHIP AND INTERACTION

  • Changing perspective

Day 4 - USE IT OR LOSE IT

  • Putting theory into practice

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