Transferable skills
In addition to the qualifications specific to a profession, other abilities also play an important role when it comes to successfully planning one’s career and life.
The PIER Education Platform focuses on the acquisition of transferable skills with a comprehensive training portfolio in the areas "Communicating science", "Career development", "Coordination and management" and "Software". See below to browse the different categories.
The workshops are usually one to three day courses for a maximum number of 12-15 participants and are offered once or twice a year. The trainers are carefully selected experts with many years of experience in teaching scientists.
Note on credit points: a one-day workshop counts for 0.5 credit points, two days for 1 credit point etc.
Language courses: 15 sessions with 90 minutes count for 2 credit points.
All workshops, talks and trainings are open for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with PIER, CUI/AIM, HELIOS, DASHH, Quantum Universe. Researchers from other research centers such as the International Max Planck Research School for Ultrafast Imaging & Structural Dynamics IMPRS-UFAST, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology CSSB, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL may also participate upon request.
- All
- Career development
- Communicating science
- Coordination and research management
- Software and programming skills
Python Talk: Forking, Threading, Multiprocessing and the Module Asyncio
EVENT | Bernd Klein | 16 December 2024, 10 - 11:30 a.m. | online
Meet-a-Role-Model with Dr. Hannes Vogel
EVENT | Dr. Hannes Vogel | 11 December 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Online
From Academia to Crash Testing: What Billiards and Business Have in Common
EVENT | Dr. Florian Lenz | 4 December 2024, 4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m. | Luruper Chaussee 149, Building 99 (CFEL), Seminar Room, Ground Floor
Scientific Writing for Doctoral Researchers: Turning the Blank Page Into a Manuscript
EVENT | Dr. Carsten Rohr | 2 + 3 December 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | HARBOR building, seminar room ground floor, Part B
Communicating science: Here you find everything on how to communicate your science and research effectively, from writing scientifc articles to grant writing, but also illustration, presentation and teaching.
Career Development: Here we offer events that might help in orientation along your career as a scientist. Whether you stay in academia or transition to industry, your CV, cover letter, job interview and negotiation skills matter and our trainers might help you with this.
Coordination and Management: In the career of most scientists, management skills are quite important. These might range from self and time management, over stress and conflict management to solid project management.
Software: Mastering a certain range of software is critical for every scientist. We offer programming tools for data analysis and machine learning with a focus on Python.
More workshops and career training options in Hamburg:
UHH:
The Career Development Cycle
HUL:
Good teaching practice
HRA:
Career support and training
MINGZ:
Support and events for all doctoral candidates of the UHH MIN
UHH:
Career center
DESY Staff and doctoral researchers:
IT training at DESY
