Oct 02, 2018
5th GA Career Day
| What? | Information and networking event on career options after the PhD outside academia |
| When? | Friday, 26th October 2018, 9:30am - 2.30pm |
| Where? | Festsaal Alte Mensa, entry via Dülferstraße |
| Who? | Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of TU Dresden and DRESDEN concept research institutes |
Program*
*The event takes place in German & English
09:00 | Registration
09:30 | Welcome
Dr. Katrin Jordan | Managing Director of the Graduate Academy
09:45 | Career Paths after the PhD - Presentation of GA Alumni
10:15 | Coffee break
10:30 - 14:30 | Application Photo-Shooting
You can win one of 12 photo-shootings for your job application documents! The photos will be taken during the event by a professional photographer and you will receive them after the event in digital form. Please note: If you would like to join the raffle, please dress accordingly, i.e. business-like/professional.
10:30 | How to Land a Job on the Non Academic Labor Market?
Round Table Sessions with GA Alumni
- Dr. Kristina Schödel (Medicine)
Medigene Immunotherapies GmbH, München | Scientist Research & Development - Dr. Florian P. Neubert (Environmental Sciences)
PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG, Düsseldorf | Senior Consultant - Digital Utilities - Dr. Kathleen Tischler (Traffic Sciences)
Dresden City Administration | Head of Department Traffic Control and Public Lighting - Dr. Jonas Nawroth (Chemistry)
Rudolf GmbH, Geretsried | Product Development - Theresa Finkl (Neuro Sciences)
Haus der Kleinen Forscher Foundation, Berlin | Advisor for Education in MINT-Subjects - Dr. Matthias Müller (Geoinformatics)
PIKOBYTES GmbH, Dresden | Startup Co Founder - Dr. Martin Claus (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich| Senior Expert Technology & Innovation Manager - Markus Rasch: „Quereinstieg in den Lehrerberuf für Promovierte“ (in German)
Saxon State Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs | Unit Teacher Training - Dr. Sacha Hanig (Biology): „Career in Science Management“
TU Dresden | Head of Unit Research Promotion
11.30 | Career Lunch: Fingerfood, Drinks & Get-together
12:15 | Keynote: “PhD... and next? Career options beyond Academia”
Dr. Phillip Gramlich, NaturalScience.Careers
12:45 | Workshops & Coaching
* Please register for the workshops and the indivdual coaching sessions at the beginning of the event.
- Bewerbungen schreiben für den außeruniversitären Arbeitsmarkt (in German)
Angela Böhm | Graduate Academy - Convincing! How to Master Your Job Interview
Dr. Stephanie Rohac | Trainer & Coach, kommunikation-bewegt - How to Calculate and Negotiate your Salary
Heidi Störr | Bewerbungscoach, push-your-career - The Saxon Labor Market: Career Prospects for Academics
Birgit Brand | Career Service of TU Dresden - Internationality as your Unique Selling Point
Anke Wagner & Janett Krätzschmar-König | Scientists into Business - How to Start my Own Company Based on Research Results
Dr. Frank Pankotsch | Dresden|exists - Career Options after the PhD beyond Academia
Dr. Phillip Gramlich, NaturalScience.Careers
parallel | Indivdual Coaching Sessions
Maria Ehrenberg, Career & Business Coaching
Dr. Katharina Ulbrich, GA Coaching for Junior Researchers
14:30 | End of the event
The Career Day is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) within the program great!ipid4all , the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and by TU Dresden's Institutional Strategy funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments.
