Grow your Career!
Career Planning Workshop
Course Description
The majority of people with a PhD does not stay in academia, but pursues careers in a variety of fields. There are many different career paths open to young scientists. However, it is often difficult for them to decide which path to take, or there is a lack of clarity about the requirements for a particular path. Young scientists often start their career planning by looking at job advertisements. But career planning is much more than that!
Participants examine their goals, values, and interests, analyze their skills, and discover interesting career options within and outside of academia. They learn how to explore career options and expand their professional network. At the end of the course, participants create their own career development plan.
Learning Objectives
After this course, participants
- Have a better understanding of their life and career goals
- Have analyzed their skills and competencies
- Are aware of career options within and outside academia
- Have designed their individual career development plan
- Know how to actively engage in career planning
Course Format
You'll actively participate in four webinars over a two-week period and access the self-paced materials provided on a dedicated online platform.
Registration
A maximum of 12 people can take part in the workshop.To book your place in this workshop, please register for the course number 2025-01 via our registration form.
Accessibility: If you have special needs, please feel free to contact us. We will do our best to support you accordingly.
Trainer: Dr. Iris Köhler
Dr. Iris Köhler is a certified career coach, trainer and experienced scientist. She studied agricultural sciences at the Technical University of Munich and received her doctorate there in 2013. After a postdoctoral stay in the USA and working as coordinator of the graduate school at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, she founded her own company “The Scientist Coach” in 2019. She knows the challenges that young scientists face in career planning and enjoys helping them to develop their own career path – inside or outside academia.