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Information Event against Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence (May 3rd/4th)

The Student Council of Heidelberg University (Studierendenrat) is hosting a campaign against sexual harassment and violence consisting of two information events: on May 3rd from 4 to 8 pm in the auditorium in INF 205, and on May 4th in auditorium #1 INF 308. The events will cover a wide range of topics from legal conselling to the effects of critical masculinity and psychological aspects of sexual harassment or violence. Aditionally, the results of the university-wide poll will be presented for the first time. You can join for the whole time or just for the talks you are interested in, and there will be room for exchange over snacks and drinks.

You can find more info as well as the full program here:

https://www.stura.uni-heidelberg.de/2023/04/27/gegen-sexuelle-belaestigung-und-sexuelle-gewalt/

Please note that the event will be in German.

Please do share this information with your fellow PhD students!

Yours

The Executive Committee of the Doctoral Convention

Call for Candidates: Executive Committee of the Doctoral Convention is Looking for New Candidates to be Elected (June 20-26)

Dear PhD Candidates,

Call for bids: Course instructor for workshop on Job Opportunities in Pharma and Biotech for doctoral candidates

To whom it may concern,

on 13-02-2023, the Executive Committee of the Doctoral Convention (DC) has decided to offer a workshop related to future career perspectives in Pharma and Biotech industry for doctoral candidates from Heidelberg University. The workshop is planned for the summer semester 2023, aiming for May. We are currently looking for suitable instructors offering such a workshop.

Background information

The DC seeks to provide doctoral candidates in the natural and life sciences with reliable and realistic information about job opportunities outside of classical research positions. Planning future career steps while finalizing the PhD can be difficult for doctoral candidates because practical information about specific job descriptions, salaries and benefits is scarce. A workshop where this type of information is provided by an experienced trainer active in pharma or biotech will help doctoral students to orientate and select the different job opportunities fit for their skill set, expectations and ambition.

Necessary qualifications

• Time scope of the workshop is 8 hours
• Workshop should be offered for 20-25 participants
• The instructor should have several years of working experience in the pharma or biotech industry
• The target audience comprises doctoral candidates in the natural and life sciences and interested individuals from adjacent fields. The workshop instructor should therefore be experienced in delivering talks and workshops tailored to this target audience and/or hold a PhD in one of the mentioned areas of studies themselves
• The workshop should be offered in English
• The workshop will preferable be given on site, however a virtual workshop could be an option depending on the level of interaction offered

Decision process

The DC Executive Committee will make the final selection from the applications received and will also seek Graduate Academy’s advice in this decision.

Application process

Please send your applications to n.jamaladdin@kitz-heidelberg.de until 24.04.2023, email subject: ‘DC Job Opportunities workshop application’. We require an overview and short summary about the workshop topics and salary expectations, as well as a short CV in English language.