Guidance, Skills, Opportunities for Researchers

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Our #KTBoostFellow @denizkumral_ has been selected for the Eliteprogram for PostDocs by @bwstiftung! Congratulations, Deniz! For the selection AND for pushing your own limits!

More information to the call: mkw.nrw/themen/wissens…

Open Call: The NRW Return Programme With funding of up to Є1.25 m. for 5 years, to establish junior research groups at a university in NRW, Germany. The call is aimed at the subject area of Future Computing. Application deadline: January 9, 2025 #rückkehrprogrammnrw

AlumNode Coffee Break with Dr. Martin Skrodzki - for anyone interested in how interdisciplinary fields can come together and collaborate, as well as exploring the connection between art and mathematics. Nov., 28 at 4 pm (CET) via Zoom! Register here: lnkd.in/eH_NJXaN

Click here to register: events.zoom.us/ev/AvIbLIGFHnV…

We will talk about a positive vision for the future of academia and how to get there with ·Sabine Becker & Leo Kurian (@KurianLab), recently appointed professors who try to do things a bit differently ·@denizkumral_ , a postdoc with an international perspective and Fellow of our #KTBoostFund ·@RobertLepenies, president of the @karlshochschule with an unconventional, & successful approach to leading a university ·Tracy Wietecha, representing postdocs as elected spokesperson of @MPGpostdocnet

When it comes to the (German) Academic System, the are many problems: intransparency, uncertainty, a lack of career tracks, the #WissZeitVG, power abuse, unreliable support infrastructure… At the kickoff #tbh2024 we focus on actions for today to ease the symptoms & the solution!

The application phase for the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum is now open! #HLF25 will take place from September 14 to 19, 2025. For more information, read here: newsroom.hlf-foundation.org/news/article/c… Apply until Februrary 12, 2025 via the application tool: …ication.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/site/index.php

Das #Wissenschaftsbarometer 2024 ist online! Die Jubiläumsausgabe zeigt Trends und macht deutlich, wie Bürger*innen den Stand der Wissenschaftsfreiheit in 🇩🇪 einschätzen. Ein Fokus liegt auf dem Einfluss von Wirtschaft & Politik auf Wissenschaft. #erhebung-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/projekte/wisse… #Wisskomm

Big congratulations to our #KTBoost Fellow & team leader at @fz_juelich, Dr. Casey Paquola, recognized in @NatureIndex `s 'Ones to Watch: Young Neuroscientists on the Rise'! nature.com/articles/d4158…

✅ Registration is now open. Discover more and register here: gsonet.org/tbh-conference/

This years topics: The Future of Academia WissZeitVG, Glass Ceilings in Academia, Authentic Visibility for Researchers, Academic Careers in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Beyond Academia: The Employer's Perspective, Selection Committees

Back for Another Year: Our Third Virtual *To Be Honest Conference - Career Real Talk for Researchers! Join us for our tbh-conference, where peers and experts share valuable advice and informal knowledge—insights that often emerge from watercooler conversations or serendipitous encounters.

Here is the whole interview: gsonet.org/karrierewissen…

-Explore collaborations beyond your group. -Visit potential workplaces to assess fit. -Give a talk to align with the team’s interests. -Learn some German to ease admin tasks and connect better.

Keeping Up with the Boost Fellows: Changing Institutions Svetlana Klementyeva -a postdoc at @KITKarlsruhe , researches the coordination and organometallic chemistry of rare earth metals. focusing on their redox chemistry and magnetic properties.