This seminar focusses on networking strategies and professional performance in scientific settings such as international conferences or meetings with peers and other researchers. It aims at improving your individual performance by successfully communicating and discussing your research, your expertise and professional achievements in different scientific contexts.
First, the participants evaluate their professional skills and background so that a confident performance at conferences and meetings is backed-up with concrete achievements. Lessons learned from different steps in their career will be assessed and articulated. With the tool of the elevator pitch, they learn how to engage other people in a meaningful conversation of their own work, how to make them trust in their research expertise and ideas and how to discuss their research with confidence. We will develop and put into practice the elevator pitch: The concept of small talk will be learned and practiced and then used as a door opener to introduce one’s science project.
Lastly, one’s physical appearance concerning body language and vocal expression are being developed to round up a professional and convincing self-presentation
- Input: What is a network?
- Career landscape: Assessment of personal development, strategies & career milestones.
- Framing research: Why should others be interested in me and my research? (Speed Dating)
- Elevator pitch to introduce professional work
- Small Talk as a tool
- Aspects of body language to create a professional standing
Kathrin Keune, psychologist/opera singer (MA in Expressive Arts Therapy/Coaching, BA in the Performing Arts), has successfully been offering career development trainings at universities/institutions such as SBP La Jolla, Max-Planck, Helmholtz, RUB, RWTH Aachen, University Duisburg- Essen etc. since 2009. She gained insight into the sciences through a lab management position at SBP La Jolla (2005-2011). www.artsbased.de
Female PhD students and female post docs
By August, 22nd via genderconsulting@uni-mainz.de
The event is part of the “RMU Weeks of Equal Opportunities 2025A digital event series for research alliances at Rhine-Main-Universities”.
You can find the complete program here: RMU Weeks of Equal Opportunities 2025 Program (PDF).
Do you have any questions? Please feel free to contact Maike Schikora by email at: genderconsulting@uni-mainz.de.
