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Virtual Helmholtz Career Day - March 27, 2025
Unlock your career potential at our online career day — connect with industry recruiters and former postdocs who made the transition, discover both big names and hidden champions in industry, gain insider insights, and prepare for your next career move.

It’s an online event — join from anywhere and look forward to:

• Keynote by Dr. Katerina Falk, former postdoc and Helmholtz group leader
• Panel discussions with industry representatives and former postdocs
• Group sessions with a Helmholtz career counselor
• Skills workshops

 

 

 

Career Day

• Date: Mar 27, 2025
• Time: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
• Speaker: various
• Location: Zoom
• Room: zoom details after registration
• Host: Career Center
• Contact: careercenter@ipp.mpg.de

Look forward to panel discussions, networking opportunities and get in touch with renowned international companies from sectors like KI development, energy supply, industrial R&D, consulting, chemical industry, science management, pharma industry and many more. On top of it all you can choose one out of different workshops to best be prepared for your switch into industry!

Interested? Then register here: https://plan.events.mpg.de/event/373/

Note that the afternoon workshops have their own registration links, which can be found next to the workshop descriptions.

Our Programme:

08:50 Welcome

09:00 Intro and Keynote: “tba” Katerina Falk: tba

09:30 Main Panel discussion “Thema”: Katerina Falk (Keynote), Alessandra Lai (ASML), Pascal Struth (PowerCo), Johannes Niederhut (Accenture), Sven Peter Heyn (Eckert & Ziegler)

10:15 Coffee Break

10:30 Subpanels First Round

Room 1: ASML (tba): Alessandra Lai (R&D test engineer): tba

Room 2: Accenture (tba): Johannes Niederhut (Strategist in enterprise achitecture): Consulting - Accenture is a global professional services company that helps clients embrace change and create value through innovation and AI.

Room 3: Eckert & Ziegler (tba): Sven-Peter Heyn (Managing director): Molecular imaging and nuclear medicine supplying different radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemicals and equipment for synthesis & radiochromotography of PET/SPEC tracers.

Room 4: d-fine (consulting): Jan-Niclas Gruse (Senior Consultant), Elizaveta Sytova (former postdoc): Imagine the power of more than 1,500 physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists working as part of a European company with over 20 years of service excellence focused on data science, technology and mathematical modelling. That´s d-fine.

Room 5: LITRONIK (tba), Christian Waurisch (Business development, technology scouting supply chain and customer care manager): LIKTRONIK is one of the few suppliers of compact, ultra reliable primary batteries for active implants anywhere in the world. Since 1990 the company has developed and manufactured these high-performance energy sources in a variety of performance ranges, and they feature, among other things, very high volumetric energy and power densities, rate optimisation, low self-discharge rates and high operating safety.

Room 6: ROTOP (pharmacy): Hang Laj (tba): ROTP Pharmaka is a leading pharmaceutical company with over 20 years of experience that produces cGMP compliant radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics and therapy in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and distributes them in more than 30 countries. Furthermore, ROTOP offers a broad range of CDMO services for cold kits and radioactive pharmaceuticals, such as drug product development and GMP manufactoring, API manufacturing as well as packaging and global transport and logistics.

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11:20 Subpanels Second Round (Programme see First round)

12:00 Wrap up

12:15 Ask a career counselor

Use the last 30 minutes of the event to clarify final remaining questions in open group consultation sessions on the following topics:

• Know your strengths (Subpanel 1)
• Spruce up your resume (Subpanel 2)
• Upgrade your professional online profile (Subpanel 3)

12:45 Lunch Break

Workshops

Workshop 1: 14:00 - 17:00

Title: “From science to social - navigation social media for scientists”

Trainer: Karin Bodewitz

Participants: tba

registration: https://indico.desy.de/event/47408/

description: By now, Instagram, X or LinkedIn are no longer new. Also for scientists, social media platforms have become integral networking tool to connect globally, exchange research ideas and advance careers. But, what´s a proper way for scientists to use these platforms? Shall scientists talk to the public directly through social media? And if so, how? In this online workshop, you will better understand the current state of digital science communication. You will learn how scientists can integrate social media into their activities - in a helpful and productive way. The workshop advocates a reflected media usage that keeps a close eye on how and when it is recommend for you to ‘go online’. In this course you will learn about: - Find professional assistance in clarifying your objectives for engaging with social media. Why should I consider social media? What are my goals? - Find help in figuring out which of the many media platforms is the right one for you. - How to create content for social media (e.g. publicize your publications and reach journalists). - Find assistence on how social media may help you explore your career options (e.g. after phd or postdoc). - Take first steps towards brushing up your personal professional online profiles.

organising center: DESY

Workshop 2: 14:00 - 17:00

Title: “Mastering your voice and self-presentation: perfecting your pitch for job interviews”

Trainer: Julia-Toni Reiche

Participants: tba

registration: tba

description: This workshop helps you enhance your voice and self-presentation for job interviews. Through exercise on breathing, voice control, and emphasis, you will learn to find your natural tone and improve your impact. Key topics include the five elements of a self-presentation, crafting strong interview openings, managing nervousness, and receiving personalized feedback on your pitch. Boost your confidence ans make a lasting impression.

organising center: HZDR

Workshop 3: tba

Title: “Application”

Trainer: Jtba

Participants: tba

registration: tba

description: tba

organising center: FZJ

Workshop 4: 14:00 - 18:00

Title: “Discover hidden champions: navigating the hidden job market for scientists”

Trainer: Caronline Ketting

Participants: 35

registration: tba

description: This workshop is designed to guide academics as they navigate the recruitment process and explore career opportunities beyond academia. Participants will gain insights into the hidden job market, where many roles for skilled professionals remain untapped. Through targeted networking strategies, you will learn how to build connections that open doors to these opportunities. The session will also focus on identifying and articulating your unique competencies, helping you stand out to potential employers. Join us to discover how to translate your academic expertise into a successfull  and fullfilling career.

organising center: KIT

Workshop 5: 14:00 - 17:00

Title: “Networking”

Trainer: tba

Participants: 12

registration: tba

description: tba

organising center: IPP