Workshop: Appointment Training for Prospective Professors

In this workshop, we focus on the skills needed to successfully apply for professorships in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. Advice is given on how to prepare for the assessment procedure, such as giving a strategically planned scientific talk and being interviewed by the selection committee. You are given the possibility to present yourself and practice for the job-interview in a video training session. Feedback will address strategic career development and point out your communicative strengths and approaches to further professionalization.

Content

• Typical application procedures and differences between Europe, the U.S. and Canada
• Strategic career development
• How to prepare for interviews, tricky questions and perfect answers
• Presentation skills and body language
• Salary negotiations

Target Group

This workshop can only be attended as part of the Career Development Program for Postdocs None-Tenure-Track. 

Methods

Theoretical input, discussion, video training, feedback, handouts.
In this workshop video training (video recording and video analysis) will be used as a method. By registering for this workshop, you agree to the use of recordings of yourself for this purpose.