GRADUATE SCHOOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Pre-Meeting Winter term 2015/16, 7 th October 2015
1. General information2. Interdisciplinary Courses in winter term 3. Events4. Miscellaneous5. Time for questions and coffee
Topics of the Oltech pre-meeting
PhD study programmes
Doctoral research + Oltech PhD study programme
PhD studyprogramme
Neurosensory Science and
Systems
Training Groups:Hearing
NeurosensesSigCog
SensoryBioJRA Hearing4all
PhD studyprogramme
Environmental Sciences andBiodiversity
Training Groups:
PhD studyprogramme
Interface Science
Training Groups:SensoryBio
Nano EnergyResearch
PCAM-European Doctorate
PhD studyprogramme
Mathematics& Fundamen-
tal Physics
Training Groups:
PhD studyprogramme
RenewableEnergy
Training Groups: IPID 4 all
PhD studies
Department of Computing
Science
Training Groups:
NeurosensoryScience andSystems
International PhD students
Interface Science
Environmental Sciences andBiodiversity
RenewableEnergy
Mathematics & Fundamental Physics
246 PhD students48 internationale PhDs
Stand 9/2015
2515
2. Interdisciplinary courses
OverviewOltech
www.oltech.orgStudIP
Emails from Oltech
Register via StudIP; (Use your Student log-in! In case you have any problem
with the registration: email to oltech)
Graduate Academy
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/gradui
ertenakademie/
Register directly at the website. Oltechpays the fee! (tick the box "Oltechmember" at the
registration form )
Cooperating Graduate Schools
Websites and forwarded emails
from Oltech
Register via email directly to the other
graduate school(Oltech in C.c.)
2. Interdisciplinary coursesCommon Calendar for Course and Events of Oltech and the Graduate Academy
• Verhandeln: Einführung in das Harvard-Prinzip / die vier Hauptfaktoren einer fairen Verhandlung / Praktische Übung: eine Verhandlung vorbereiten und führen
• Konfliktmanagement: Konflikte und andere Arten von Spannungen -Defintion Konflikt / Stufen der Konfliktentwicklung / Basis der Konfliktlösung / mögliche Rollen des Vorgesetzten in der Konfliktlösung / Konfliktlösung in der Praxis / Gruppen und Konflikte
• Registration via E-Mail: s.matthe(at)uni-oldenburg.de, Cc: Oltech
Transferable Skill Courses
• Workshop 6 half days, starting 12.10.2015 • Trainer: Claudia Tjarks• Organizer: Professionalisierungs-
programm "Schlüsselkompetenzen"
B/CVerhandeln und
Konfliktmanagement
• The course "Working in international teams" aims at international and German students. You will get input to questions suchs asWhat is culture and how does it affect us?Culture shock – when does it occur / phases / what to do about itChances and risks when working in international teamsHow to deal with difficulties
• Another part of the course will be discussions about aspects such asLiving situations, the importance of family, religion and politics, …
• Registration via E-Mail: s.matthe(at)uni-oldenburg.de, Cc: Oltech
Transferable Skill Courses
• Fr. 16th Oct., Wed. 11th Nov. & 16th Dec.• Time 1:30 - 6:00 pm• Trainer: Claudia Tjarks• Organizer: Professionalisierungs-
programm "Schlüsselkompetenzen"
B/CWorking in
international teams
• Courses on advanced presentation skills provide a practical opportunity to enhance current presentation skills and add finesse to the delivery of presentations. The training looks at how to make a presentation persuasive and includes structuring and designing of contributions for conferences, self-evaluation and body language.
Oltech Transferable Skill Courses
Please register in StudIP!
• Seminar, 5 days during winter term• Pre-meeting 2. Nov. 2015, W3-1-152 • Prof. Henrik Mouritsen
B/CAdv. presentation
techniques
• Ever asked yourself to whom your results belong? Or who is setting the Authorship ranking on a paper?
• This one-day Workshop will introduce the recommendations on good scientific practice of the Germen Science Foundation (DFG), and the official procedures for dealing with scientific misconduct at the University.
• It will also be discussed which mechanisms contribute to misconduct, and how every researcher can help to uphold the principles for good scientific practice in his/her day-to-day activity.
Oltech Transferable Skill Courses
• Workshop 1 day• 6. November 2015• Beate Grünberg, Ferdinand Esser
B/CGood Scientific
Practice
Please register in StudIP!
• Description…
Oltech Transferable Skill Courses
• Workshop, 3 days• 20.-22. January 2016 • Gunther Tress (TRESS & TRESS)
B/CHow to publish in peer-
reviewed journals?
Course requirements: • Registration as Oltech PhD student.• You already have enough data for a publication.• Latest in January 2016 you are preparing or writing a paper for an
international peer-reviewed journal.
Course in January 2016 is full! …
The next course will be offered in September 2016. Registration will be opened 1st February 2016.
• Workshop, 2.-3. March 2016 ?• Dr. Jan Brocher (Biovoxxel)
A/CScientific Image Pro-cessing and Analysis
• The workshop aims to teach scientists how to handle and process digital images starting from image acquisition on until the incorporation into the final publication figure.
• This includes some important theory about high quality digital images in general as well as a broad spectrum of methods for image processing and specific analytical purposes according to high scientific standards. You will learn how to extract most information from your images and how to quantify your regions of interest.
Please register in StudIP!The exact date will be announced soon.
Oltech Transferable Skill Courses
Further Oltech Courses scheduled for 2016
• Workshop, 3 days• 7. - 9. Sept. 2016 • Gunther Tress
B/CHow to publish in peer-
reviewed journals?
• Workshop, 2 days (Sept. 2016)• N.N.
CJob hunting and
Interview Skills for Natural Scientists
• Workshop, 2 days (spring 2016)• Ulrich Kobusch• (MS-Project)
B/CProject Management for Natural Scientists
• Workshop 1 day• 4. February 2016• Beate Grünberg (Sensorybio)Ferdinand Esser (Roseobacter)
B/CGood Scientific
Practice
Transferable Skill Courses in the PhD study programme
• Weekly seminar• Weds. 8:00-10:00• Dr. Jörn Anemüller
A, CDatenanalyse
mit Matlab
• Workshop, 4 half days• February 2016• Trainer: Verena Cordlandwehr
A/CGIS (Geographic
Information systems)
You are welcome joining the colloquium regularly!
A presentation is obligatory for every PhD student! (olt432)
ICBM PhD-Colloquium
PhD study programme“Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity”
German courses at the Language Centre
• different courses• weekly lessons
German courses A1- C1
2. Interdisciplinary courses
• 2 h per week• 12 weeks in total
Academic German, German for
Natural Sciences
Registration is only possible through the Placement test on October, 8 2015 at 9h in A6, 0-001. The Placement test is mandatory, but free orcharge. There is no further registration necessary.
Course programme:https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/school3/language-centre/german-language-courses/international-students/
2. Interdisciplinary courses
OverviewOltech
www.oltech.orgStudIP
Emails from Oltech
Register via StudIP; (Use your Student log-in! In case you have any problem
with the registration: email to oltech)
Graduate Academy
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/gradui
ertenakademie/
Register directly at the website. Oltechpays the fee! (tick the box "Oltechmember" at the
registration form )
Cooperating Graduate Schools
Websites and forwarded emails
from Oltech
Register via email directly to the other
graduate school(Oltech in C.c.)
2. Interdisciplinary courses
Graduate Academy /Graduiertenakademie
Course offers and registration at the website:http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/graduiertenakademie/http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/graduate-academy/
Contact: Dr. Linda JauchTel.: +49(0)441 798-4286E-mail: linda.jauch(at)uni-oldenburg.de
Graduate Academy courses scheduled for winter semester 2015/16Course Recommended for Language Date
Starting your PhD: communication, efficiency, project orientation
Early stages of PhD 15.‐16.10.2015
Getting it done! Methods and motivation to successfully finish your thesis
Final stages of PhD 16.‐17.11.2015
Kompass durch den Förderdschungel Final stages of PhD andPostdocs
16.10.2015
Fragen des Arbeits‐ und Tarifrechts für wissenschaftliche MitarbeiterInnen
All PhDs and Postdocs tba
Karriereentwicklung für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen
Final stages of PhD andPostdocs
03.‐04.12.2015
Überzeugen im Bewerbungsgespräch Final stages of PhD andPostdocs
11.‐12.02.2016
Work‐Family‐Life‐Balance in der Wissenschaft All PhDs and Postdocs 18.‐19.02.2016
BWL kompakt All PhDs and Postdocs 28.‐29.01.2016
Engaging the Listener in Your Talk All PhDs and Postdocs 11.‐12.01.2016
Visible & influential: Self‐marketing and Networking
All PhDs and Postdocs 06.‐07.01.2016
As well as courses held by our English for Research Training instructor Frank Lauterbach: Academic Writing & English for Research Purposes (dates tba).
2. Interdisciplinary courses
Graduate AcademySpecial courses at the beginning & end of the PhD
Starting your PhD: communication, efficiency,
project orientation15.-16.10.2015
2. Interdisciplinary courses
Graduate AcademySpecial courses at the beginning & end of the PhD
Getting it done!How to complete
your dissertation –Methods and motivation
16.-17.11.2015
Graduate Academy - Registration
• Courses are free of charge for Oltech PhD students!
• Registration works by an registration form at the website.Please tick the box "Oltech member"
2. Interdisciplinary courses
OverviewOltech
Calendar at websitewww.oltech.org
StudIPEmails
Register via StudIP; (Use your Student log-in! In case of
problems then send an email to oltech)
Graduate Academy
Website:http://www.uni-
oldenburg.de/graduiertenakademie/
Oltech continues paying the personal
co-payment!
Cooperating Graduate Schools
Websites and forwarded emails
from Oltech
Register via email directly to the other
graduate school(Oltech in C.c.)
Cooperating Graduate Schools and marine PhD programmes
http://www.nwv-meeresforschung.de/marine-training/for-phd-students
At cooperating partner institutions PhD workshops are offered regularly:For more information - check their webpageFor special questions to courses in the marine sciences ask F. Esser
2. Interdisciplinary courses
Cooperating Graduate Schools
• Dragos B. Chirila• Workshop 3 days• 26 – 27 November 2015
Programmingin Fortran
Bremen International Graduate School for Marine Sciences, University, Bremenhttp://www.marum.de/GLOMAR.html
Please check the website for further courses! We will inform you about free places via e-mail.
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolf-Gladrow, Dr. Karin Boos• Part 1: 19, 21, 22 January 2016 • Part 2: 17 – 19 February 201• Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of R
Statistics –Introduction to
Hypothesis Testing &Parameter Estimation
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2. Interdisciplinary courses
Cooperating Graduate Schools
• December 1 – 3, 2015, AWI Bremerhaven• Dr. Antonie Haas, AWI• (beginners with no or little GIS experience
Introduction into GIS
(ESRI ArcGIS 10.0)
Helmholtz Graduate School for Polar and Marine Research, AWI, Bremerhavenhttp://polmar.awi.de
Please check the website for further courses! We will inform you about free places via e-mail.
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3. EventsPodiumsdiskussion„Wissenschaft im Beruf. Promotion zwischen Forschung, Qualifikation und Berufseinstieg“28.Oktober 2015, 18:00 Uhr. BibliothekssaalPodiumsgäste• Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans Michael Piper, Präsident der Universität Oldenburg• Prof. Dr. Georg M. Klump, Direktor der Graduiertenschule Oltech• Prof. Dr. Gisela C. Schulze, Direktorin der Graduiertenschule 3GO• Dr. Antje Wegner, Leiterin des Arbeitsbereichs „Nachwuchs und Karrieren“ am
Institut für Forschungsinformation und Qualitätssicherung e.V., Berlin• Sonja Staack, Referentin im Vorstandsbereich Hochschule und Forschung
des Hauptvorstandes der Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft • Eine VertreterIn der Mittelbauinitiative Oldenburg
Veranstalter: 3GO in Kooperation mit der Graduiertenakademie und Oltech
4. Miscellaneous
• Information on Oltech travel grants for active participations at international conferences or summer schools (Faculty VI, Faculty V ?)http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/graduate-academy/oltech/service/travel-grants/
• Information on travel grants and research funding (incl. summer schools) you find at the website of the Department for Research and Technology Transfer
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/researchfunding/
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/forschungsfoerderung/
Travel grants
4. Miscellaneous
Election of the Phd members in theadmission/examination boardPhD study programme Proposal list
Neurosensory Science and Systems(examination board)
Geneviève Laumen
Interface Science(admission and examination board)
Barbara Satola
Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity(examination board)
Anja Reckhardt
Renewable Energy(examination board)
Hauke Wurps
Fundamental Physics and Appl. Mathematics (Mathematics and Fundamental Physics)(examination board)
Stephan Reimers
4. Miscellaneous
Election of the PhD representative in theGoverning Board of the Graduate Academy
• Mandate: 2 years• Meetings about 4 times a year• We would need two doctorates• Oltech PhD representative
and one deputy
• Are there any volunteers?
Coordination Administration
The Graduate Schools office
Klaudia Hettwer Oili Tsakmakis
Room: W03-1-1380441 - 798 3648/49
Contact & Information
Office hoursTuesdays 13:00 - 14:00
Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00and by appointment
Graduate School Science and Technology
Neurosensory Science and Systems Interface Science
Environmental Science & Biodiversity
RenewableEnergy
Mathematics & Fundam. Physics
Klaudia Hettwer
Coordination
Oili Tsakmakis
Adminstration
Kathrin Henrichs
CoordinatorSFB Active
Hearing
Andreas GüntherCoordinator
IPD4all
Bianca HurlemannModels of
Gravity
Beate GrünbergSensorybio
Carsten Dosche
Coordinator
Ferdinand Esser
CoordinatorSFB Roseobacter
The Oltech team
Jacqueline Lessig-Owlanj
Hearing4all
Karin Klink
SigCog
Sebastian Schmidt-Roach
IBR
Susanne Bartel
Nano- & Energy
Research
Department ofComputing Science
Nils A. Treiber
SEE
Volker Gollücke
SAMS