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Course program

Reflect Upon Your Leadership Role - Prepare for Selected Situations (advanced)

Workshop in cooperation with the cluster of excellence "Quantum Universe"

  • Dates & Times: December 8 & 9, 2025, 9am-5pm
  • Location: CFEL, seminar room Wolfgang Pauli (O1.111)
  • Trainers: Dr. Matthias Mayer, Michaela Benn (Young Scientists' Academy)
  • Target Group: Young Investigators
  • Content: Tailormade training for the intensive and sustainable development of your own leadership style and communication in your work group, especially in feedback and conflict situations. With video training.  
  • Info & registration: cui.career@uni-hamburg.de( cui.career"AT"uni-hamburg.de)

 

Scientific Writing: Turning the blank page into a manuscript

Workshop in cooperation with PIER Education Platform.

  • Dates & Times: June 10 & 11, 2025; 9am-5pm
  • Location: t.b.a.
  • Trainer: Dr. Carsten Rohr
  • Info & registration: via indico
  • Content: In this course for doctoral researchers, you will be introduced to the process of writing a scientific paper. In order to deepen and apply this knowledge, you will also actually produce a manuscript based on your research data (and one that might serve as the foundation for a journal submission).
  • A-Z of scientific writing:
    • Developing a clear main message
    • Priority setting in the writing process
    • Structure and logical flow of the text
    • Create meaningful graphics
    • Memorable introduction and abstract
    • Do's and Don'ts of AI Tools in writing
    • How to develop a daily writing routine
    • Efficient communication with co-author
  • Given that this is a hands-on seminar, you need some (analyzed) data that can serve as the foundation for a journal article. Please also bring some scientific texts written by you (e.g. Bachelor or Master thesis, as well as any published or upcoming papers) to the seminar.

 

Data Analysis with Python (advanced)

Workshop in cooperation with PIER Education Platform.

  • Dates & times: 3., 5., 10., 12. June 2025 2024 from 9.00-11.00am
  • Location: blended learning and online tutorials
  • Trainer: Dr. Maurice Maurer
    Info & registration: click here
  • Content: Before the live sessions begin, participants are expected to complete the four self-learning modules listed above. These modules are provided as online videos and should be watched in advance.
  • Self-learning modules
    • Introduction, Virtual Environments, Jupyter, Notebook extensions, Python Fundamentals
    • Syntax, PEP8, Keyboard Shortcuts, First examples in Numpy and Matplotlib
    • Advanced Numpy, File IO, Pandas, ChatGPT
    • Advanced Matplotlib, Plotting options, Inset Plots, Contour Plots, Interactive Plot
  • Live Tutorial Sessions:
    • Discussion of the self-learning modules
    • GIT, String Formatting, Video Creation, Notebook structure
    • Interpolation, Fitting, Complex Fitting, Filtering, Data analysis example
    • Creating Files, Generators, Parallelization, Sympy, Integration of Plots to Overleaf

 

Essentials of Git

  • Dates & times: April 28, 2025, 9.30am - 12.30pm
  • Location: Institute for Quantum Physics, bldg. 69, seminar room
  • Trainer: Benoît Richard (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science)
  • Info & registration: via this link

 

 Joint Career Days

This event is a co-operation of CUI Graduate School, IMPRS-ESM, IMPRS-UFAST, MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ), PIER Helmholtz Graduate School, Quantum Universe Research School (QURS) and School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences (SICSS).

The 'Joint Career Days 2025' are coming up on January 21st and 22nd, 2025, and we invite all doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in the natural sciences at the University of Hamburg, DESY, IMPRS-ESM and IMPRS-UFAST to participate in this exciting event.

This two-day event offers a unique opportunity to network, explore career paths, and gain valuable insights into the job market.

Day 1 – January 21, 2025 (on-site): The day will kick off with inspiring keynote talks focused on career opportunities for natural scientists both within and beyond academia. You will also have the chance to participate in 18 small-group discussion rounds with alumni. In these intimate sessions (max. 10 participants), alumni will share their professional journeys and provide insights into their career transitions and entry points in a relaxed and informal setting. The participants of our career day are successful professionals from industry, science management, public service, data science, media, business and NGOs (Airbus, Vattenfall, Philips, World Bank, German Aerospace Center, Deloitte, PwC and many more).

Day 2 – January 22, 2025 (online): On the second day, take advantage of online CV checks, personalized career coaching, and expert advice on securing third-party funding.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to shape your career path. We look forward to seeing you at the 'Joint Career Days 2025'.
 

 

Past Courses

 

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