The challenges and obstacles one faces on a daily basis, balancing the responsibilities of work and family — especially in the wake of a pandemic — can be stressful. In order to attempt to better manage this stress, IMPRS-IS would like to offer a free online stress management series, beginning in March.
Whether networking at a conference, presenting a poster or delivering a talk, being able to communicate clearly and confidently is a necessity for researchers. With a few fundamental strategies, presentation of complex data can be made simple, interesting and relevant. This S4 workshop helps to improve just that!
Due to the large number of international scholars, IMPRS-IS offers free German courses for our entire community! Find more details about how to sign up for our next semester of courses here!
This scientific English writing workshop is designed to help researchers develop the English communication skills they need to further their academic career. The goal of this training is to help familiarize participants with the writing conventions adopted in their particular field and provide them with practical tools to improve their English academic writing skills.
This workshop conveys fundamental knowledge about dealing with conflict and trains the powers of observations as well as negotiation skills. The participants learn to better judge the impact of their behavior and to develop strategies for solving conflicts.
A doctorate is a complex and long lasting project. If it is not usefully structured from the beginning it is easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and often also motivation in a maze of possibilities. This S4 workshop is designed to help new doctoral researchers gain insights into proper project management.
The Soft Skills Seminar Series (S4) is offering our next workshop for IMPRS-IS Scholars — Modern Marketing for Scientists. The workshop consists of two 90-minute sessions which will take place virtually on the afternoons of Monday, July 27 and Friday, July 31 from 3:00-4:30pm CEST.
IMPRS-IS in collaboration with our Soft Skills Seminar Series has a created a customized tutorial package to aid students in creating video presentations. Get access to this tutorial package and even sign up for one-on-one individualized feedback from MPI-IS Visual Content Creator, Alejandro Posada.
The IMPRS-IS Soft Skills Seminar Series team, is offering full-day version of our workshop on intercultural communication titled -- Intercultural Communication and Working in Diverse Groups: Advanced Training. It's free to members of the IMPRS-IS community.
Top-level scientists are frequently asked to conduct interviews and engage with the press – to discuss their research with the media and public, representing their respective institutions, providing expert testimony, etc. This training will teach participants to better understand the way journalists think, in order to enhance success during interviews.
You want your projects to run more quickly and smoothly – with considerably less stress, frustration and time pressure? The question is: What can you do about it? This Project Management for Scientists Workshop is designed to help!