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Transferable Skills
The course program is specifically addressed to all doctoral candidates and postdocs of the University of Basel. It supports researchers during their dissertation period as well as during their postdoc phase and prepares them for a professional career inside or outside of academia. The courses are free of charge for doctoral candidates and postdocs of the University of Basel and promote creative and interdisciplinary exchange.
Fall 2023
Online registration for the fall semester 2023 will open on Wednesday August 9, 2023, at 9 am. The program can be found here: Program Fall Semester 23.
Course Times
Please note that some courses take place on the same days. Please check the course dates and times and only register for courses that do not overlap.
Course Format
A part of the courses in the fall semester 2023 will take place on-site, a part will be held online. More detailed information can be found in the respective course descriptions.
Conditions of Participation
By registering, you agree to our conditions of participation. Please take a moment to read the individual paragraphs.
We also explain the individual steps involved in obtaining ECTS credits.
Scientific Tools
Meine erste Lehrveranstaltung unter Berücksichtigung der digitalen Lehre
30 August 2023
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
13 September 2023
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
15 November 2023
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10 January 2024
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Teaching My First Course
4 September 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
25 September 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
23 October 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
13 November 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Für eine zukunftsorientierte Hochschullehre
15 September 2023
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
29 September 2023
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Career Funding for PhDs - Overview and Services
21 September 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Python Crash Course (for Beginners)
26 September 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
27 September 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
3 October 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
4 October 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Career Funding for Postdocs - Overview and Services
28 September 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Ethics of Science
13 October 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
20 October 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
27 October 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
3 November 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
10 November 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Coaching Skills for Supervising Bachelor and Master Students
Dr. Oliver Schürmann
18 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
19 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Informationsdesign – Gestaltung von Präsentationsfolien, Postern, Berichten und Handouts
Martina Schradi
30 October 2023
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
27 November 2023
2h in small groups
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
gutes Lernen und Gutes tun
9 November 2023
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Opening Higher Education - How to Strengthen University Teaching with Open Educational Resources
10 November 2023
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
LaTeX Crash Course
13 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
20 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Designing Digital Activities for Student Engagement
13 November 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
27 November 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Descriptive Statistics and Visualisation with R
14 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
21 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Publishing Open Access - Why and How to Do It
22 November 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Ihr Werkzeugkoffer für die digitale Lehre an der Universität Basel
8 December 2023
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Useful Tools for Reference Management and Plagiarism Detection
11 December 2023
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
18 December 2023
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Good Scientific Practice
Helga Nolte
(Mitglied des Teams gute wissenschaftliche Praxis)
22 January 2024
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
23 January 2024
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
24 January 2024
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing & Publishing
Writing to Be Published
Dr. Paul Skandera
25 September 2023
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
2 October 2023
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
9 October 2023
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Writing Productivity - Tools and Techniques
Dr. Philipp Mayer
12 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Effizient wissenschaftlich schreiben - Der Weg zum Text
17 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Boost Your Career: Fit for Own Third-Party Funding
Susanne Matuschek
7 November 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
28 November 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Communication
Raus mit der Sprache! - Stimme und Körpersprache als Erfolgsfaktoren
Katharina Padleschat
20 September 2023
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
21 September 2023
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Filmmaking for Scientists
28 September 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
29 September 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Increase Your Wordpower
Dr. Paul Skandera
16 October 2023
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Communicate Effectively – Collaborate Constructively
18 October 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
8 November 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
22 November 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Presentation Training
24 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
27 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Out of the Box! Visualize Your Science
2 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Storytelling for Researchers
Dr Samuel Lagier
23 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Bewusst kommunizieren und konstruktiv zusammenarbeiten
28 November 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
5 December 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
19 December 2023
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Professional Self-Competence
Self-Branding and Self-Promotion
Dr. Petra Wüst
12 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
13 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
“Bounce Back”: Practical Tools to Boost Your Resilience
24 October 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
31 October 2023
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Learning How to Lead and to Build a Successful Work Environment
Carl Emerson
25 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
26 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Startklar fürs Doktorat
1 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
29 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Early PhDs (1st Year)
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Time Management - How to Get Things Done by Managing Yourself and Your Time
Dr. Thomas Teichler
8 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Grenzenlose Forschung? Grenzen wahrnehmen und respektieren
Dr. Livia Boscardin
13 November 2023
9:45 AM - 1:45 PM
21 November 2023
9:45 AM - 1:45 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Assertiveness and Institutional Power Games
28 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Better Small Talk and Effective Networking
30 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Negotiation Skills for Scientists
Rob Thompson
(RTTA)
4 December 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5 December 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Wen-Do: Selbstbehauptung und Empowerment
4 December 2023
9:45 AM - 1:45 PM
12 December 2023
9:45 AM - 1:45 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Stress Management in Performance Situations
11 December 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Project Management for Researchers
Dr. Dimitrije Krstic
18 December 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Basiswissen BWL
Clemens Salm
9 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Project Management – a Toolbox for Scientists
Sina Saladin
15 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
16 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Konstruktive Konfliktlösung - Umgehen mit Macht und Asymmetrie
25 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
26 January 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Career & Innovation
Writing Attractive CVs and Cover Letters
(Language Center, University of Basel)
22 September 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Intellectual Property and Patent Rights: How to Protect Your Idea
5 October 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Bewerben in der Wirtschaft
19 October 2023
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
20 October 2023
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
25 October 2023
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
26 October 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2 November 2023
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Networking for Career, Collaborations and Conferences
Rob Thompson
(RTTA)
6 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
7 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
What's Next After the PhD?
10 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
17 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Finding a Post-Academic Career
15 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
22 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1 December 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Faculty of Science
Preparing and Holding Presentations Effectively in the Natural and Life Sciences
19 September 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
22 September 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing Process in Natural Sciences: From Research to Publication
9 October 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
23 October 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
6 November 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
20 November 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Engage, Inform, Inspire - Presentation skills for Natural and Life Sciences
11 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
18 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Project Management for Researchers in the Natural and Life Sciences
Dr. Dimitrije Krstic
16 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing Workflow: Forming Your Next Article in the Natural and Life Sciences
1 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
15 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
29 November 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
13 Dezember 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
How to Give a Persuasive Presentation in the Natural and Life Sciences
8 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
16 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Storytelling, Message Distilling and Presentation Design for Natural and Life Scientists
6 December 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
7 December 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Theology
How to Plan Your Postdoc, and How to Develop Your Academic Career
25 September 2023
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
11 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Preparing and Holding Presentations Effectively (in German or English) in the Social Sciences and Humanities
3 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
6 October 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Wissenschaftliche Kommunikation in der Öffentlichkeit
31 October 2023
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
29 November 2023
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
1 ECTS credits automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Convincing Grant Proposals in Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
14 November 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5 December 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
1 ECTS credits automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Institute for Educational Sciences
Projektmanagement in der Forschung
Dr. Sandra Dierig
einszeit – management & coaching
15 November 2023
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
16 November 2023
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Disclaimer
The program is subject to change. Please check the website for changes and read the course descriptions as well as the conditions carefully.
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