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Transferable Skills

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.

Scientific Tools

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Target Group/ Comments
Course

Meine erste Lehrveranstaltung unter Berücksichtigung der digitalen Lehre

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Teaching My First Course

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Für eine zukunftsorientierte Hochschullehre

Course Description & Registration

Date

15 September 2023

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

29 September 2023

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Career Funding for PhDs - Overview and Services

Course Description & Registration

Date

21 September 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

Course

Python Crash Course (for Beginners)

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Career Funding for Postdocs - Overview and Services

Course Description & Registration

Date

28 September 2023
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course
Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Coaching Skills for Supervising Bachelor and Master Students

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Oliver Schürmann

Date

18 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

19 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Informationsdesign – Gestaltung von Präsentationsfolien, Postern, Berichten und Handouts

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Martina Schradi

Date

30 October 2023

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

27 November 2023

2h in small groups

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

gutes Lernen und Gutes tun

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

9 November 2023

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Opening Higher Education - How to Strengthen University Teaching with Open Educational Resources

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

10 November 2023

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course
Course Instructor
Date

13 November 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

20 November 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Designing Digital Activities for Student Engagement

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

13 November 2023

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

27 November 2023

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Descriptive Statistics and Visualisation with R

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

14 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

21 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Publishing Open Access - Why and How to Do It

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

22 November 2023

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Ihr Werkzeugkoffer für die digitale Lehre an der Universität Basel

Course Description & Registration

Date

8 December 2023

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Useful Tools for Reference Management and Plagiarism Detection

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

11 December 2023
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

18 December 2023
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Good Scientific Practice

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Helga Nolte

(Mitglied des Teams gute wissenschaftliche Praxis)

Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Writing & Publishing

Course
Course instructor
Date
Target Group/ Comments
Course

Writing to Be Published

Course Description & Registration

Course instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

Course

Writing Productivity - Tools and Techniques

Course Description & Registration

Course instructor

Dr. Philipp Mayer

(Science-Textflow)

Date

12 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

Course

Effizient wissenschaftlich schreiben - Der Weg zum Text

Course Description & Registration

Course instructor
Date

17 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Boost Your Career: Fit for Own Third-Party Funding

Course Description & Registration

Course instructor

Susanne Matuschek

(Matuschek Consulting)

Date

7 November 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

28 November 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Communication

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Target Group/ Comments
Course

Raus mit der Sprache! - Stimme und Körpersprache als Erfolgsfaktoren

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Katharina Padleschat

(Raus mit der Sprache)

Date

20 September 2023

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

21 September 2023

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Filmmaking for Scientists

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

28 September 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

29 September 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Increase Your Wordpower

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

16 October 2023

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Communicate Effectively – Collaborate Constructively

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Presentation Training

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

24 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

27 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Out of the Box! Visualize Your Science

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

2 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

9 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Storytelling for Researchers

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr Samuel Lagier

(SamSpeaksScience.com)

Date

23 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Bewusst kommunizieren und konstruktiv zusammenarbeiten

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Professional Self-Competence

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Target Group/ Comments
Course

Self-Branding and Self-Promotion

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Petra Wüst

(Wüst Consulting)

Date

12 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

13 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

“Bounce Back”: Practical Tools to Boost Your Resilience

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

24 October 2023

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

31 October 2023

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Learning How to Lead and to Build a Successful Work Environment

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Carl Emerson

(InsideOutSolutions)

Date

25 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

26 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Startklar fürs Doktorat

Course Description & Registration

Date

1 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

29 November 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

Early PhDs (1st Year)

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Time Management - How to Get Things Done by Managing Yourself and Your Time

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Thomas Teichler

(Lead to Trust)

Date

8 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

9 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Grenzenlose Forschung? Grenzen wahrnehmen und respektieren

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Livia Boscardin

Date

13 November 2023

9:45 AM - 1:45 PM

21 November 2023

9:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Assertiveness and Institutional Power Games

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

28 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Better Small Talk and Effective Networking

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

30 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Negotiation Skills for Scientists

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Rob Thompson

(RTTA)

Date

4 December 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

5 December 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Wen-Do: Selbstbehauptung und Empowerment

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

4 December 2023

9:45 AM - 1:45 PM

12 December 2023

9:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Stress Management in Performance Situations

Course Description & Registration

Date

11 December 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

Course

Project Management for Researchers

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Dimitrije Krstic

Date

18 December 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course
Course Instructor

Clemens Salm

(Oberle-Stiftung)

Date

9 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

10 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Project Management – a Toolbox for Scientists

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Sina Saladin

(Manage Science)

Date

15 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

16 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Konstruktive Konfliktlösung - Umgehen mit Macht und Asymmetrie

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

25 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

26 January 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Career & Innovation

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Target Group/ Comments
Course

Writing Attractive CVs and Cover Letters

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Riana Paola

(Language Center, University of Basel)

Date

22 September 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Intellectual Property and Patent Rights: How to Protect Your Idea

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Wolfgang Henggeler

Dr. Patrick Sticher

(unitectra)

Date

5 October 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Bewerben in der Wirtschaft

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

Networking for Career, Collaborations and Conferences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Rob Thompson

(RTTA)

Date

6 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

7 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

Course

What's Next After the PhD?

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

10 November 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

17 November 2023

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates

Course

Finding a Post-Academic Career

Course Description & Registration

Date

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

Target Group/ Comments

All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs

 

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Faculty of Science

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Comments
Course

Preparing and Holding Presentations Effectively in the Natural and Life Sciences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

19 September 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

22 September 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Writing Process in Natural Sciences: From Research to Publication

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Engage, Inform, Inspire - Presentation skills for Natural and Life Sciences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

11 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

18 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Project Management for Researchers in the Natural and Life Sciences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Dimitrije Krstic

Date

16 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Writing Workflow: Forming Your Next Article in the Natural and Life Sciences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

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

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

How to Give a Persuasive Presentation in the Natural and Life Sciences

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

8 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

16 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Storytelling, Message Distilling and Presentation Design for Natural and Life Scientists

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Daniel Angerhausen

Amran Salleh

(Explainables Science Communication)

Date

6 December 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

7 December 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Comments

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

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Comments
Course

How to Plan Your Postdoc, and How to Develop Your Academic Career

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Matthias Zach

Dr. Matthias Schwarzkopf

(www.kabeak.de)

Date

25 September 2023

9:00 AM- 5:00 PM

11 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Preparing and Holding Presentations Effectively (in German or English) in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

3 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

6 October 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Wissenschaftliche Kommunikation in der Öffentlichkeit

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor
Date

31 October 2023

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

29 November 2023

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credits automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Course

Convincing Grant Proposals in Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Susanne Matuschek

(MATUSCHEK CONSULTING)

Date

14 November 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

5 December 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Comments

1 ECTS credits automatically transferred towards the end of the semester

Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Institute for Educational Sciences

Course
Course Instructor
Date
Comments
Course

Projektmanagement in der Forschung

Course Description & Registration

Course Instructor

Dr. Sandra Dierig

einszeit – management & coaching

Date

15 November 2023

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

16 November 2023

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Comments

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.

Questions? Please contact us!
  • Transferable Skills

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    University of Basel GRACE - Graduate Center Transferable Skills Petersgraben 35, Postfach
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