CEPLAS Career Speed Dating
To give early career scientist the opportunity to learn about careers outside academia and to develop their own scientific network, CEPLAS has established the "Speed Dating with Industry" event in spring 2016. During one day, early career researchers and external participants from different professional fields exchange information on science and career planning in individual short meetings in a Speed Dating-mode.
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On May 15, ten CEPLAS early career researchers (ECRs) participated in the Career Speed Dating to learn more about career opportunities outside academia, establish contacts beyond the academic field and get personal feedback. During the event, the ECRs met with seven representatives from various non-academic professional areas in a relaxed atmosphere at InnoDom Cologne.
After the external guests briefly introduced their personal career path and current companies, they individually talked to all participating CEPLAS ECRs in a one-to-one speed dating format. The ECRs used this special opportunity to gather individual feedback on their CVs and to discuss topics which were relevant to them, like specific job requirements etc.
The breaks between the speed dating rounds and a get-together in a nearby Bistro after the event provided further possibilities for networking and to continue discussions.
Participating speakers:
- Dr. Amine Abbadi, Molecular Breeding and Project Management, NPZ Innovation GmbH
- Niklas Fröjdholm, Strategy Intern, CinSoil GmbH
- Dr. Meike Hüdig, Project Manager Contract Manufacturing, Miltenyi Biotec
- Dr. Wolfgang Koch, Group Lead Plant Physiology, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
- Dr. Britta Nisius, Data Scientist Cheminformatics, BAYER AG /LifeHub Monheim
- Dr. Artem Pankin, Bioinformatics Researcher, RIJK ZWAAN
- Dr. Marcel van Verk, Vice-President Crop Data Science, Keygene
Eleven CEPLAS early career researchers learned about various professional fields at the Career Speed Dating event in Düsseldorf.
Already for the fourth time the Career Speed Dating took place, which offered young scientists the opportunity to gain insights into scientific professions and different career paths. Nine representatives from different professional fields came to the event, who first presented their previous career paths in short rounds of introductions. CEPLAS members then had the opportunity for 10-minute bilateral meetings in a speed dating format. During generously scheduled breaks, there was enough space for an exchange between the participants, which could also be continued at the end of the day in the Botanical Garden.
