Postdoc Meeting in Greifswald
Career Center Workshop
- Start: Sep 3, 2026 09:00 AM (Local Time Germany)
- End: Sep 4, 2026 05:00 PM
- Speaker: Dr. Cornelia Altenburg, golin Wissenschaftsmanagement
- Dr. Cornelia Altenburg, Berlin, is a historian. She is a freelance trainer and communication consultant. She teaches people in science, politics and companies in writing and communicating. She facilitates communication processes in small and in big groups. Her clients are for example the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and the TÜV Hessen.
- Location: IPP Greifswald
- Room: Seminarraum SR2
- Host: Career Center
- Contact: careercenter@ipp.mpg.de
Networking requires initiative and continued investment. It is helpful, in this context, to be able to rely on proven traditional and digital strategies to make the right contacts, to maintain them on a long-term basis and to find the balance between giving and taking.
Registration via https://plan.events.mpg.de/event/735/
In the light of growing complexity in the knowledge society, the ‘know-who’ is gaining in importance next to the ‘know-how’. Fortunately, in recent years the possibilities to make quick and target focused contact, be it face-to-face or via social media, have increased in number and significance. With just a few clicks you can reach out to colleagues, experts, potential employers, funders and business partners of all kind.
In the academic sector, as elsewhere, personal contacts offer chances. They help to gain co-operation partners and supporters for one’s own project, receive conference invitations, be involved in publications, and be told about interesting positions. Moreover, the numerous digital interaction formats allow for a simple way of cultivating your network and staying in touch.
The following points are dealt with:
- Basics of networking: Objectives – right from the start!
- Before the harvest, sow: Building contacts face-to-face and online
- Network care: Traditional and digital opportunities
- Network university: Which contacts and bodies are important?
- Networking as investment: Benefits versus costs
- Small talk as icebreaker: Getting into conversation confidently
- Networking: My next steps