wir freuen uns, Sie zu unserer nächsten Veranstaltung einladen zu dürfen:
Dem GAIN-Workshop �Making the Right Move: How to Become a Young Investigator in Germany�, am Samstag, 17. April 2010, in Washington, DC.

Der inhaltliche Fokus liegt auf der Leitung einer Nachwuchsgruppe, zudem werden weitere Karrierewege und -möglichkeiten in der Wissenschaft in Deutschland thematisiert (jeweils unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Phase nach dem Postdoc). Der Workshop findet in englischer Sprache statt, da er sich auch an internationale Wissenschaftler/innen richtet. Wir bitten Sie auch, die folgende Einladung an interessierte Kolleginnen und Kollegen weiterzuleiten.

::: INVITATION :::

Workshop �Making the Right Move: How to Become a Young Investigator in Germany�

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Workshop 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm (incl. coffee break) and
Reception 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Goethe-Institute Washington
812 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3718

RSVP
This event is free of charge (we do not award travel grants), but registration is required by Tuesday, April 06 2010 at http://www.gain-network.org >. You can also download the program from the GAIN website.

PROGRAM
This workshop is targeted at young scientists and scholars from all academic fields in the postdoc phase. It will provide information on how to develop independent research careers and set up a research team as a young investigator or as junior faculty. To help participants make informed choices about risks and benefits associated with transatlantic career options, we will explore funding trends in US and provide you with an overview of opportunities and paths to an academic career in Germany.

Possible funding opportunities (e.g. Emmy Noether-Program by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Helmholtz Young Investigator Groups, ERC Starting Grant, Sofja Kovalevskaja-Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) and positions (e.g. Junior Professorship) at universities and non-university research institutions will be explored. Successful grant holders will share their first-hand work experience and provide information and advice on the application process. They will also talk about how they integrated their skills and experiences gained in the United States into the German research system. Furthermore, the speakers will focus on the following points in their testimonials:

- Why they chose Germany
- How to prepare, apply and negotiate the position
- How to select an institution
- Challenges of managing the research group


Presentations:
Cathleen S. Fisher, PhD
Executive Director, American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Dr. Anjana Buckow, German Research Foundation (DFG)
Program Officer, Research Training Groups, Graduate Schools and Programs for Young Researchers

Testimonials:
Prof. Dr. Isabel Heinemann
Juniorprofessur für Neuere und Neueste Geschichte, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Nachwuchsgruppe im Emmy Noether-Programm der DFG
For further information >

Dr. Francesca Spagnoli
Head of the Helmholtz Young Investigator Group: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Embryonic Development Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin
For further information >

Tricia Striano, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Hunter College
For further information >

Moderators:
Dr. Marion Müller
Director North America Office, German Research Foundation/ DFG

Dr. Katja Simons
GAIN Program Director, New York