Hearing condensed information, getting exciting impulses and making interesting new connections will be the focus of the DocDay, revolving around all the skills and challenges associated with getting a PhD.

The DocDay will be held in-person, offering participants the opportunity to make more personal connections and meet important institutions at TU Dortmund.

The event will be held in-person at IBZ, TU Dortmund on January 22th 2025 starting at 10 a.m. 

Program

10:00 a.m. | Welcome

10:15 a.m. | PhD Speed Meeting

10:45 a.m. | Info Sessions

• Start into the doctorate: Successfully navigate your first year! (prospective / early-stage doctoral candidates) (EN)
• Ins Ausland während der Promotion - mit Erfahrungsbericht zu Fulbright/USA von Ina Dormuth (Statistik) (doctoral candidates) (DE)
• Your Data Matters - Simple steps to a better Research Data Management (doctoral candidates) (EN)

12:15 p.m. | Lunch break with Snacks & Market of Opportunities (EN & DE)

1:30 p.m. | Keynote (EN), Prof. Martina Brandt (Department of Social Sciences, TU Dortmund University)

2:30 p.m. | Info Sessions

• Essentials for the first grant proposal (EN)  (doctoral candidates)
• Gute Lehre von Anfang an – Tipps und Tricks aus der Hochschuldidaktik (DE) (doctoral candidates and prospective doctoral candidates)
• Decisions, decisions: When (not) to use an LLM for academic writing (EN) (doctoral candidates and prospective doctoral candidates)

4:00-4:30 p.m. | Closing Keynote (EN)

• "AI and its costs: What we are trading off" | Nadine Lordick (RUB Schreibzentrum, "KI-gestütztes Schreiben" & KI:edu.nrw)

The DocDay is organised by the Graduate Center and is open to all people currently working on or interested in pursuing a PhD. Participation is free of charge.

Registration

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