Course Type: Online-Workshop

Target Group: Doctoral researchers, postdoctoral researchers

The platforms LinkedIn and ResearchGate offer exciting opportunities for researchers to become visible as experts for their further professional path. When it comes to their own presentation on the Internet, the following questions arise for researchers: To what extent can I benefit from LinkedIn and ResearchGate as a researcher for my further career path? Which online platforms best suits my topics and my professional goals?

This workshop supports doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines in developing their profile as experts on a specific topic. By using specific keywords participants will learn to expand their range. This makes them more visible on the one hand in the scientific community and on the other hand for the job market and recruiters.

Contents in brief:

• - What do I have to consider in order to be visible to recruiters on the platforms LinkedIn and ResearchGate? How do I get job offers?
• - Whom and what can I reach via social media channels?
• - What are the first steps for a digital profile on LinkedIn and ResearchGate?
• - Which keywords are important to me and how do I develop them in order to be visible as a scientific expert?
• - How do the platforms LinkedIn and ReserachGate work?
• - How can I use these platforms to increase my reputation and visibility?

Counting towards the Certificate "Leadership, Management, Science Communication and Knowledge Transfer" (Module IV, 4 AE).

Katja Wolter, M. A., studied Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences Stralsund and John-Moores-University in Liverpool (UK). She worked in Finance for an international Company in Frankfurt am Main, was Consultant of the Administrative Director of Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (rbb), Director of Finance and Controlling at Deutsche Entertainment AG in Berlin and worked in a Project Management Organisation in the field of Biotechnology. Since 2013 she is Head of Steinbeis Research Center – Institute of Resource Development, Greifswald.