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How to become a Data Scientist - English

'Data driven decision making' is an established standard in modern company culture. The demand for employees with experience in gathering, cleansing, analysis and interpretation of data is high. At the same time, the field is differentiating into sub-specializations. 'Data X' is highly interesting for PhD students and postdocs with a wish to switch out of an academic career, from fields such as Linguistics, Psychology, Social and Neuroscience, Marine Research and others. Despite the demand on the job market, the switch can be challenging. Multi-stage application processes that test technical competencies alongside other social skills are quite common.

Contents and Learning goals

In this workshop, the participants

  • get acquainted with typical tasks and requirements in the Data X field
  • learn which profile fits them best
  • analyze their own skills and match them with the specific data job they are looking for to find what might be missing
  • get to know the typical layout of hiring processes as well as concrete knowledge about which skills are relevant in which stage of the hiring process

Methods

Input by trainers, teamwork practices, collection of competencies with the UniWiND Toolbox, networking exercise

Lecturers

Dr. Anne Löchte

Dr. Anne Löchte works as a coach and career advisor for scientists. Her special expertise is the transition of doctoral graduates to the non-university job market. For more than 10 years, she has supported PhDs in making good career decisions for themselves and in realizing their goals. Together with a colleague, she led the study "Non-university career paths for doctoral graduates - the view of employers" by the Universitätsverband zu Qualifizierung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in Deutschland e.V. (University Association for the Qualification of Young Academics in Germany).

https://anne-loechte.de

Dr. Florian Kornrumpf

Dr. Florian Kornrumpf has a PhD in Psycholinguistics. 6 years ago, he decided to switch from academia into the start-up world as what he believed would be a data scientist. He was successful and has worked in many of the canonical Data X roles in the market. Since 2019, he is working as an Analytics Engineer for NuBank.

Date

Wed, Jul 5, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Language

english

Target Group

Promovierende, Postdocs

Costs

PhD UP20 €
Postdoc UP/PNB*30 €
Partner institutions120 €
Extern145 €
Postdoc-Netzwerk Brandenburg (PNB): BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) und Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Type of event

Präsenz

Contact

Dr. Maja Starke-Liebe
Telefon +49 331 977-4569
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