Fall Winter 2023
Special Events
Welcome Event for the Cohort 2023
18 / 19 October 2023, Mannheim, more information via e-mail
Graduation Event for the Cohort 2020
25 November 2023 (during Fall Winter Retreat)
Small Group Meeting “Diffusion Models (and related models)”
22 – 23 September 2023, Neustadt, more information via e-mail
Core Courses (mandatory)
Instructor: Thorsten Meiser Block 1: Dates: 19 October (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and
20 October 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)
Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)
Block 2: Dates: 09 November (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and
10 November 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)
Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)
Block 3: Dates: 11 January (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.) and
12 January 2024 (9:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.)
Location: Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)
Trainings (mandatory)
Research Organization and Useful Software
Instructor: Martin Schnuerch Date: 18 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Room: 519; L13,15) Rules of Good Scientific Practice
Instructor: Arndt Bröder Date: 03 November (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) Location: Mannheim (Room: 519; buildingL13, 15) Workshops (elective)*
Basic Concepts of Stochastic Processes
Instructor:
Rolf Ulrich Dates:
12 October (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 pm. ) and
13 October 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Location:
Tübingen (Room: 4328) Instructor:
Martin Schnuerch Date:
26 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) Location:
Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32) Instructor:
Martin Schnuerch Date:
27 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) Location:
Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32) Introduction to Scientific Python
Instructor:
Marvin Schmitt Date:
16 November 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) and
17 November 2023 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Location:
Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32) * SMiP PhD students may also attend other method workshops (e.g., offered by the CDSS: GESS, or by IOPS). Please consult the coordinator for further information.
Colloquia (mandatory)
Local colloquia
- Colloquium Freiburg
- Colloquium Heidelberg
- Colloquium Landau
- Colloquium Mannheim
- Colloquium Tübingen
Joint colloquium
SMiP Fall Retreat, Dates: 24 and 25 November 2023, Ludwigshafen (Heinrich-Pesch-Haus)
Coaching (elective)
Digital Event Series “Career Options after the Doctorate”
In each digital* event, two or three practitioners from the respective field of work will provide an insight into their working life and answer questions from the audience.
- 12 December 2023 (03:30 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.): Professor at a German university (external guests: Jochen Gebauer & Jan Rummel)
- 19 December 2023 (03:30 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.): Researcher at a German university (external guests: Marc Jekel & Maya Machunsky)
- 10 January 2024 (05:30 p.m. – 07:00 p.m.): Data Scientist (external guests: Sabrina Berres, Fabiola Reiber & Andrew White)
- 30 January 2024 (03:30 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.): Non-academic Staff at a German university (Stefanie Aufschnaiter & Carina Tuchan)
* Access information will be provided via e-mail.
Equal Opportunities and Compatibility of Private Life and Academic Career
Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2020
Individual Consultations, Dates: TBA
Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2021
Individual Consultation, Dates: TBA
Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2022
Individual Consultation, Dates: TBA
Individual Coaching for PhD Candidates of Cohort 2023
Individual Consultation, Dates: TBA
Seminar “Basics of Science Communication”
This is an elective training, offered jointly by the GESS and the RTG SMiP. In sum, 12 spots are available (first come, first served).
Time: 10 October 2023, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Place: University of Mannheim, Room: L9, 1–2, room 210
Instructor: Ingo Knopf (NaWik, www.nawik.de/projekte/science-communication-basics-videos/)
Registration
Please register online before 19 August 2023.