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)

    Foundations 1

    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)

    Introduction to R: Basics

    Instructor:

    Martin Schnuerch

    Date:

    26 October 2023 (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

    Location:

    Mannheim (Room: 108 CIP Pool, B6 30-32)

    Introduction to R: Advanced

    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/)

    Contents

Registration

Please register online before 19 August 2023.