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Postdocs

Congratulations, you have a postdoc position! That means at least another few years of doing interesting research and personal development.

At the same time postdocs are under great pressure: thanks to unclear mandates and publication duties a postdoc has a lot on his or her plate, and then there’s also the next research project you have to start thinking about. Creating clarity around tasks, projects, research, education, budget, etc. are therefore important. And what are you going to do next? Looking for a follow-up project in academia? Want to become a researcher in the industrial sector? Or do you want to become a consultant? Or work in a commercial or even a non-profit organization? And what if you start your own business?

That’s why we present courses that fit postdocs, such as those in the area of ​​career, happiness, selling science, and more.

Many of our courses can also be given in the form of workshops, and can be fine tuned to your needs. For more information please contact us.

ElroyCOM offers the following courses for Postdocs

Career

During your education and career you will find out who you are, what you want, and how to get the job you desire. You can use the advise of others, reflect, and practise the skills needed to discover these aspects.

In this category we make sure you exchange a lot of experience with the other participants. We stimulate you to see and employ your qualities, and help you to make yourself visible. In a creative way we help you to practise the skills needed to do the job you want, and to get it.

A Creative View on your Career
Successful grant writing
Ethical dilemmas
Personal branding I: self-presentation
Job satisfaction
My competencies
My competencies
Career pitch
Getting paid well!
Consulting skills
The job interview
What do I really want?
Moving up or moving on
Persuasive networking

FemPower

Women all over the world are underrepresented in management positions. The Netherlands are not doing well compared to other European countries. In the Dutch academic society only some 12% of the full professors are women. This percentage is even lower in executive and governing positions. Change is needed in organisations, for instance in scouting and selection procedures, male:female ratio in selection committees, and in gender bias awareness.

But women can do al lot themselves! They need to invest in their visibility, and in their skills in networking and leadership. In cooperation with women’s networks, ElroyCOM has developed training for academic women who want to make it to the top.

Female leadership
Negotiation skills for women
This is not a conflict!
Everybody likes me!
Persuasive networking
What a personality!
Body language

Management & Leadership

The management of scientific research isn’t easy in an academic world where freedom is needed and appreciated, and unclarity in responsibilities, tasks, conditions, and agreements is common. In this category you will find training in project / risk / crisis management, time management, supervising PhD students, strategic influencing, and much more.

We will help you to make management and leadership easier and more effective!

Surviving academia for postdocs
Social safety for academic leaders
Supervision of PhD-students
Cooperation in Science
Scientific Project Management
Leadership in science
Maximize creativity!
Communication styles in leadership
Setting up and managing cooperation in science
Engaging with stakeholders
Learn to delegate!
Strategic influence
Personal Effectiveness & Time Management
The manager as a coach
Leadership for beginners

Selling Science

Scientists and their departments need money for research, and they increasingly depend on funding from outside university. So they apply for funding from (inter-)national funding agencies, or cooperate with industry, external employers, or businesses. They may also want to make money out of the results, or spread results through the media to make sure their results get know and used.

This asks specific skills of you and your department, such as convincing non-experts, business negotiations, consulting skills, marketing your results, and dealing with the news media.

What exactly is the need for knowledge or applications by your external partner? How do you translate this to your research questions? How do you create an effective cooperation in which your and their needs are satisfied? How do you spread your results, make sure they get noticed in the news media?

That is what Selling Science is about!

How to Join the European Funding Programmes
Technical Grant Writing
How to Build Your Research Consortium
How to Develop an Impact Pathway
How to Write and Present a Competitive Funding Proposal
How to write the Impact Chapter
Presenting for funding committees
How to TEDx
IMPACT! Communicating with non-experts
Effective networking conversations
Successful Grant writing
Mediatraining
Introduction to Selling Science
Presenting for funding committees
Personal Branding
Strategic networking
Maximize creativity!
Professional negotiation

Communication

In the end, communication is a large part of your work. Whether you talk about your research, planning, supervision, or about the weather in social interactions: we could not do without communication. Communication is also a skill: you can prepare, analyse, and influence communication. Personal styles and goals of the other person and yourself create an interaction and define the outcome. Learning how to apply different techniques helps you get what you want, and maintain positive relationships. In our experience, our scientific participants learn eagerly and enjoy communication training a lot!

IMPACT! Communicating with non-experts
Cooperation in Science
Media training
How to Tedx
IMPACT! Communicating with non-experts
Conversation skills
Engaging with stakeholders
Performance management: how to give feedback
Presenting science
Dealing with criticism
Body language
This is not a conflict!

Scientific Happiness

In our research, 420 scientists in the Netherlands said they need and miss courses that have to do with happiness: their workload and private life is overloaded and they suffer from stress.

In the workshops and courses that we offer, we base our knowledge and exercises on scientific studies. What we do is therefore no-nonsense! We help you to deal with stress, relax and clear your mind. A lot of simple techniques have proven to work in clinical studies.

Treat yourself to a happy life, and choose a training from our range!

Social Safety for Scientists
Surviving academia for postdocs
Social safety for academic leaders
Cooperation in Science
Energy management
The perfectionist in me
Personal Effectiveness & Time Management
Everybody likes me!
Dealing with work pressure
Concentration & focus
Assertive behavior
This is not a conflict!