Training opportunities at EMBL in a nutshell Dr

Training opportunities at EMBL in a nutshell Dr. Helke Hillebrand Academic Coordinator & Dean of Graduate Studies European Molecular Biology Laboratory

What are we doing at EMBL? EMBL’s five missions n Basic research n Technology Development & Transfer n Integration of Life Science Research n Services n Advanced Training 2 Helke Hillebrand 2014

Training at EMBL External Internal EMBL International Center for Advanced Training EMBL International Ph. D Programme EMBL Postdoctoral Programme General Training & Development Progr. EMBL Courses & Conferences EMBL Visitors’ & Scholars’ Programme European Learning Lab for the Life Sciences 3 08 -2014 EICAT Partners Helke Hillebrand

What makes EMBL special for fellows? n Internationality – – 4 Five sites in four different European countries More than 80 different nationalities More than 1100 external collaborations in 2014 Global alumni network of > 6000; >10% former Predocs; > 30% former Postdocs; about 65% in science Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Interdisciplinary EMBL Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics Informatics Engineering Molecular Medicine www. embl. org/phdprogramme www. embl. org/postdocs www. embl. org. jobs 5 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

What makes EMBL special for fellows? n Internationality – – Five sites in four different European countries More than 80 different nationalities More than 1100 external collaborations in 2014 Global alumni network of > 6000; >10% former Predocs; > 30% former Postdocs; about 65% in science n Interdisciplinarity – Biologists, Chemists, Physicists, Mathematicians, Computer Scientists, Engineers, Biomedical Scientists working together n Core Facilities (genomics; protein expression & purification; chemical biology; ALMF; EM; flow cytometry) n Secure funding of > € 200 mio in 2014, < 35% of which external n EMBLEM – own tech Transfer Company at arms length n More than 650 peer-reviewed publications in 2014 6 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

EMBL is rated as one of the world’s best 650 publications/year on average 40% of EMBL’s publications in the top 5% of journals in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology 4 EMBL publications in the top 100 highest cited papers ever Overall quality of its publications places EMBL in the top 10 research institutions worldwide ~30% of EMBL’s research group leaders hold ERC awards 7

Predocs EMBL International Ph. D Programme EIPP 8 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Trade-mark, tradition and plasticity n The EMBL International Ph. D Programme was founded in 1983 and celebrated ist 30 th anniversary in 2013 n Served as role model for major structured Ph. D Programmes in Europe n Since its inception several hundred EIPP students have defended their Ph. D-thesis at more than 90 universities n Since 1997, EMBL can award its own Ph. D degree 60 50 Ph. D defences since 1997 40 30 20 10 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 0 9 10/2015 Helke Hillebrand

At which universities do EIPP predocs register ? Predocs can defend and obtain their Ph. D degree n from EMBL (since 1997) n jointly from EMBL and one of its 24 partner universities in 16 countries n from national universities 10 Helke Hillebrand 04/2015 200 students in total as of March 2012

Joint degrees with partner universities Prerequisites for joint degrees: n Shared research interests/ pre-exisiting collaborations n Shared tertiary education philosophy n Sound student representation n Proximity n Balanced national representation 11 Helke Hillebrand 04/2015 200 Predocs as of May 2012

25 Partner universities in 16 countries plus Katholieke Universiteit Leuven University College Cork University of Zagreb University of Milano Åbo Akademi University of Rome La Sapienza University of Helsinki University of Bergen University of Turku University of Oslo Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg Universidade de Lisboa Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble Universidade Nova de Lisboa Université Denis Diderot de Paris VII Universidad Autonoma de Madrid University of Hamburg (Eppendorf Clinics) University of Geneva University of Heidelberg Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen University of Munich University of Dundee University of Crete Eötvös Loránd University of Iceland Australia 12 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Life of a Predoc at EMBL in a nutshell n Highly competitive entry for >60 students per year; recruiting globally n Expected to complete Ph. D studies within 3. 5 – 4 years n Tailor-made mentoring – – Individual thesis advisory committee (TAC) to meet with annually Complemetary skills training curriculum for individual choices n Maintaining scientific links back home while joining EMBL – – External TAC member from home university Students ambassador programme n Training all along – – Core course (1 st year) Bioinformatics course (2 nd year) Scientific lectures and seminar series Science & Society seminars and conferences n Fostering early independence – – 13 Predoc symposium Predoc retreat Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Predoc activities at EMBL – fostering early independence n 17 th International EMBL Ph. D Student Symposium 2015 at EMBL ATC in Heidelberg October 23 – 25 http: //phdsymposium. embl. org/ n Predoc representatives team and staff association representation n Participation in core course teaching n Student ambassadors in outreach activities n Ph. D retreat n Journal Clubs n … n There is always space for new ideas! 14 Helke Hillebrand 04/2015

Key performance indicators of a Ph. D at EMBL Graduation ceremony at EMBL in December, 2014 15 Helke Hillebrand 04/2015

Key performance indicators of the EIPP n Application rate is at about 40: 1 n Gender balance (M: F 55: 45 (app. ) 48: 52 (int. ) 53: 47 (rec. )) n Predoc to supervisor ratio is on average 3: 1 n It takes about 3. 8 years to submit a Ph. D thesis n Thesis submission rate of > 95% (Predoc data since 1993) n Majority of Predocs obtains doctoral degree with distinction (>75%) n About 80% of Predocs remain in academic research n Excellent Predoc publication record – 90% of Predocs of any class get (a) 1 st author publication(s) from their Ph. D – Predocs publish on average two 1 st author papers on their Ph. D thesis topic 16 Helke Hillebrand 04/2015

What do EIPP students do after their Ph. D? (Data from students who defended since 01/2004) Scientific careers outside research (13%) Private sector research (7%) 17 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014 Academic research (80%)

What EMBL Predocs went on to do … 18 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Postdocs EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdocs EIPOD Classical Postdoctoral Stream 19 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Current status Postdoc community at EMBL n About 250 Postdocs steady state – n 20 hiring globally Entry routes : – Classical Postdoctoral Stream (intake of ~30 p. a. ) – EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdocs (EIPOD ; intake of ~20 p. a. ) – EMBL-EBI & Sanger Postdoctoral Programme (ESPOD; intake of 2 p. a. ) – EMBL-EBI & Addenbrooke's Biomed Research Center Postdoctoral Programme (EBPOD; intake of 2 p. a. ) n Maximum duration of stay is 5 years n Focus towards individual mentoring n Offering individual career development support n Competitive salary and social benefits n Postdocs account for about 30% of the EMBL alumni Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

EMBL Interdisciplinary Postdocs (EIPOD) Features Cofunded by the European Union 21 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014 ■ ■ Interdisciplinary research project ■ ■ Postdocs to develop own project proposals ■ Next call (EI 3 POD) opens in June 2016 Full three years of funding Open to all nationalities Hosted in two different labs at the five EMBL sites Marie Curie CO-FUNDing in 2009 -2014, 2012 -2017 and 2015 -2020 (EI 3 POD) www. embl. de/postdocs

EI 3 POD innovations at a glance ■ ■ Candidates apply with own project proposal ■ Dedicated Career Development Advisor – offering general and individualized career support ■ Training portfolio to realize the full potential of EMBL’s industry contacts (IP; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Summer School) ■ Training in non-scientific researcher skills (Research Ethics; Outreach; Gender dimension in science) Interdisciplinary projects at EMBL with external partners from industry and academia Implement best practices from EI 3 POD across EMBL towards leveraging its role as trendsetter in European (post-) graduate training 22 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

What do Postdocs do after EMBL? (Data from 921 postdocs whose whereabouts are known) Scientific careers outside research (1%) 32 Non-scientific careers (3%) 90 Private sector research (10%) 13 786 23 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014 Academic research (85%)

What EMBL Postdocs went on to do…. 24 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Complementary skills training How to balance between ‚too much vs. not enough‘ ? The right thing at the right time. . . And what to do after Ph. D and Postdoc? 25 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

. . . how to avoid the Cecilia phenotype? Complementary skills training 26 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Career development opportunities in brief n Second mentorship programme** n Complementary scientific skills training * Predocs & Postdocs ** Postdoc specific n Personal skills training – Language training (German, English, French) – IT courses (Microsoft Office and more) – Project & time management, personal effectiveness – Team building & conflict management – Communication skills – Grant applications – Interviewing skills n Personalized workshop**: Preparing for the academic job market n Career Day*: Insight into science-based careers outside of academia n Alumni resource 27 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Additional information

Complementary skills training in more detail… 29 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Second Mentorship Programme (since 09/2009) n Postdocs chose their Second Mentors among all EMBL Group Leaders n Enhance interactions between Postdocs and faculty – Additional advice on the design and implementation of the postdoctoral project – Suggested starting point: discuss initial one-page project outline with Second Mentor – Joint (annual) progress evaluation and support with personal and career development n Your tailor-made networking opportunity within EMBL ! 30 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Complementary scientific skills training Target areas (partially also as Predoc Course modules): n Scientific communication skills n Scientific presentation skills n Scientific writing skills n Grant writing / fellowship applications n Participating in broad range of EMBL training actvities Under development: n Finance topics for scientists n Ethics workshops/e-learning tools n Career development workshops/e-development tools 31 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Participating in non-scientific training activities n Language training (German, English, French) n IT courses (Microsoft Office and more) n General training and development programme – Personal skills (time management, personal effectiveness, . . . ) – Communication skills (presentation skills, scientific writing, . . . ) – Project management – Grant applications & interviewing skills – Team building & conflict management – Page 2/3: Predoc/Postdoc career path suggestion 32 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Personalized Workshop: Preparing for the academic job market n Organized at least twice a year by the Postdoc office n Target group: all late stage postdocs at. EMBL n Simulation of job interview conditions (in academia) n Led by members of EMBL faculty 33 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

EMBL Career Day n Career days are dedicated to a “hot topic” n Insight into science-based careers outside of academia n Contribute your ideas to the programme development n Meet with the speakers n Next Career Day is July 9 th, 2015 34 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

The EMBL alumni resource n Networking events n Career information n Individual contacts http: //www. embl. de/aboutus/alumni/index. html 35 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

There is always space for your ideas! © EMBL 36 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014 © EMBL © Manfred Bofinger & Ming Fai Chow

Core Course n Core course (1 st year; 400 contact hours) n Teaching materials on-line (password protected) n Seven modules with lectures and practicals o o o o Basic module (3 days) Cell Biology (4 days) Disease Mechanisms and Pathogens (3 days) Developmental Biology (4. 5 days) DNA and RNA Biology (7 days) Evolution (3 days) Proteome and Structural Biology (8 days) n Interspersed non-scientific training sessions n Scientific talks and conferences n Outstation visit (Grenoble, Hamburg, Monterotondo) n EBI Bioinformatics course (2 nd year; 30 contact hours) including introduction to scientific writing and grants services 37 10/2014 Helke Hillebrand

Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) n Your first tailor-made networking opportunity! n Thesis Advisory Committee o To be established during your first 6 months at EMBL o Three EMBL Group Leaders and one external member (University Professor) n Annual TAC meetings o First one to be held within first 9 months at EMBL o 2 nd and 3 rd TAC at end of respective years as Predoc o Present a written report and discuss annual progress o Discuss proposed future work n Detailed information at http: //intranet. embl. de/training/eipp/documentation/forms/index. html 38 10/2014 Helke Hillebrand

Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) Expected outcome of the TAC meetings 39 10/2014 Helke Hillebrand

Undergraduates Hosting students is an important part of EMBL's commitment to training researchers at all career levels 40 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

EMBL’s Undergraduate Summer Receptions 2012 2013 2014 41 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014

Undergraduates at EMBL n Undergraduates. . . – – – are potential future Predocs are ambassadors for training experiences at EMBL (can) make dedicated contributions to research at EMBL are invited to apply individually to EMBL Group Leaders benefit from dedicated web-pages (since Q 3/2009) – – activities are NOT based on a dedicated internal funding scheme at EMBL don‘t receive dedicated training units (e. g. summer school) n Establishing undergraduates as a more visible community at EMBL is ongoing on a small scale (alliances with partner universities; internal events together with OIPA; etc. ) 42 Helke Hillebrand 02/2014