Transferable Skills
The course program is specifically addressed to all doctoral candidates and postdocs of the University of Basel. It supports researchers during their dissertation period as well as during their postdoc phase and prepares them for a professional career inside or outside of academia. The courses are free of charge for doctoral candidates and postdocs of the University of Basel and promote creative and interdisciplinary exchange.
Spring Semester 2025
Online registration for the spring semester 2025 will open on Wednesday January 15, 2025, at 9 am. Once registration is open, applications will be collected for 24 hours and course places allocated by lot. All registrations received after the initial 24h period will be put on a waiting list and assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Course Times
Please note that some courses take place on the same days. Please check the course dates and times and only register for courses that do not overlap.
Course Format
A part of the courses in the spring semester 2025 will take place on-site, a part will be held online. More detailed information can be found in the respective course descriptions.
Conditions of Participation
By registering, you agree to our conditions of participation. Please take a moment to read the individual paragraphs and watch the explanatory video, which summarizes the most important points.
We also explain the individual steps involved in obtaining ECTS credits.
Course Department of Educational Development
The course Meine erste Lehrveranstaltung, with a scope of 1 ECTS credit, can be credited as transferable skills. This course for doctoral candidates and postdocs is offered by the Department of Educational Development and is free of charge. You can register for the course at fortbildung.unibas.ch.
Scientific Tools
Python Crash Course (for Beginners)
24 February 2025
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
25 February 2025
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
3 March 2025
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
4 March 2025
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Career Funding for PhDs - Overview and Services
20 March 2025
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Career Funding for Postdocs - Overview and Services
27 March 2025
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Informationsdesign – verständliche und ansprechende Gestaltung von Print- und digitalen Medien
Martina Schradi
2 April 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
9 April 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
30 April 2025
2h in small groups
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Advanced Python and Machine Learning
5 May 2025
8:30 Am - 12:30 PM
6 May 2025
8:30 Am - 12:30 PM
12 May 2025
8:30 Am - 12:30 PM
13 May 2025
8:30 Am - 12:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Critical Reasoning and Logic
Malte Engel
8 May 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
9 May 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Practical Strategies for Effective Research Data Management
8 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
15 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Ethics of Science
9 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
16 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
23 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
6 June 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
LaTeX Crash Course
13 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
20 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Education for Sustainable Development
16 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Opening Higher Education - How to Strengthen University Teaching with Open Educational Resources
16 May 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Coaching Skills for Supervising Bachelor and Master Theses
4 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Good Scientific Practice and Its Pitfalls in Every-Day Research
Helga Nolte
(Member of the Team Good Scientific Practice)
12 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
13 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Ideation Training
13 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
20 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Ihr Werkzeugkoffer für die digitale Lehre an der Universität Basel
18 June 2025
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Writing & Publishing
Grant Writing for Quantitative Economics, Social Sciences, and Public Health
13 February 2025
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
11 April 2025
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
26 May 2025
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs in a quantitative field broadly related to human behavior, such as economics, social sciences, psychology, humanities, public health, epidemiology
3 ECTS credits automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing to Be Published
Paul Skandera
17 March 2025
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
24 March 2025
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
31 March 2025
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Effizient wissenschaftlich schreiben - Der Weg zum Text
2 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Writing Productivity - Tools and Techniques
Philipp Mayer
29 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates
Grant Writing for Career Funding Programs
30 April 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
7 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
14 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
All Postdocs
Communication
Out with It! – Training for Voice, Speech, Body Language
Katharina Padleschat
20 February 2025
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
21 February 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Public Speaking and Impactful Communication (Not Only) in the Sciences
24 February 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
3 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Presentation Training
25 February 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
28 February 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Filmmaking for Scientists
19 March 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
20 March 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Bewusst kommunizieren und konstruktiv zusammenarbeiten
1 April 2025
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
8 April 2025
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
29 April 2025
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Out of the Box! Visualize Your Science
Evelyn Huber-Trutmann
4 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
11 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Increase Your Wordpower
Paul Skandera
28 April 2025
8:30 AM - 11:50 AM
6 May 2025
8:30 AM - 11:50 AM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Crucial Conversations: A Toolkit for Effective Communication at Work
6 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Science Filmmaking Marathon
19 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
20 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
21 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Science Communication and Public Engagement
25 June 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Professional Self-Competence
Negotiation Skills for Scientists
Rob Thompson
(RTTA)
17 February 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
18 February 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Imposter Syndrome? Overcome Self-Doubt and Boost Your Career Growth
27 February 2025
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
6 March 2025
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Difficult Conversations, Conflict Management and Better Communication
Carl Emerson
4 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
5 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Improved Reading – Speed Reading Science
19 March 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
31 March 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
11 April 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Thesis Defense Training
Malte Engel
20 March 2025
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
21 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Self-Management and Career Success
25 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
26 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Project Management – A Toolbox for Scientists
Sina Saladin
25 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Project Management in Research
7 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
8 April 2025
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Self-Branding and Self-Promotion
Petra Wüst
24 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
25 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Resilience and Well-Being in Academia
7 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Ready for Take-off – for Early PhDs
8 May 2025
9:15 AM - 5:00 PM
15 May 2025
Group work
22 May 2025
9:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Doctoral Candidates at the Beginning of Their Doctorate (1 Year)
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Personal Finance
2 June 2025
8:15 AM - 12:15 PM
5 June 2025
8:15 AM - 12:15 PM
12 June 2025
8:15 AM - 12:15 PM
16 June 2025
8:15 AM - 12:15 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
Doctoral Supervision: Methods & Tools
3 June 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All Postdocs
Intercultural Communication
16 June 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
17 June 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
18 June 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Fit for Leadership?!
Monika Palacios
26 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
27 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Career & Innovation
Writing Attractive CVs and Cover Letters
(Language Center, University of Basel)
7 March 2025
9:00 AM - 2:45 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
How to Find Your Job after Your Postdoc
3 April 2025
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
All Postdocs
Finding a Post-Academic Career
2 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
16 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Job Interviews
23 May 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
20 June 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
All Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Successful Applications for Your Career in Industry
19 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
26 June 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Advanced Doctoral Candidates & Postdocs
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Faculty of Science
Storytelling, Message Distilling and Presentation Design for Natural and Life Scientists
19 March 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
20 March 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Presentation Training for Natural and Life Scientists
8 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
11 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Project Management in Research for Natural and Life Scientists
9 April 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
10 April 2025
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing Process in Natural Sciences: From Research to Publication
5 May 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
19 May 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2 June 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
16 June 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing Workflow: Forming Your Next Article in the Natural and Life Sciences
Philipp Mayer
7 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
21 May 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
4 June 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
18 June 2025
1:1 Coaching Session
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Engage, Inform, Inspire - Bring Your Natural and Life Science Talk to the Next Level
12 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
22 May 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Courses for Doctoral Candidates of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Theology
Erfolgreich Anträge schreiben in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
6 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
27 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Careers Beyond Academia for Social Sciences and Humanities
7 March 2025
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
21 March 2025
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Project PhD: The Path to a Successful Doctorate
17 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
18 March 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Writing for Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Stephan Meyer
28 March 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
25 April 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
16 May 2025
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
1 ECTS credit automatically transferred towards the end of the semester
Disclaimer
The program is subject to change. Please check the website for changes and read the course descriptions as well as the conditions carefully.
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Transferable Skills
