GAIN25 Conference Program

GAIN25 in Boston

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in English

Friday, 8/29/2025

Time EST	Room	Pre-GAIN
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Salon F	Pre-GAIN25: Transatlantic Experiences – Fresh Opportunities, Familiar Challenges?
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Wellesley	Studienstiftung Ehemaligentreffen

Time EST	Room	GAIN25 Item on the Program
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Salon F	Postdoc Networking Warm-Up Session
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Salon A-E	Talent Fair
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.		Parallel Workshops
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Suffolk	Fachforum Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Wellesley	Fachforum Natur- und Ing. Wissenschaften
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Berkeley through Fairfield	Fachforum Medizin und Biowissenschaften
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Simmons	Einfach schwierig?! Internationale Tenure-Track-Berufungen … ein bisschen anders denken – exhibitors only
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Arlington	Research in Germany: Opportunities in Germany for Postdocs, Young Investigators, and Junior Faculty Members
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Salon F	Welcome and Opening Session GAIN25
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Salon G	GAIN25 Reception

Saturday, 8/30/2025

Time	Room	GAIN25 Item on the Program
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Gloucester	Breakfast with Topic Tables
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.		Parallel Workshops
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Dartmouth	Rückkehrstrategien aus erster Hand: Erfolgreich nach Deutschland zurückkehren
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Berkeley	Karriere-Einstieg als Wissenschaftler/in bei UNO und EU
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Suffolk	Einblicke in Berufungsverfahren – Dos and Don’ts
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Wellesley	Professional Development and Career Planning
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Claredon	You can have it both! Career (Promotion) at the Interface of Research and Society
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Arlington	Leading with Excellence: Women and Leadership in Academia
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Salon F	Discussion panel with politicians from Germany (in German)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Regis	International Postdocs: Working in Germany. What to consider? What to look out for? Expats share their experiences.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Salon A-E	Talent Fair
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Gloucester	Lunch Session with Table Hosts from the German Research Community

Time	Room	GAIN25 Item on the Program
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Parallel Workshops
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Suffolk	Individuelle Karrierewege in der Wissenschaft – aktive Gestaltung von Karrierephasen und Übergängen unter Berücksichtigung von Fördermöglichkeiten
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Wellesley	3 Länder, 1 Ziel: Hessen, Niedersachsen und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern unterstützen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in frühen Karrierephasen
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Claredon	Career paths within the large research organisations
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Dartmouth	Navigating the Path to Group Leader (& Professor) in Germany: Facts, Myths & Advice
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Regis	Roundtable: Innovation & Transfer: Where Science Meets Industry
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Arlington	How to Successfully Compete for Tenure-Track Professorships in Germany
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Salon A-E	Talent Fair
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Arlington	HAW Pitch: Paths to Professorships at German Universities of Applied Sciences
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.	Salon F	Science Slam with Award Ceremony
from 8:00 p.m.	off-site	there’s no set program for this evening [Scholarship Holder Evenings only by invitation and GAIN Postdoc Meet-Ups]

Sunday, 8/31/2025

Time	Room	GAIN25 Item on the Program
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Gloucester	Breakfast with Topic Tables
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.		Parallel Spotlight Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Dartmouth	Sichtbar werden, sichtbar bleiben – Karriere Booster Sichtbarkeit für Wissenschaftlerinnen
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Claredon	Wissenschaftsverlage: Wo geht die Reise hin?
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Berkeley	Karriere im Wissenschaftsmanagement: Mehr als nur ein Plan B
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Exeter	Dual Career – Challenges, Opportunities and Possibilities for Researchers
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.		Parallel Workshops
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Claredon	Innovationen in der Lehre ermöglichen
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Fairfield	Meinungsfreiheit auf dem Campus – Juristische Perspektiven
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Suffolk	Ein attraktiver Weg in die wissenschaftliche Selbständigkeit: Leitung einer Nachwuchsgruppe
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Wellesley	Der Weg zur Professur an HAWs: Berufungsverfahren, Anforderungen und die Rolle von Forschung
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Dartmouth	European Funding Opportunities for Postdocs – European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Arlington	Career Development in a Scientific Ecosystem – Research, Transfer and Outreach
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Salon A-E	Talent Fair and Coffee Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		Parallel Workshops
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Wellesley	Erfolgreich die eigene Karriere planen in Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft & Gesellschaft – Stellenprofile, Anforderungen & Bewerbungsstrategien
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Regis	Zurück in die Zukunft: Vom Expat zum erfolgreichen Repatriate
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Claredon	Karrierewege in Hochschulallianzen des sich wandelnden Wissenschaftssystems
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Arlington	Excellence Strategy: Opportunities and Prospects in the Excellence Clusters Program
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Suffolk	Professorship Appointment Procedures: Dos and Don’ts
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Fairfield	„Sciencepreneurship“ – how scientists can also be successful entrepreneurs
		End of GAIN25 Conference

* program subject to change

Floor Plans

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