04 November, 2024
Looking back to our Industry-Day ConnectEd: Academia meets Companies and mark the final of the pilot GFZ Leap In - Internship Program
Mareike Noah - Internship at Umweltbundesamt
My internship at the Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency) was a valuable and inspiring experience. It was very interesting to get to know the work at the interface between research and regulation as well as the implementation of innovative analytical methods and modern data science procedures in an environmental context.
Pitch Workshop with Bianca Preatorius
Romulo Goncalves - Internship at UP42
With the goal to become a team leader of an R&D team for Remote Sensing products, my internship at UP42 gave me the knowledge for my current position, but also help me to set the path for my long-term carrier goals, even outside of the academia. I had a great time at UP42 and I absolutely recommend it to any person interested in doing an internship. We do not only develop our skills, as we also learn to give more value to the knowledge we have obtained at GFZ
Christopher Kyba - Licht I Raum I Stadt
Christopher’s internship at licht | raum | stadt in Wuppertal, a lighting and electrical planning and design company, enabled him to grow his network and develop himself in meaningful ways. He learned new skills and software; discovered what he had to offer as an academic expert in industry; and built relationships that he can rely on in the future for support in building his career and introducing him to other valuable corporate contacts.
Erik Ham Chan - Mapular
Erik was an intern at Mapular, an innovative company based in Berlin that empowers organizations by transforming complex geospatial data into actionable insights. He was fortunate to be offered an amazing job with them after his internship! Reflecting on his experience, Erik explained that, “With this internship I have gained valuable insights and experience, and most importantly the confidence to make it outside of academia. Everything turned out better than I imagined!”
CV Check with Career Center
Opening with Interns and Companies
Julia Neelmeijer - LiveEO (on the left)
My internship at the LiveEO startup had been a great experience! Being part of a diverse team that is jointly working towards the same goal and thus is able to rapidly deploy features and functionalities every 3-week's sprint cycle feels very rewarding. I gained a lot of confidence for my future career and can recommend everyone who is interested to pursue a software development career to get broad knowledge about Git, API development, working with Docker containers and cloud deployment.
Table Talks with Companies
Opening with Interns and Companies
Florian Neumann - FIELAX
When asked about his internship at FIELAXGmbH, a Bremerhaven-based company offering scientific-technical solutions in research and shipping, Florian told us that, “The program was a great opportunity to get insights into the corporate world, meeting new people, and having difficult discussions.”
Pitch Workshop with Bianca Preatorius
Panel Discussion
Naiara Fernandez – Terranta (on the right)
My internship at Terrantahas been an incredibly valuable experience. I got the chance to see the dynamic and fast-paced work of a software and consulting startup, gained hands-on experience on new modelling approaches, and grew my professional network. The internship showed me that the skills acquired during an academic career translate very well into an industry setting. Overall, this experience will be beneficial to my future career, whether that is in industry or academia.
Table Talks with Companies
Looking back to the Industry Day ConnectEd
- Mareike Noah - Internship at Umweltbundesamt
- Pitch Workshop with Bianca Preatorius
- Industry-Day ConnectEd
- Romulo Goncalves - Internship at UP42
- Christopher Kyba - Licht I Raum I Stadt
- Erik Ham Chan - Mapular
- CV Check with Career Center
- Opening with Interns and Companies
- Logos
- Julia Neelmeijer - LiveEO (on the left)
- Table Talks with Companies
- Opening with Interns and Companies
- Florian Neumann - FIELAX
- Pitch Workshop with Bianca Preatorius
- Industry Day ConnectEd
- Panel Discussion
- Naiara Fernandez – Terranta (on the right)
- Table Talks with Companies
- Looking back to the Industry Day ConnectEd
The Career Center actively promotes the career development of all postdoctoral researchers at GFZ & PIK.
We support systematic career planning, give career advice and facilitate networking in- and outside academia.
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