We support graduate students through an interdisciplinary portfolio of offers through our Graduate Training Program. Our offers span from research-oriented courses on mobile robotics to soft skills courses on video production. The program is tailored to our PhD students’ needs and encourages interdisciplinarity within our Cluster.
For general offers, see the University of Bonn’s Argelander Program for Early Career Researchers and at Forschungszentrum Jülich JuDocS: Jülich Center for Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors.
PhenoRob Offers
Research-oriented and Technical Courses
Hugo Storm
University of Bonn
0 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://github.com/hstorm/LASSO_model_selection_lecture
Andrej Karpathy
Stanford Computer Science
4 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
http://cs231n.stanford.edu/2016/syllabus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPk8m_r6fkUSYmvgCBwq-sw/videos
Andreas Meyer, Gabriel Schaaf, et al.
University of Bonn
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course contents here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16aGKjRJ4CDlE6ZHH_8L_k1nGxwvNjsKL?usp=sharing
Marija Popović
University of Bonn
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc1eN74aP8bD8-eDYE0Ojzp6Z9UFfmgpa
Andrew French, Tony Pridmore, et al.
School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham
2 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/image-analysis
Christian Bauckhage
University of Bonn, CS and Fraunhofer IAIS
4 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.b-it-center.de/students/teaching-material/p3ml
Thomas Heckelei, Hugo Storm & Kathy Baylis
University of Bonn & UC Santa Barbara
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://github.com/heckelei/PromotionskollegModule6800_2020
Summer Term 2022
Uwe Rascher, Ribana Roscher, Onno Muller & Lasse Klingbeil
Forschungszentrum Jülich & University of Bonn
In-person project module
12 Credit Points
Course content:
- Small groups of students plan, carry out and present small projects in the context of PhenoRob field experiments and data.
- In the course you will develop your research question, prepare a measurement plan for obtaining field data and or analyzing (existing) field data, obtain your data and analyze these, discuss and present your results.
Prerequisites: Background in agriculture OR Background in Geodesy OR Background in Computer Science OR Similar
Organization: 2 in 1 Modules, carried out together with students from MSc Crop Science.
Cyrill Stachniss & Nived Chebrolu
University of Bonn & University of Oxford
6 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.ipb.uni-bonn.de/online-training-robotics/
Ignacio Vizzo & Cyrill Stachniss
University of Bonn
6 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.ipb.uni-bonn.de/cpp-course-2020/
Gabriele Cavallaro
Forschungszentrum Jülich
4 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.gabriele-cavallaro.com/teaching/parallel-and-scalable-machine-learning-for-remote-sensing-big-data
Self-taught online course
IPPN in cooperation with EMPHASIS and the EPPN2020
2 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.plant-phenotyping.org/Phenomics_Webinar
Cyrill Stachniss
University of Bonn
6 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.ipb.uni-bonn.de/online-training-pcv/
Winter Term 2022/2023
Sabine Seidel & Daniel Wallach
University of Bonn
In-person module
6 Credit Points
Course content:
- The course focuses on the principles, tools and practice of working with crop models (and more generally system models).
- The course begins by teaching two basic tools; the R programming language, which will be used throughout the course, and statistical notions for system modeling.
- Also a simple crop model from the literature (appropriately named SIMPLE) is presented in detail and discussed. This illustrates the nature of dynamic system models, and is the basis for discussing some basic processes of plant growth and development. Importantly, the model includes effects of CO2 level.
- Three essential methods of working with dynamic models are considered in detail; uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, model calibration and model evaluation.
- Throughout the course, the SIMPLE model, programmed in R, will be used as an example and for exercises.
- The textbook is “Working with Dynamic Crop Models”, of which D. Wallach is first author.
Organization: 2 in 1 Modules, carried out together with students from MSc Crop Science.
Coen J. Ritsema, Michel Riksen & Jerry Maroulis
Soil Physics and Land Management Group at Wageningen University & Research
4 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.edx.org/course/sustainable-soil-management-soil-for-life
Christoph Holst
Technical University of Munich
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyAhVex0X1Q&list=PL1yg2aKW1HSNCjbIlIQZZuRYsk79FVhwv
Course language is German!
Pytrik Reidsma & Katrien Descheemaeker
Wageningen University
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.pe-rc.nl/postgraduate-courses/art-of-modelling
Christoph Holst
Technical University of Munich
2 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HZH06bZk5A&list=PL1yg2aKW1HSO0mGrh1WP8Jsn4LoQG-CyE
June 7, 2021
Philipp Lottes
Pheno-Inspect
Live course via Zoom
0 Credit Points
Course content:
- Transitioning from research to becoming a business owner
- Insights into the agricultural technological sector
- Start-up culture
Soft Skills Courses
October 25, 2022
Annette Kolb
coachacademics
Live half-day course via Zoom
1 Credit Point
Course content:
- Learn about the function of a scientific abstract in general
- Be informed about the characteristics and specific challenges of different types of abstracts
- Engage in writing exercises for different types of abstracts and identify their personal challenges and hurdles
- Feel more comfortable regarding their own upcoming abstract writing activities
December 14 & 15, 2021
Richard Fuchs & Ingo Knopf
NaWik
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Basics of science communication
- Central aspects of good science communication in interaction between science communicators and the media
- Players in science communication
- The key message
- Changes in communication
- Science and the media
- Trust in science
March 14 & 15, 2023
Christine Issa
Samin World
In-person course
3 Credit Points
Course content:
- Awareness-rising for formalities and deadlines
- Formal procedures and regulations
- Do’s and Don’ts in oral Ph.D. examinations
- Training units for preparation of the talk and the defense
- Coping strategies with unexpected or difficult questions
November 24, 2022
Berat Gider and Thomas Gottschalk
NRW.Bank
In-person course
0 Credit Points
Course content:
- Discover the entrepreneurial potential of your research
- Best-practice examples from the agricultural sector
- Business modelling and financial modelling
June 7, 2021
Philipp Lottes
Pheno-Inspect
Live course via Zoom
0 Credit Points
Course content:
- Transitioning from research to becoming a business owner
- Insights into the agricultural technological sector
- Start-up culture
Self-taught online course
DUO Deutsch-Uni Online
3 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.deutsch-uni.com/portal/shop/course/course-detail/41?course-schedule-id=860
February 27 & 28, 2023 (In-person course)
March 3 & 4, 2022 (Online course via Zoom)
Michael Mende
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Rules of research integrity and Good Scientific Practices
- How to Avoid Research Misconduct
- Introduction to the standard statutes of research integrity (Singapore Statement, , ALLEA Code of Conduct, DFG Codex, Guidelines of the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz) as well as local regulations
- Raising awareness for the significance of Good Scientific Practices with respect to different scientific disciplines
- Preparing scientists for the complexities and dilemmas of the day-to-day research life by promoting moral and value development:
- Recognizing Scientific Misconduct
- Data storage, handling and protection
- Documentation
- Publication process and Authorship
- Plagiarism
- Conflict Resolution / Ombudssystem
March 1, 2021
Jan Faßbender
So geht YouTube
Course content:
- Advantages of YouTube as a platform for information exchange
- Advantages of the medium video
- How to integrate a YouTube channel with other websites and social media
- How to find the right target audience, address them in videos and keep their attention
- Different ways to give a value to a video
- Tricks and tools to be better found on YouTube
- The right structure for an appealing video
September 29, 2022
Martin Esters
Fast Forward Theater
In-person course
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- How to use the power of the moment: spontaneity and creativity
- Tools and methods for efficient teamwork
- Body language and constructive communication
- Increase your resilience – embrace uncertainty!
April 20 & 27, 2021
Caroline Ketting
KettingCoaching
Individual coaching sessions via Zoom
0 Credit Points
Support on individual career topics:
- Where do you want to go?
- Would you like to stay in academia?
- What are your possibilities outside academia?
- How do you manage career development and professional changes?
- Are there obstacles to overcome?
- How can you proceed in a targeted and efficient way?
- All this without losing sight of work-life balance?
January 26 & 27, 2023
Mark Edwards
Kompetenzia International
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- The purpose of a network
- Construction and maintenance of a co-operation network (or research group)
- Strategic co-operation within the scientific community:
universities and non-university research institutions, businesses and organizations - Growing the network: how to approach a prospective partner
- Typical problems in networks
- Post-corona techniques: how to network at a social distance
- Use of online networks; linked in, academic networks, Twitter and other social media
- Formal and informal networks in the scientific community
- The advantages of Giving as a professional work-style
November 15, 2022
March 17 & 18, 2021
Christine Erlach
NARRATA Consult
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Preparing an authentic narration about your research
- Using the archetypical narrative structure “Hero’s Journey”
- Using critical incidents curves for finding the storyline
- Listening to the stories of others and telling your own research in a storyline
April 27, 2022
October 19, 2020
Pajam Sobhani
Latest Thinking
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Writing a script
- Video Shooting
- Post Production
- Dissemination and Impact Analysis
October 27, 2021
Anna Müller & Greta Mittweg-Grapentin
enaCom
Live course via Zoom
0 Credit Points
Course content:
- Overview of career options in the agricultural sector
- Transfer and Innovation potential of your research
- Start-up as a career option, personality requirements, first steps and how to find supporters
March 7 & 10, 2022
Christian Stein
Lukas Bischof Hochschulberatung
Live course via Zoom
3 Credit Points
Course content:
- Systematic planning & implementation of projects
- The 4 phases of a project cycle and their properties
- Creating new approaches to solutions for your current challenges
- Getting to know helpful online tools for digital project work
- Using concepts and methods from project management for your PhD
December 13 & 14, 2022
Kristin Raabe
In-person course
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Goal: Why am I communicating?
- Target audience: Who am I addressing?
- Role: Who am I?
- Topic & Message: What am I communicating?
- Formats: Where do I communicate?
- Media: Which tools can I use to communicate?
- Style: How do I communicate?
22 February, 2021
Elisabeth Hoffmann
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Introduction to media work including an overview of the different channels of science communication
- Learn how to set up a communication concept professionally
- Receive ideas for customized measures for your own topics and interests
- Discuss guidelines for good science communication
- Find out who and what can support you to communicate effectively
January 10, 2023
April 4, 2022
January 13 & 14, 2021
August 20 & 27, 2020
Lesley-Anne Weiling
Write English
In-person course
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Understand what makes good academic writing and the influence of culture on writing style
- Learn the structure of an English paper and how to indicate your paper’s importance
- Discover how to introduce a narrative structure into your paper
- Find out how to create cohesion in paragraphs and write well-structured sentences
- Learn classic mistakes made when writing academic texts and how to correct them
Self-taught online course
Plant 2030 Academy
2 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.plant2030-academy.de/online-learning/online-courses/social-media-science
July 8, 2020
Robert Kötter
TwentyOne Skills
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- The structure of a TED-talk
- Body language, voice and breathing
- Presentations with and beyond Powerpoint
- Convince, inspire and hold attention
- Speaking freely
- Dealing with difficult questions and stage fright
- Dealing with a heterogeneous audience
Talk by Cyrill Stachniss
March 2022
February 16 & 17, 2023
Kathrin Keune
artbased solutions
In-person course
3 Credit Points
Course content:
Day 1 -
- Theoretical and practical understanding of leadership beyond the gender discussion
- Different leadership models and the discovery of owns own personal style (artsbased
process) - taking into consideration diversity aspects - Roles and responsibilities of a leader
Day 2 -
- Leading communication on all levels: Initiating, supervising, mentoring, criticising,
motivating - Conflict management
- Body Language as a leadership tool
Self-taught online course
Plant 2030 Academy
2 Credit Points
Please find more information on the course content here:
https://www.plant2030-academy.de/online-learning/online-courses/german-science-system
February 1 & 2, 2022
Antje Rach
Worte & Wandel
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Find your own life balance
- Analyzing personal values
- Learning how to set goals and priorities for your career and life planning
- Setting boundaries in professional and private life
- Time management techniques
- Techiques to deal with stress, its origin, how to prevent and cope with it
November 10, 2022
November 4, 2021
January 28, 2021
Simone Dorenburg
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- How to speak more persuasively, confidently, and effortlessly
- How to hold the attention of your audience during a talk
- Body language
- Voice and articulation
- Vocal volume, tone and pitch
- Breathing techniques
- Speaking presently, calmly and lively
April 21, 2021
Rebbeca Winkels
Wissenschaft im Dialog
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Functionality of Twitter as a social media channel
- Usage of Twitter in science communication
- Development of own communication strategy
March 16 & 17, 2022
Ingo Knopf
NaWik
In-person course
3 Credit Points
Course content:
- Basics of communication
- Fundamental rules of image design and visual storytelling
- Overview and selection of technical equipment
- Practical exercises on shooting video with a smart phone / camera
- Editing and scoring
- Delve into and understand key skills in video production
October 20, 2022
Elisabeth Werner
punktweiss
Live course via Zoom
2 Credit Points
Course content:
- Finding and visualizing your own core message
- Basics of visual design, design principles
- Styles and applications of scientific illustrations
- Participants are brought to a comparable level of knowledge
- Acquire the learning material at your own pace