WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.680 Hi, my name is Angela and I'm going to show you today how to prepare 00:04.680 --> 00:06.520 your KCDS application. 00:07.060 --> 00:09.380 Step one is the written application. 00:10.200 --> 00:14.060 Step two is our selection and matchmaking event for shortlist 00:14.060 --> 00:18.400 candidates that is happening virtually via Zoom. 00:19.200 --> 00:22.800 And in step three we match candidates with projects. 00:23.820 --> 00:29.180 Let's look over the necessary documents first that you need for your 00:29.180 --> 00:30.480 KCDS application. 00:31.580 --> 00:37.740 There is the KCDS scientific profile form, which is a special document 00:37.740 --> 00:39.260 that you need to fill out. 00:40.000 --> 00:46.200 You need your CV, you need your motivational statement and you need 00:46.200 --> 00:47.520 your academic records. 00:49.440 --> 00:54.300 In the KCDS scientific profile form, we want to know all about your 00:54.300 --> 00:55.400 scientific background. 00:55.880 --> 01:02.020 So here is room to summarize your master thesis, indicate your special 01:02.020 --> 01:05.080 interest in each of this year's project proposals. 01:06.000 --> 01:14.040 And we would like to know this so we can match you with the projects. 01:14.880 --> 01:19.340 And you should indicate clear research interests. 01:20.120 --> 01:26.500 So, of course, it tells us nothing if you indicate high interest in 01:26.500 --> 01:30.880 all of the projects offered, but you should have both low and high 01:30.880 --> 01:37.040 interest so we know which projects would be a good match for your 01:37.040 --> 01:38.240 specific profile. 01:39.140 --> 01:43.680 You have the opportunity to find out more about the projects on our 01:43.680 --> 01:44.220 website. 01:45.000 --> 01:48.380 They have project videos, they have project descriptions. 01:49.300 --> 01:52.820 They have also listed special requirements for applicants. 01:53.680 --> 01:59.800 So be sure to check out all this information to find out if this 01:59.800 --> 02:04.960 project would be a good match for you before you make your decision. 02:07.420 --> 02:16.600 Apart from the application documents that you upload onto the online 02:16.600 --> 02:24.060 platform, you should also have two referees fill out the reference 02:24.060 --> 02:24.880 letter form. 02:25.460 --> 02:33.040 And this should not go on the application platform, but the referees 02:33.040 --> 02:39.680 should send the filled out PDFs via email using their corporate email 02:39.680 --> 02:44.060 account to our KCDS email address. 02:45.680 --> 02:51.760 Be sure to tell them that they should use their institutional email 02:51.760 --> 02:58.880 and not some random email account, so we have a way of verifying that 02:58.880 --> 03:01.040 their email is legitimate. 03:02.560 --> 03:09.140 In the reference letter, we want some honest statement of the referee 03:09.140 --> 03:14.800 who has worked with you before, who knows you well about your 03:14.800 --> 03:19.140 scientific abilities and other qualifications. 03:20.120 --> 03:25.140 We will not discuss this letter with you and you will not get it from 03:25.140 --> 03:31.720 us, but it is just a separate opinion of your abilities. 03:32.660 --> 03:38.200 So be sure to choose referees who know you well and who can tell us 03:38.200 --> 03:39.060 something about you. 03:43.150 --> 03:49.010 If you have a convincing application, you might end up on the 03:49.010 --> 03:52.990 shortlist and be invented to the selection and matchmaking event. 03:53.630 --> 03:59.770 And this event will take roughly one day and it will be virtual on 03:59.770 --> 04:00.130 Zoom. 04:00.530 --> 04:03.730 So you don't need to travel to Karlsruhe yet. 04:04.830 --> 04:11.270 If you are selected, you will receive the invitation approximately one 04:11.270 --> 04:17.130 week before the event and you can look up the date of the event on our 04:17.130 --> 04:17.670 website. 04:18.810 --> 04:24.810 In the event, we will ask you to give a presentation about your 04:24.810 --> 04:27.850 previous scientific work with presentation slides. 04:28.610 --> 04:33.450 So you should prepare a presentation that lasts approximately seven 04:33.450 --> 04:33.910 minutes. 04:35.030 --> 04:40.490 And there will be a group of PIs listening and watching your 04:40.490 --> 04:43.630 presentation and asking questions. 04:44.750 --> 04:48.430 And afterwards, you will have the chance for individual interviews 04:48.430 --> 04:52.630 with project PIs that we will schedule beforehand. 04:52.630 --> 04:57.710 And here I would like to underline that you as a candidate can also 04:57.710 --> 05:00.530 declare who you wish to interview with. 05:01.490 --> 05:07.550 So the project PIs will, of course, have a shortlist of candidates 05:07.550 --> 05:12.030 that they want to interview with, but they may have overlooked you. 05:12.030 --> 05:18.350 And if you think that you would be a great match for this project, you 05:18.350 --> 05:24.730 should definitely tell us and then we will try to find a spot in the 05:24.730 --> 05:27.930 schedule so you can also interview with the project PIs. 05:30.090 --> 05:34.730 This is your right as a candidate who is on the shortlist. 05:36.550 --> 05:44.430 Then in the end, after the event, we will take about one week to match 05:44.430 --> 05:51.590 your shortlist of projects that you like best with the shortlist of 05:51.590 --> 05:58.110 the project PIs and we'll try to find a candidate for each project. 05:58.110 --> 06:03.890 And this matchmaking will take about one week and we will send out 06:03.890 --> 06:08.730 preliminary acceptance letters about a week after the event. 06:10.110 --> 06:12.250 So that's it for now. 06:13.610 --> 06:15.510 Good luck with your application.