What Can I Be with a PhD? A Cross-Academy Career Event

Please note that new registrations will be waitlisted if the event reaches capacity.

Join the three academies (Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy, Danish Cardiovascular Academy and Neuroscience Academy Denmark) as we prepare you for the annual Synapse Career Fair. Through two parallel workshops, we will focus in on key skills for your career development, after which participants will gather to gain insight into a range of different career paths within life science with ample opportunity for questions. You will then have the opportunity to directly apply these learnings at the Synapse Career Fair in the afternoon.

Programme

10:00-11.30: Two concurrent workshops

A:Networking
Facilitated by Anders Høeg Lammers, videnskab.dk

In this workshop you will learn how to:

• Develop strategies to effectively target and approach companies.
• Ask the right questions and position yourself as a desirable candidate.
• Gain confidence in delivering concise, persuasive pitches.
• Practice and enhance your communication skills through real-time feedback

B:Job Interviews in Denmark
Facilitated by WorkInDenmark, recruitment consultants Rem Sahid Mahamoud and Sofie Andersen Ejdesgaard
Primarily targeted towards international students

Join this workshop to learn how to effectively navigate your job search in Denmark. Get practical tips and strategies to locate job possibilities outside academia and get an insight into the unwritten rules of job seeking in Denmark. You might be wondering:

• What are the possibilities in the Danish Life Science sector?
• Where can I find the jobs?
• What do Danish recruiters expect when I apply for a job?
• What are the unwritten rules of a job interview in a Danish context?

These questions, and more, will be addressed during the workshop. You will gain valuable insights into navigating jobseeking outside academia, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to Workindenmark’ s recruitment consultants.

11:30-12:00: Lunch and networking

12:00-14.00: Career paths panel
Moderated by Anders Høeg Lammers, videnskab.dk

Learn about the many possible career paths of someone with a life science background.

14:00-15:00: Coffee and networking

Meeting Book

Download the meeting book here.

Target group

These workshops are intended for early-career researchers, e.g., PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, working within any field covered by the academies – cardiovascular research, neuroscience, diabetes and endocrinology – including clinical, basic and translational science and/or interdisciplinary research connected to related fields. Early-career researchers at research organisations within Denmark and from abroad are welcome to apply. Workshop participants are selected on a first come, first served basis.

Please note that you are not guaranteed a seat if you do not meet the target group requirements. Priority is given to participants employed at Danish research and health institutions or life science industry, but some seats are reserved for participants employed at research and health institutions or life science industry outside of Denmark. If the event is overbooked, the academies reserve their right to select participants based on the defined requirements.

Event photo: Mærsk Tower photographed by Lærke Gade Bjerregaard