Postdoc Appreciation Day
Join UiB Postdoctoral Appreciation Week: Invest in Your Career, Community, and Future
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Postdoctoral researchers play a vital role in the academic ecosystem and together with UiB Ferd, the researcher associations UiBdoc, YoungResearchers@UiB and other local associations invite all postdocs to join the appreciation event during the european Postdoc Appreciation Week.
The Postdoc Appreciation Week is all about creating an inclusive community where all postdocs are empowered, valued, recognized, and supported in their current and future endeavors.
At UiB, we invite all postdocs to a day of information, networking and learning how to thrive.
Why Participate?
- Expand Your Professional Network
- Gain Career Development Insights
- Strengthen Your Sense of Community
- Prioritize Well-being
Program:
1230 – 1300, Posters and Stands - meet UiBDoc, Forskerfobundet, NTL, health and safety, group B representative. Food and drinks will be served.
1300 -1315, Welcome by Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt, Vice-Rector with responsibility for doctoral education and international collaboration
13:15-1345, Rights and responsibilities as an employee at the University of Bergen (UiB) – how to become familiar with DFØ, Karoline Skudal Christiansen, HR Adviser, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
14:00- 1530, "Sustainable ambition in an uncertain academic career" with Occupational Health Service (BHT) and psychologist Andreas Hillestad Schei
•The dilemma between ambition and sustainability
•Motivation, values, and personal drivers (“Why am I doing this?”)
•Risks of overextension and burnout in postdoc positions
•Recognizing personal limits and early warning signs
15:30-16:00, "The Art of Getting Hired: What Employers Really Notice", HKdir, employer perspective on Ph.d. and postdocs. Stig Helge Pedersen, Head of department Analysis, Evaluation and Research
16:00 UiBDoc invites you to pizza and Quiz!
