Career Guidance for PhD's and Postdocs, Ghent, spring 2020

career development
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Career Guidance for PhD's and Postdocs, Ghent, spring 2020

Target Audience:
VIB PhD student
VIB postdoc
VIB staff scientist
Location:

Ghent, UGent-VIB Research Building FSVM

General context

The career guidance sessions will take place via skype, zoom.us or Teams as long as the measurements to avoid the spreading of the Corona are in place. Lucia Smit (Braingain) will contact you to discuss the practical aspects of your session.

 

PhDs and postdocs often rethink their career when they start exploring their opportunities outside academia. Having identified themselves with the topic of their research for a couple of years, they have come to a point where there is a need to translate their research into a broader range of acquired competences, professional networks and specific technical skills. On top, there is a desire to gain insight into the working context (industries, departments, type of jobs) in which they possibly could value their skills, competences and networks. Being on a turn of events in their professional careers, there is a desire to picture this change into a larger context of aspirations (drivers, values) regarding their career.

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to support last year PhDs and Postdoctoral researchers in:

  • Defining new career opportunities.
  • Gaining insight in their competences and qualities.
  • Learning how to present themselves to future employers in a professional way.
Approach

The Career Guidance Course approach:

  • It consists of 3 modules.
  • Each module deals with a specific topic of career guidance. 
  • Each module consists of an individual session and a group session.  
  • You can choose your own menu. 
  • The course starts with an intake where we will discuss the content of the program and your needs.
  • During the intake, you book the sessions you wish to follow during the corresponding semester.
  • Final registrations will be based on motivation, availability for participation and urgency.
  • The course is offered every semester. 
  • Places are limited: 12 participants for the individual sessions, 15 participants for the group sessions.
Event intended for

This training is explicitly meant for PhDs and postdocs within VIB who will finish their project in the near future (2019/2020). 

Extra information
  • Note that you register for the intake interview only. Seats will be assigned to the participants after the intake interview based on motivation, availability and urgency.
  • This training is only open for VIB participants and is free.
  • Note that upon no show without valid justification a fee of € 100 will be charged and you will be blacklisted for the VIB training program for 1 year. Click here for more information.
  • This course is also organized in Leuven: click here for more info

Program

Intake interview:

7 January 2020 or 14 January 2020 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 30 minutes

 

Module 1: Career Exploration

Discover your career options 

21 January 2020 or 4 February 2020 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes

Personal branding

11 February 2020 - room APEX - group session from 11h00 - 14h00

 

Module 2: Discover your competences and qualities

Detect your qualities and downsides

3 March 2020 or 10 March 2020 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes

Discover your competences

17 March 2020 - room BUT - group session from 11h00 - 14h00 - cancelled, will be reschedules asap

 

Module 3: Effective job application

Review your CV and cover letter

21 April 2020 or 5 May 2020 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes

Convincing a jury

2 June 2020 - room APEX - group session from 11h00 - 14h00

 

 

Practical info

Location & Venue
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I

Technologiepark 71
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Public transport
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
Public transport

From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take a bus to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.

 

Bike
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
Bike

Looking for a custom cycling route? Try the online cycling route planner to easily and quickly identify the fastest, safest and/or most scenic route to any destination in Ghent.
Cycling route planner
 

Shared bicycles

Several providers are active in the area.
Take a look at their platforms:
- Indigo Weel Pro app
- Bluebike
- DOTT
- BOLT eBikes
- Donkey Republic

There are also some public bicycle pumps at the park.

Route description
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
Parking

Route description

There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. At the entrance, please take a ticket  - Parking is only allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited.

Venue contact
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
Location contact

+32 9 331 36 00

Extra information