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

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

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

Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg

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.
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 Ghent: click here for more info

Program

Intake interview

10 January 2020 or 17 January 2020 - Room O&N4 04.23 - individual session of 30 minutes

 

Module 1: Career Exploration

Discover your career options

24 January 2020 or 7 February 2020 - Room O&N4 04.23 - individual session of 60 minutes

Personal branding

14 February 2020 - Room 06.239 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00

 

Module 2: Discover your competences and qualities

Detect your qualities and downsides

6 March 2020 or 13 March 2020 - Room O&N4 04.23 - individual session of 60 minutes

Discover your competences

20 March 2020 - Room 06.239 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00 - cancelled, will be rescheduled asap

 

Module 3: Effective job application

Review your CV and cover letter

30 April 2020 or 8 May 2020 - Room O&N4 04.23 - individual session of 60 minutes

Convincing a jury

5 June 2020 - Room 06.239 - group session from 11h00 - 14h00

Practical info

Location & Venue
Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg

Herestraat 49
3000 Leuven
Belgium

Public transport
Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Public transport

Leuven train station is approximately 4 km from the campus Gasthuisberg. Buses depart very regularly to the Gasthuisberg Campus from Leuven train station. 

For tickets and up to date schedules visit website De Lijn or use the De Lijn App.

Exit at the very last bus stop ‘Gasthuisberg Campus) make sure not to exit at ‘Gasthuisberg Kliniek =

hospital)

Once you get off the bus, go to your right and go up the street until you see stairs to your left. Climb the stairs all the way up between two buildings. Look for the signs containing blue circles and white numbers and follow them all the way from 2 up to number 12. You will cross several buildings and the walk will take max. 10 minutes. When you reach number 12, you have reached O&N 5, where you can find the reception.

Bike
Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Bike

The Gasthuisberg campus is west of the Leuven ring. Our buildings are situated behind the hospital (see black arrow near ‘RING NOORD’ on the map). If you come from the city center, you will arrive on campus from the east side (taking Mgr. Van Waeyenberglaan and roundabout Het Teken). If you come from Heverlee or Campus Arenberg, you will arrive from the west side (taking the Celestijnenlaan and Taborweg). When you arrive uphill at the intersection with the Rega Institute and the Red Cross building, you need to take the road down to the bicycle parking at Rega Institute (see map) where you can park. Next, follow the ‘Onderwijs & Navorsing blue route’ description below (start point is #9).

Route description
Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Parking

  1. You arrive via the E314 highway – EXIT 16

    • After 200 m, keep left to drive underneath the roundabout and into the tunnel.

    • Keep left and follow the arrows to Parking West.

  2. You arrive via the Leuven ring road

    • At the roundabout, take the exit towards ‘Spoed / Ziekenhuis’.

    • Follow the ring around Campus Gasthuisberg and pass the entrance of SPOED.

    • Continue right until you arrive at a second roundabout.

    • Follow the directions for E314.

    • Near the Fire Brigade Station, make a U-turn and follow the directions for ‘Ziekenhuis’.

    • Keep left and drive downhill, underneath the roundabout and into the tunnel.

    • Keep left and follow the arrows to Parking West.

    • Next, leave the parking at level +1 using the big stairs near the vending machines.

 Follow the red carpet and arrows to 'Onco Dagcentrum' to get to the O&N buildings. Take the stairs on your left after exiting Parking West. You are now in front of the O&N4 building; on the left you will find O&N5. 

Map 0&N

Venue contact
Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
Extra information