Career Guidance for PhD's and Postdocs, Ghent, autumn 2019
General context
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.
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.
This training is explicitly meant for PhDs and postdocs within VIB who will finish their project in the near future (2019/2020).
Program
Intake interview:
10 September 2019 or 11 September 2019 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 30 minutes
Module 1: Career Exploration
Discover your career options
17 September 2019 or 1 October 2019 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes
Personal branding
8 October 2019 - room APEX - group session from 11h00 - 14h00
Module 2: Discover your competences and qualities
Detect your qualities and downsides
15 October 2019 or 5 November 2019 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes
Discover your competences
12 November 2019 - room APEX - group session from 11h00 - 14h00
Module 3: Effective job application
Review your CV and cover letter
19 November 2019 or 3 December 2019 - room Bio IT - individual slot of 60 minutes
Convincing a jury
10 December 2019 - room APEX - group session from 11h00 - 14h00
Practical info
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
Technologiepark 71
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take bus 49, 50 or 70 to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. You need to take a ticket at the entrance that can be validated at the reception desk of the FSVM building. Parking will only be allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the new parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited and after initial warnings, fines will be issued (50 euros).
Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM I
+32 9 331 36 00