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BRIC offers a number of career initiatives tailored for postdocs at BRIC/Finsen. The aim of the programme is to equip postdocs with knowledge and tools for effective career planning.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

FROM POSTDOC TO PI                              

The seminar series is aimed at Postdocs who want to find out about making the transition from Postdoc to independent team leader. Juniors and more experienced group leaders will share their experience with you.

Postdocs Colin Hammond and Monsterrat Estruch Alrich joined the workshop in 2019 - Read about their experience and thoughts about the workshop                                         

CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

During the workshop, participants worked on matching their skills with potential career sectors and job roles. They worked on their CV, cover letter and learn about interview techniques as well as interview practice.

No workshop planned in 2022.
CAREER OUTSIDE ACADEMIA

 

BRIC Alumni Association provides a community for BRIC alumni and current staff to expand their network, gain career advice, and professional development. It's not always easy to figure out the next step in your career when you always thought you will run your own lab in the future. Thanks to our alumni, you will be able to learn about different career path and how the transition from BRIC to outside academia could be.

Career seminars are organized several times per year.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS TRAINING

NEGOTIATION SKILLS FOR SCIENTISTS 

How to communicate successfully even in difficult situations and come to an agreement with (almost) everyone. This workshop is planned for Spring 2025
CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH

Creativity and collaboration in research - a roadmap for scientists. The workshop will took place in November 2022. New dates TBA, planned for autumn 2025
LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT FOR SCIENTISTS 

The workshop took place October 2024. 

TEACHING OPPORTUNITY

BRIC is involved in teaching undergraduate courses and you have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills.
For further information, please check here

PEER MENTORING

Peer mentoring involves a mutually beneficial relationship where individuals at similar stages in their careers support each other. Unlike traditional mentoring, which typically involves a senior mentor guiding a junior mentee, peer mentoring allows for a more collaborative and reciprocal exchange of knowledge and skills. This approach can help address common challenges, enhance problem-solving abilities, and build a strong network of professional relationships.  

Peer mentoring at BRIC has been running successfully in the LEAD postdoc programme and DISCOVER PhD programme. We now are opening it to all BRIC Postdocs. Those who sign up will be assigned into groups of 5-7 people. As much as possible, we will try to match you according to your career stage and mix you outside of your usual working group. You will all receive an introduction to get an idea of how this works and then it's up to the group what is discussed.

Interested? Sign up here! 

Next information session will be on Tuesday 12th of November 2024, 12h00, meeting room 1. 

POSTDOC BUDDY PROGRAM

The PCP is proposing a Postdoc Buddy Program to facilitate the integration of incoming postdocs. In this voluntary program, we pair an incoming postdoc to a “buddy” postdoc who is already working at BRIC/Finsen. Current postdocs introduce the person to our culture of sharing and interaction at BRIC, offer social support as well as the different activities available (Scientific and Social).

Assistant professor Emilie Tresse-Gommeaux and Postdoc Cecilia Elisabet Lövkvist have been buddies during the lockdown period in 2020 -Read about their experience with the programme and how they managed to support each other during difficult times