Virtual PhD Career Week (22/4)
PhD Career Week is a 3-day virtual event (20-22 April), where young researchers can join exciting career-related workshops, learn more about their career prospects, meet with companies and network.
AU Career PhD & JR is happy to present to you: Virtual PhD Career Week!
PhD Career Week will span over three days, bringing you online workshops and company presentations, with relevant content for all PhDs and JRs across all 5 faculties of AU. Each morning will start off with workshops, organized in collaboration with DM, IDA, and The Kitchen. The workshops will be followed by company presentations spread over the three afternoons, each 45 minutes long.
You can pick and choose the sessions in accordance with your interest and availability.
Before the event, all registered participants will receive Zoom links for the individual sessions on the programme.
Thursday's programme (22/4)
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| 9.00-10.15 | Cover Letter Writing (DM) | If you are interested in alternatives to a career in academia, communicating the value of you training as a researcher is essential. In this session we will address different problems in cover letter writing, that are often encountered by researchers. Instructors:
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| 10.30-12.00 | “Freelance you” (The Kitchen) | In this session, we will address the advantages and disadvantages of working as a self-employed consultant selling your knowledge. Join to hear from speakers with experience on the potentials of activating your research as a freelancer, and starting on the path of self-employment. Instructors:
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Afternoon | |||||
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| 12.30-13.15 | Novo Nordisk | Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company, with almost 100 years of experience, and one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry. Novo Nordisk's purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. Speakers:
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| 13.25-14.10 | VIA University College | VIA is one of Denmark’s six university colleges, focusing on professional practice in areas such as healthcare, teaching, social education, technology, business and design. Speaker:
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| 14.20-15:05 | Qiagen | Qiagen specializes in DNA, RNA and proteins, and provides technologies for molecular diagnostics, applied testing, and pharmaceutical research. Speakers:
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| 14.20-15.05 | Innovationsfonden (Innovation Fund Denmark) | Innovationsfonden Danmark skaber gode rammer for landets iværksættere, forskere og virksomheder, så de kan udvikle innovative og levedygtige løsninger på samfundets konkrete udfordringer, såsom grønne teknologier, sundere fødevarer, et bedre sundhedsvæsen, grønnere transport, et opstarts-eventyr, der er under opsejling – og en helt masse andet. Speaker:
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| 15.15-16.00 | Høiberg | Høiberg is a full service patent agency providing counselling within the areas of Intellectual Property Rights, including Patents, Designs, Innovation Management, Technology Transfer, Business Development, and Patent Portfolio Valuation. Speakers:
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| 16.10-16.55 | Kamstrup | Kamstrup is a world-leading supplier of energy and water metering solutions. Speakers:
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Check out the programme for Tuesday (20/4) and Wednesday (21/4).
PhD Career Week is a virtual event.
The event will be updated continuously.
