Events

EPS Postdoc Day 2023: Finding your way through the science career maze

Date: 13 September 2023
Location: Utrecht
Time: 09:00 – 19:00 (including dinner)
Fee: free, but registration is required
Registration: open

The EPS Postdoc Council is happy to announce the 3^rd annual postdoc day, taking place on Wednesday the 13^th of September in Utrecht!

This year it is all about navigating through the science career maze and finding the most suitable career path in academia, industry, or others . Tips and tricks will be shared on how to compose your best CV, cover letter, and what’s different between an academic or industry job application. Additionally, get inspired by scientists from different career paths that will tell their story and provide an opportunity to ask questions about their choices and challenges they experienced. Lastly, we would like to take the opportunity to discuss obstacles you might experience as a postdoc and how we, as a community, can change things.

We hope to see you there!

(Preliminary) Program

09:00 – 09:40 Registration & Coffee
09:40 – 10:00 Welcome
10:00 – 11:00 Workshop Transferrable skills by dr. Caro Struijke
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:30 Workshop CV and Cover Letters by dr. Caro Struijke
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Opportunities within Plant Sciences from different perspectives
Panel discussion with Kaisa Kajala (UU), Blair van Pelt (WUR), Tim Harmsen (Iribov), Tatyana Radoeva (Keygene)
14:45 – 15:15 Open discussion with panelists & Break
15:15 – 16:00 Building the EPS Postdoc Community
16:00 – 19:00 Drinks & Dinner