Career Days 2025
UiB Career days for early-stage researchers from 8.-10. April 2025! UiB Ferd offer career development activities, seminars and talks related to various aspects of reflecting and preparing for the next career step.
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The overarching theme for Career Days 2025 is careers after a Ph.D. or postdoc.
Most academics are good at managing uncertainty and short-term planning. We talk about resilience and coping strategies as we prepare for the next career step. However, it is possible to take action and put yourself in the driver's seat in your career development. During Career Days, you will have the chance to listen to renowned professors and researchers talk about the skills you possess with a Ph.D. There will also be workshops on career learning where you will learn how to reflect on career anchors and your strengths, and how to build a solid portfolio.
Most academics will experience the importance of external funding, and reading successful funding applications is one of the best ways to understand what funders appreciate. Reading sessions of funded projects are one of our most popular seminars.
There is no single right answer, so Career Days will offer career learning for many types of career paths. Check out the full program and register now!听
The venue 'NG5' is located in the UiB l忙ringsarena on the ground floor in Nyg氓rdsgaten 5:听About the seminar rooms | UiB Learning Arena | UiB
Program (small changes might occure - follow for updates)
Learn from renowned professors and researchers about the skills you possess with a Ph.D. Participate in workshops on career learning, reflect on your strengths, and build a solid portfolio. Discover the importance of external funding through reading sessions of successful applications. Career Days offers career learning for various paths.
8. April
Storsalen NG5:听Moderator:
Head of section, Section for working environment and organizational development,听
09:00-09:15听- Opening by Rector Margareth Hagen
09:15-09:25听Greetings from Group B board member, !
馃専 Curious about the latest buzz in the university board? What's happening in the university board and what's important going forward?
馃摙 Exciting AI Course for researchers at UiB! 馃摙
(UiB research administration are welcome to participate)
09:30 -11:30听(followed by complementary lunch) - workshop "Practical Use of AI for researchers" - Senior Research Adviser, course holder for early-stage researchers on academic career and member of UiB AI core team, .听
Highlights:
- AI in research and fun statistics
- How to use Copilot for daily work
- Prompt like a pro
- Hands-on work听and small group discussions
Course language: English
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for free morning snack and lunch!听
Moderator: Head of section for research,
12:00-14:00 - 馃帐 Live Academic Interview with Professor . She will interview Associate Professor听 馃帐
Ever wondered what sets an academic interview apart from a regular job interview? Join us as Professor Laura Saetveit Miles interviews a newly appointed colleague live on stage! Discover the secrets to acing an academic interview and what the scientific committee is really looking for.
Language: English
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for free lunch!听
S酶ndre Almenning 1 NG5:
09:30-11:30 - Pitching workshop听(followed by complimentary lunch).听In this workshop you will work on your presentations skills. If you also register for the afternoon career fair - you have a perfect match for your new aquired pitching skills!听
Pitching workshop with experienced research and communication experts, head of UiB service development at UiB, , and HR expert .
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for free lunch!听
Language: English
12:00-15:30 - Proposal reading sessions with introductions by UiB grant holders.
馃憠馃憠馃憠听 is required.
Language: English
16:00-18:00 - Career Fair - company presentations, free food & mingling
Participating Companies:
You will also meet , Tekna, The Norwegian Research Association, NTL
Bring your CV for some hands-on feedback from our career expert, .听
Special Announcement:听Are you a postdoc looking to connect with peers? Join us at 16:00 for the launch of the UiB Postdoc Association!
Dr. Johanna Stadlbauer from the Postdoc Office at Graz University () will join digitally to speak about the needs of postdocs!听
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for free food!听
9. April
Babel Stuen - HF library:
馃摙 Join the Conversation on Academic Language! 馃摙
09:00-10:00 - What language are you researching in? University library invites to a debate. A conversation about professional language and career development. How does learning and publishing in a language other than your mother tongue affect you and your research? Can language choices you make affect your career?听
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Why:听Understand the impact of language choices on your career and research
Language: Norwegian 听(Opportunities for multilingual engagement)听
馃憠馃憠馃憠听for free breakfast!
S酶ndre Almenning 1 NG5:
09:30-12:30 -听听鈥淗ow to make the most of the postdoc and navigate your career鈥�, by
A workshop on career development for postdocs only. NB! Only 25 seats! Fully signed! Register for the waiting list!听
Language: English
Aktiv rom 2, Thorm酶hlens gate 55 (Marineholmen):
10:15-12:00听-听Proposal reading session听with introductions by FRIPRO grant holder.
馃憠馃憠馃憠听 is required.
Language: English
Alrekstad NG5:
馃専 Join Us for an Inspiring Session on Self-Care 馃専
12:30-14:00 - Psycologist at BHT 听teach us how to finalize your project and feeling good about yourself along the way.听
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for free lunch!听
14:00-14:30 -听Why should you consider a research stay abroad and where can you find funding to do it?听馃实鉁�
In this short info-session we will talk about how a research stay abroad can be good for your career, give you advice on where to get funding to go abroad, and some other tips and resources for getting international experience.
Presenter:听听from Division of Research and Innovation.
Language: English
10. April
S酶ndre Almenning 1 NG5:
09:00-09:30 -听Why should you consider a research stay abroad and where can you find funding to do it?听馃实鉁�
In this short info-session we will talk about how a research stay abroad can be good for your career, give you advice on where to get funding to go abroad, and some other tips and resources for getting international experience.
Presenter:听听from department of research and Innovation.
Language: English
S酶ndre Almenning 1 NG5:
09:30-12:00 -听From Research to Academic StartUp
Curious about how to bring your research to life outside academia? This event provides a chance to explore just that. Through inspiring talks, hands-on activities, and networking, you鈥檒l get a taste of what it takes to turn research into successful startups or commercial ventures.听
Agenda
鈥⑻� 听Introducing : VIS鈥� brand-new entrepreneurship program for researchers. Tailored to provide researchers with entrepreneurial skills, expert advisory services and access to capital and networks.听
鈥⑻� 听Funding opportunities and UiB鈥檚 resources for research-based innovation projects - with , Division of Research and Innovation
鈥⑻� 听Inspirational talks showcasing the journey from academia to start-up:听
o听听 听Bengt Erik Haug 鈥�
o听听 听Lalit Shirish Rane 鈥�
o听听 听Erling Hugo Jensen 鈥�
Case work: Train your entrepreneurial mindset with real-life cases (and some just for fun). Or maybe you would like to share your own idea? Here is your chance!
馃憠馃憠馃憠 for some early morning snack and lunch!
Language: English
S酶ndre Almenning 1 NG5:
12:30-14:00听-听PhD - the SuperNinjas of knowledge听(if you want to mingle and have free lunch, please)
In honour of the academic and transferable skills of PhDs, & Research Adviser Knut Risnes at the same department wrote a heartfelt praise to the skills of early-stage researchers and PhD in particular in , the university paper. We all need to hear this story again, and we take the debate on what comes after a PhD?听
Participants in the following panel:听
鉁� Let's celebrate the SuperNinjas of Knowledge! 鉁�
Language: English
Nordre Allmenning 3
10:30-12:00听-听Proposal reading session.
馃憠馃憠馃憠听 is required.
13:30-15:30 -听Proposal reading session听- DROP IN (no pre-registration required)
Proposal Reading Sessions 8.-10. April
Apply for grants, they say. Get funding and stay in academia, they say. But what does a grant application even look like? In these low key sessions successful grant holders have generously shared their funding applications, so that you can familiarize yourself with the proposal genre and the differences between some of the grants that target early career scientists. Some sessions will have introductions by former grant winners at UiB, but first and foremost this is a chance to sit down in peace and quiet to skim through different types of funding proposals.
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Preregistration is required听-听!听
8. April 12:00-13:30 Proposal reading session听with introduction (Grant winning researcher) - S酶ndre Allmenning 1 NG5
8. April 14:00-15:30 Proposal reading sessions with introduction MSCA-PF () -听S酶ndre Allmenning 1 NG5
9. April 10:15-12:00听Proposal reading session with introduction NFR FRIPRO () - Aktivt rom 2, Thorm酶hlens gate 55
10. April 10:30-12:00听Proposal reading session听(read only) - Nordre Allmenning 3, NG5
10. April 13:30-15:30 Proposal reading session - Drop-in. Nordre Allmenning 3, NG5
NB! All sessions have the same proposals available. Only the times, places and introductions are different.
Get up to date on early career funding opportunities
If you would like to prepare for the reading sessions or explore funding opportunities in general, we recommend the e-course听Navigating the Research Funding Landscape, developed by Corina Guder at the听Division of Research and Innovation听at UiB. 听
Take the course on My UiB:听
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Presentation of contributors and companies
Click to see which companies will be participating in the Career Fair
Click to read more about the different contributors for the different sessions
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(More will be added continuously)
