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Pursuing an Academic Career |
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Monday 12 September, 13:15 to 14:30 - Location: Yellow Level, Foyer E
This mentoring session is organized by the former ELSO Career Development Committee (CDC). Up to ten participants and two mentors will be seated for round table discussions per topic (see table below) - FULLY BOOKED!
Each mentor will provoke discussion, answer your questions and recommend appropriate resources. Mentors are speakers at The EMBO Meeting.
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After your PhD - what comes next in academia? The choice between a postdoc in your home country or abroad, Europe, the USA or elsewhere?
Mentors: Friedrich Frischknecht, Evanthia Soutoglou, Elaine Mardis & Carsten Janke |
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Planning your career: obtaining an appropriate postdoc position
Mentors: Paul Schulze-Lefert & Peter Lansdorp
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Starting your own lab: where and how (i.e. tenured positions, fellowships, grants) and other issues
Mentors: Wolf Reik & Jeff Bennetzen |
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Job application strategies for academic positions: applying for independent positions - first as a junior independent investigator and then at higher (assistant professor) level
Mentors: Margaret Gardel & Raul Mendez |
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Defining and refining research directions for your project and your group
Mentors: Buzz Baum & Ian Macara |
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Raising a family while pursuing a career in research
Mentors: Inke Nathke & Walter Nickel
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Publishing: How important is it for your career? When is your story ready to be published? Which journal to try? Who should be involved in writing the paper, and who should be co-authors? How to reply to editors and reviewers?
Mentors: Paul B Rainey & Karla A. Kirkegaard |
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Writing your first grant. Grant opportunities for young scientists within Europe
Mentors: Cameron Osborne & Anne Spang
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Communicating your science.
Mentors: Gaudenz Danuser & Marino Zerial |
The mentoring session is organised by the former ELSO Career Development Committee (CDC). - FULLY BOOKED!
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