The Next Step: Building a Research Career After The Postdoc [PAW26]

Career in academia after the postdoc: grants, strategy & real talk from funders and researchers. Panel, Q&A, and networking lunch included."
About this Event

What comes after the postdoc? The funding choices you make now can shape your scientific trajectory for years to come. This session brings together researchers, funding organisations and institutional representatives to inform and exchange about academic career pathways, grant opportunities and how to navigate them strategically. An exchange session with open Q&A give participants direct access to first-hand experience from both funders and researchers. The session closes with a networking lunch to continue conversations in a more informal setting.

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Informal morning coffee& tea
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome & introduction
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Career Planning and research funding: how to navigate them successfully?

Info: - Input
- Exchange / open Q&A

🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Recap & learnings
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Networking & Lunch