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After your thesis, what next? Find out valuable insights by ENGAGE.EU

Are you a PhD or an early career researcher wondering what to do next? Join us for a two-day online event jointly organised by the UT Capitole and the University of Mannheim.

The event will provide valuable insights into careers both inside and outside academia, with workshops on career planning, navigating the academic job market in Europe, and ERASMUS+ teaching mobility opportunities.

Register now to get practical advice and explore your future career opportunities! One week before the event, you will receive the zoom link to join the online session(s) you have registered for.

Wednesday 9 October

Career orientation outside academia Dr Philippa Cook

(Presented in cooperation with the Postdoc Career Academy of the University of Mannheim and funded by the German Academic Exchange Service)

Information session: jobs outside academia (9:00-10:00)

Up to 100 participants

– Overview of career opportunities after your PhD, within and outside of academia.

– Key considerations when choosing a career path, including location and transition strategies.

Workshop: career planning for early career researchers (10:00-13:00)

35-40 participants, if you wish to be sure to have a space please register early via postdocs@uni-mannheim.de before 1 October 2024.

– Focus on personal career planning and self-reflection on values, motivations and skills.

– Discuss the differences between academic and non-academic CVs.

– Develop strategies for applications outside academia.

Thursday 10 October

Navigating the academic job market in Europe: insights from the nine ENGAGE.EU partner universities (9:00-11:00)

Plenary session (45 mins) followed by round-table breakout rooms hosted by specific partner universities.

The focus of this session will be how to get recruited by an ENGAGE.EU partner university and into the ENGAGE.EU national job markets in general? European national job market insights and personalised advice will be provided by senior researchers with recruitment experience, representing our partner universities.

Erasmus + Teaching Mobility (11:00-12:00).

Are you considering to apply for a short teaching stay abroad through the ERASMUS programme (at an ENGAGE partner university or elsewhere), but have questions about the formalities? Join this session with an ERASMUS coordinator and gain insights from researchers who have participated in ERASMUS+ teaching mobility.


Contact persons for this online event:

Clémentine Labrut, ENGAGE.EU Research officer, Université Toulouse Capitole : clementine.labrut@ut-capitole.fr

Franziska Schaaf, ENGAGE.EU Research officer, University of Mannheim: postdocs@uni-mannheim.de

Katharina Bolle, Research officer, University of Mannheim: postdocs@uni-mannheim.de