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Welcome to the February Newsletter..

Lots of activities have been planned for the Spring and we hope to see you at our events. 

This year AU Career PhD & JR will restart our mentor programme for PhD Students from all five faculties at Aarhus University. The overall goal of the mentor programme is to support you in your career development and ease your transition from university to a career outside of academia by bringing you closer to the business community.

Why have a mentor?

Mentoring is a mutual relationship with the focus on giving and receiving. A mentor can contribute with knowledge from their own education or career path, and share experience and thoughts with the mentee. One of the most important things that you get out of having a mentor is the change to discuss topics with an independent third part. With a neutral third part you can talk about topics that may be awkward, difficult, or impossible to discuss with friends, family, colleagues, or your boss. One of the benefits with having a mentor is the chance to expand your professional and personal networks. 

Photo: AU Foto & Nicolai Hildebrand

Practical information about the Mentor Programme 2023

Requirements

• Be a PhD student at Aarhus University.
• Have a maximum of 3 years and a minimum of 6 months left of your PhD by the application date. 
• Participate in the introductory briefing.
•  Show commitment and engagement in your role as a mentee and be open to honest discussion and feedback from your mentor.
• Participate in 4 meetings during the programme's 8 months.

Process

• Deadline for applying: 15 August 2023.
• Mentor matching process: 15 August - 15 October.
• Start of mentoring journey: October – November.
• There are limited spots for the Mentor Programme and the spots are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

On the 28th of February our careers consultants, Vibeke Broe and Miriam Kobbersmed are coming to Foulum.  A one-on-one talk can help you with new aspects of your career options and increase your awareness of your competences and what you have to offer. If you are working at other AU locations  and are interested in a meeting, you are always welcome to book an appointment virtually or ask if we can come to you. 

If you are interested in an individual career consulting, please book an appointment here.

Every year, Aarhus University invites its PhD students to participate in the 3 Minute Thesis competition (3MT). In 2023, the competition will be held in Stakladen at Aarhus University on 22 March 2023. This is a chance to support your fellow PhDs and get inspiration on how to present your research. You can join the competition as part of the audience and vote for the People's Choice Award. The competition runs from 16.00 to 18.30. 

Preliminary Programme: 

• Welcome and introduction to 3MT
• Presentations: 3 minutes and 1 slide
• Break
• Presentations: 3 minutes and 1 slide
• Jury deliberation, audience voting and break People’s Choice Award
• Winner of 3MT

Read more here. 

Strategic Career Thinking for Junior Researchers 

This workshop is for Junior Researchers who are interested in getting the most out of their research years at Aarhus University by working with strategic career planning. The goal of the workshop is to encourage Junior Researchers to work with career development by providing tools to develop a conscious and focused approach to a postdoc and a further career.

Date & Time: 30 March, 13:30-16:00

Location: Building 1451-225, Nobelparken

Getting an Edge: How to Prepare for a Career Fair

At this webinar you will learn tips and tricks on how to prepare for your engagement with the companies at PhD Career Day 2023. We will discuss how to prioritize the companies that match your profile and which ones to explore to expand your job horizon, and how to get in touch with them. We will also talk about your next steps in your interactions with the companies after PhD Career Day. 

Date & Time: 24 April, 15:00-16:00

Location: Online

Sign up for PhD Career day 2023

PhD Career Day is soon approaching and 18 companies have already signed up and are looking forward to meet you. The career fair takes place at April 27th and starts at 14.30. Here you will have the opportunity to learn about the non-academic jobmarket and meet the companies face-to-face, and hear about how your skills and attributes are useful for them.

Remember to secure a spot to the PhD Career Day by register here.

Thursday the 23rd of February 2023 AUPA will host their annual general assembly.  At the general assembly you can hear more about the work of AUPA and PhD & Postdoc Activity Group. You can also hear about your chance to become part of the one of the two boards. The board of AUPA consists of up to 15 PhD students, while the board of the PhD & Postdoc Activity Group consists of up to 10 members that are either PhD students or postdocs.

You can read more and sign up here. 

Four Habits Of A Highly Effective PhD

Listen to this podcast from Cheeky Scientist where you can learn about several habits with will help you to make the job search more manageable.

Podcast on Wellbeing

Listen to this podcast about why researchers might struggle with mental wellbeing and what to do to address it. The podcast is hosted by Roger Carles-Fontana who is a PhD student at King's College London.

Vibeke Broe
PhD Career Consultant
Phone: 29 42 60 29
Email: vibr@au.dk

Miriam Kobbersmed
PhD Career Consultant

Phone: 93 52 25 64

Email: mkob@au.dk

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