Nat/Tech Postdoc career seminar 2025

The faculty of Technical and Natural Sciences would like to invite all postdocs from TECH and NAT to this bi-annual webinar designed to support your career development as an early-stage researcher. During the webinar you'll gain valuable insights into how to navigate career paths both within academia and beyond. The programme will guide you in identifying your strengths, exploring career opportunities, and developing strategies to shape your future. We hope this workshop will provide the tools and inspiration to help you make informed decisions about your next career steps.

If you are unable to join, a similar webinar will be held on Sept.12.

Programme:

08:30 – 08:40 Welcome, why career coaching is important and expectationsfor the workshop, Michelle Williams, Vice-Dean for Talent Development, TECH, AU

08:40 – 09:00 Know your own strengths and preferences, Vibeke Broe, AU Career PhD & Junior Researchers

09:00 – 09:30 Transition from PhD to postdoc and beyond, Vibeke Broe, AU Career PhD & Junior Researchers

09:30 – 09:50 Experience of an early career strategy Antonios Petridis, Tenure Track, AU FOOD

09:50 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 10:30 Industry as a goal? Niall Young, IFF (https://www.iff.com/)

10:30 – 11:00 Academia as a goal? Vibeke Broe, AU Career PhD & Junior Researchers

11:00 – 11:30 Entrepreneurship as a goal? Peter Freisner Johansen, The KITCHEN, AU

11:30 – 12:00 Where to from here, some key take home messages, Vibeke Broe, AU Career PhD & Junior Researchers

Presenters: 

• Peter Freisner Johansen pefre@au.dk;
• Niall.Young Niall.Young@iff.com;
• Vibeke Broe vibr@au.dk;
• Antonios Petridis apetridis@food.au.dk