140224 Final programme PhD Day

PhD day Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences
'Maximize your Career Perspectives'
April 4 2014, Ruppert Building
On April 4 2014 the first PhD Day of the Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences
'Maximize your Career Perspectives' is organized by the PhD Council in the Ruppert Building. The day
is meant for PhD candidates of the Graduate School of Life Sciences. The programme provides
information about practical matters of the PhD track and the Graduate school of Life Sciences,
followed by a course market on professional and transferrable skills and eight workshops on career
perspectives. The day is closed with drinks and dinner at the Botanical Gardens. Attendance is free
of charge but registration is mandatory. You can register until March 26 2014 by clicking here.
Final programme
12.30 Registration
Introduction and practical matters
13.00 Welcome and introduction to the GS-LS – Saskia Ebeling PhD, Coordinator of Doctoral
Education, GS-LS
13.25 Introduction to the PhD Council – Kim Wagenaar, MSc, Chair, PhD Council
13.35 Personal Development and transferrable / professional skills – Prof. Gerrit van Meer, PhD,
Dean, Faculty of Science
13.55 Introduction to course market and workshops LS – Saskia Ebeling PhD
14.00
Course ‘market’ with coffee/tea. Course organizers present the courses on personal
development and professional/transferrable/soft skills that they offer in a market set-up
15.00 Workshops – round 1
Session 1
a)
Scientists in Academia: Susanne Lens, PhD, prof. of Genomic Instability, UMC Utrecht
b)
Scientists in Industry: Alma Nauta, PhD, Communication & Marketing, Nutricia Research,
Utrecht
Session 2
c)
(Veterinary) Doctors in Academia: Peter Siersema, PhD, prof. of Gastro-Enterology, UMC
Utrecht
d)
(Veterinary) Doctors in Industry: Jantijn Swinkels, DVM, Scientist, Gezondheidsdienst voor
Dieren, Deventer
Session 3
e)
Communication: Bastiaan Schouten, PhD, Health Claim Substantiation Manager, Nutricia
Research, Utrecht
f)
Teaching: Dagmar Eleveld-Jancikova, PhD, Lecturer, Radboud MC, Nijmegen
Session 4
g)
Management/consultancy: Harrold van Barlingen, PhD, Investment Manager, Thuja Capital,
Utrecht
h)
Policy: Mariette Oosterwegel, PhD, Managing Director, Hubrecht Institute KNAW, Utrecht
16.15 Workshops – round 2
17.30 Free drinks & dinner at the Botanical Gardens
20.00 End
The day is open to all PhD candidates of the Utrecht University Graduate School of Life Sciences
Updates of the programme, CV's of speakers and other relevant information will be shared regularly
via Facebook , LinkedIn and Twitter (@UU_GSLS). Contact: [email protected].

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