PhD Society career event March 16 2012 P ower of the postdoc Driver of innovation in research Agent of internationalisation Intergenerational mediator Jiminy Cricket Reality check Less than 20 of PhDs continue a research career in academia ID: 475331
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Value of your PhD in Academia
PhD Society career event, March 16 2012Slide2
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ower of the post-doc
Driver of innovation in research
Agent of internationalisation
Intergenerational mediator
Jiminy CricketSlide3
Reality check
Less than 20% of PhD’s continue a research career in academiaSlide4
Plight of the post-doc
Untenured slave to overstretched tenured staff
Grant application grunt
Limbo tourist
General dogsbodyNobodySlide5
Remedial action
Flemish government’s special budget for training and career development for young researchers
3-tier deployment in Leuven
Young Researcher’s Career Centre (YouReCa)
Promotion
Mobility
Transferable skills
Doctoral Schools
Grassroots initiatives (PhD Society and others)Slide6
YouReCa: promotion
Leuven care platform for young researchers
Contacts with stakeholders: industry, government
International recruitmentSlide7
YouReCa: Mobility
Travel and accomodation grants for young researchers
Special focus on postdocs in DOC Junior Mobility (JuMo) programme
Advice & survival kits for outgoing researchersSlide8
YouReCa: transferable skills
Communication & interpersonal skills
Leadership
PhD & Time management
Teaching skillsTech transfer, entrepreneurship & impactInformation and publicationCareer development