On 29
November 2013 the first PhD Career day at the University of Salzburg was
organized by the three FWF-funded Doctoral College’s “ICA”, “Imaging the mind”
and “GIScience”.
More than
130 Doctoral candidates from the University of Salzburg used the opportunity to
talk to leading scientists from Academia and industry and to representatives
from funding authorities. Mission-critical questions for PhDs were discussed such
as:
·
- What
should a candidate observe during working on his / her PhD?
· -
How
to find a Postdoc position
· -
What
can be done after PhD is finished
Several
prestigious speakers gave keynotes and answered such questions.
Dr. Zinner
– head of the Center for Doctoral Studies at the University of Vienna - gave
insights about the Doctoral journey in terms of three different perspectives
(student’s, supervisor’s and institution’s perspective). Dr. Golin from the
scientific company in Hamburg gave an overview of figures and facts about the
market in Europe and in particular in Germany.
Dr.
Zavarsky (Fulbright commission) and Dr. Grabner (FWF Austrian Science Fund)
provided useful information in regards to individual scholarship programmes for
PostDocs.
How to be
successful after finishing the PhD was highlighted by representatives from the
industry and clinical research (ASCINA, Ever Neuro Pharma, PMU). As a
role-model, an University of Salzburg alumnus and currently Postdoc at the
University of California presented her international experiences and her
visions. She will return to Salzburg next year after various staging posts
in Academia and Industry – the University of Salzburg seems to become more
attractive internationally!
