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Title Career Skills for Scientists
Course number 2463
Programme 0-Inte del av forskarutbildningsprogram
Language English
Credits 1.5
Date 2023-08-29 -- 2023-10-19
Responsible KI department Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik
Specific entry requirements
Purpose of the course This course prepares PhD students for life after the dissertation. You start to explore your transferable skills and how to communicate them. You learn about yourself and the many career paths for PhDs. The course also allows you to expand your contacts and network. This course encourages you to explore your interests, talents, and skills.
Intended learning outcomes After the course, the participants should be able to:
- discuss career options and pathways in academic and non-academic settings, covering different organisations in the private and public sectors,
- identify transferable skills achieved during doctoral training and explain the value of these skills within and outside academia,
- apply what they have learned in the course to communicate their skills in different forms and situations.
Contents of the course The course sessions cover the exploration of your skills and interests and illustrate different academic and non-academic career paths. You will also get information about finding postdoc positions and preparing your CV. Throughout the course, you will get many chances to practice your "networking" through interaction with different presenters and through the course assignment.
Teaching and learning activities The course is planned to take place in person. The course is split up into different sessions, given over five weeks, plus one week of final presentations. The course demands active participation and reflection from the participants. The course will be highly interactive and will consist of lectures and discussions. As part of an individual assignment, you will reach out to and interview two persons: one person working in academia and another person working in a non-academic role.
Compulsory elements An absence can be compensated with an extra individual assignment. The student needs to reach out and interview a third person working in academia or working in a non-academic role.
Examination The examination consists of two parts:
Part one - Report about the individual assignment including regarding the two interviews.
Part two - Oral presentation of the reflection on the learning experience, including expectations, outcomes, and future application.
Literature and other teaching material No literature needs to be purchased or arranged prior to the course. You will get references and tips for further reading as the course progresses.
Number of students 30 - 40
Selection of students Five spots are reserved for KI postdocs applying for the course. Selection will be based on 1) Time left to defence/postdoc period: priority given to those who have less time left (as long as the defence is after the end of the course). State your expected end date in your motivation. 2) Written motivation. This course has many applicants and limited spots, please only apply if you are sure you want to take the course and will make time for it.
More information The course runs over 8 weeks and is built up as follows: A) August 29th – October 16th: 10 sessions (in-person) in total (five weeks). The time of the course is from 10.00-12.00 every Tue and Thu, including private study (total +- 6h/week). B) October 3rd – October 12th: 2 weeks of individual exam prep (total +- 4h/week) + optional internship info sessions. C) October 17th – October 19th: 1 week of exam presentations in smaller groups (+- 2h). A more detailed schedule will be available to course participants on the course web. For questions about the course content, contact Y. Vladimir Pabón-Martínez (vladimir.pabonmartinez@ki.se). For practical questions about your application, contact Liisa (liisa.olsson@ki.se).
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Course responsible Hanna Jansson
Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik
0852483861
hanna.jansson@ki.se
Contact person Vladimir Pabón-Martínez
Universitetsförvaltningen

vladimir.pabonmartinez@ki.se