Course description

The first step after the PhD towards a permanent job in academia is a temporary one, namely becoming a postdoctoral research fellow. Prof. Rudolf shall discuss what a young researcher needs to achieve in her/his postdoctoral period and what consequently s/he has to consider in making his/her choice where to go (place, topic, type of supervisor,...).

After one or two postdoc appointments it will be time to go for the second step, a tenure track assistant professorship. Now not only the scientific productivity is an important criterion, but the selection committee will want to know about teaching experience, whether the candidate has been the daily supervisor of bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students and if s/he has ever attracted any funding, done any outreach or done anything to serve/influence the community in his/her field. They might also like it if the candidate has already been distinguished with a prize. Prof. Rudolf shall give tips on what a young researcher at the PhD and postdoc level can do to acquire experience and skills in all these areas.

In the last part of my talk prof. Rudolf shall discuss how to prepare for the application for a tenure track assistant professorship, what is important in the negotiation if chosen and what to pay attention to in the first months on the job.

Petra Rudolf was born in Munich, Germany. She studied Physics at the La Sapienza, University of Rome, where she specialized in Solid State Physics. She has guided 34 MSc and 27 PhD students to the successful defense of their theses and supervised 23 postdoctoral research fellows.

Available methods of payment

• Free

Date

January 27, 2022

Time

12:30–13:30

Location address

Available seats

30

Deadline for registration

January 27, 2022

Registration

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