Career Opportunities for PhD students and Postdocs
(CA-OP)
The 'Ca-Op' Network is organized for postdocs and third year PhD students at BMI, DanStem, ICMM, CPR and CBMR.
The purpose is to support young researchers in their career development, give them an opportunity to network and provide them with tool that will help them in their future careers in academia or industry.
There will be a series of meetings through the year.
Overall themes for the meetings:
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Fundraising and applications.
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Career planning and possibilities in academia and the industry.
- Teaching and presentations.
All postdocs and third year PhD students are welcome to join.
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Future meetings (2020/2021)
Lunch meeting, September 10, 2020, 12-2pm
Title: Mental robustness
Speaker: Eva Hertz, Center for Mental Robusthed
Lunch meeting, October 22, 2020, 12-2pm
Title: Graphical design and presentation skills
Speaker: TBA
Lunch meeting, January 14, 2021, 12-2pm
Title: Careers outside academia
Speaker: TBA
Past meetings
2019
Lunch meeting, October 24, 2019, 12-2pm
Title: How to plan your career in academia
Speakers: Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou, CSO, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Søren-Peter Olesen, director, Danish National Research Foundation
Nicholas Taylor, associate professor and young PI at the NNF for Protein Research
Lunch meeting, December 5, 2019, 12-2pm
Title: Twitter and LinkedIn for biomedical scientists
Speaker: Mike Young, Mike Young Academy
2018
Lunch meeting, January 18, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: How to create a good poster
Speaker: Claus Desler Madsen, ICMM
Lunch meeting, March 8, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: How to plan your career in academia?
Speakers: Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou, Head of Research and Innovation Grants, Novo Nordisk Foundation Søren-Peter Olesen, Director, Danish National Research Foundation
Lunch meeting, April 12, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: Mobility in research / Named person at SUND
Speakers: Morten Bækgaard Thomsen, BMI - Nils Billestrup, BMI
Lunch meeting, May 31, 2018, 12-2pm
Title: Get ready to teach
Speaker: Kirstine Dahl, teaching consultant
Lunch meeting, June 21, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: How to write a CV for job applications/ The job interview
Speaker: Mary Kagendo Kobia, ISM
Lunch meeting, August 23, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: Scientific Writing
Speaker: Nicolai Paulsen, BMI
Lunch meeting, September 20, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: Non-Research career in the industry
Speaker: tba
Lunch meeting, October 18, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: Research career in the industry
Speaker: tba
Lunch meeting, November 15, 2018, 12-1pm
Title: Stand out and brand yourself on LinkedIn and social media
Speaker: tba
2017
Lunch meeting, September 22, 2017, 12-2pm
Title: Working as a research scientist in industry
Speakers: Mark O’Connor and Lenka Oplustilova, AstraZeneca, UK
Lunch meeting, August 24, 2017, 12-3pm
Title: Voice training for researchers
Speaker: Helga Westmark, Professional Voice trainer
Lunch meeting, June 15, 2017, 12-1pm
Title: Presentation techniques
Speaker: Claus Desler Madsen, Assistant professor, Center for Healthy Aging
Lunch meeting, June 1, 2017, 12-2pm
Title: How to write a CV for job applications in industry and academia
Speaker: Mary A. Kobia, International Staff Mobility, UCPH
Lunch meeting, April 6, 2017, 12-1pm
Title: Non-Research career in the industry
Speakers: Sine Godiksen, Chemist, Novo Nordisk, Veronica Hulstrøm, Head of Safety Surveillance, ALK
Lunch meeting, March 9, 2017, 12-1pm
Title: How to plan your career in academia?
Speakers: Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Søren-Peter Olesen, Danish National Research Foundation
Lunch meeting, February 23, 2017, 12-2pm
Title: Get ready to teach
Speaker: Kirstine Dahl, teaching consultant
Lunch meeting, January 26, 2017, 12-1pm
Title: Scientific Writing
Speaker: Nicolai Paulsen, BMI
The aim is to help participants write better, faster, more fluent English, and to save a lot of time!
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The event series is running since 2016
Contact us

Organizers:
Jane Nagbøl, BMI
jnagboel@sund.ku.dk
Alexandra Stripp, CPR
alexandra.stripp@cpr.ku.dk
Simone Wenkel, DanStem
simone.wenkel@sund.ku.dk
Mette Kjær Schou, ICMM
mks@sund.ku.dk
Jo Beldring Henningsen, CBMR
jobh@sund.ku.dk
Nicole Fadahunsi, CBMR
nicole.fadahunsi@sund.ku.dk