PhD Career Day 2019
The aim of this career day was to increase your knowledge and awareness of career options, career development and your employability, whether you aim for an career within or outside of academia.
Key speakers included Creativity and Learning Expert Tobias Degsell, Professor on Digital Innovation Tale Skjølsvik, and Jessica Dimka, postdoc researcher and top score applicant for the MSCA scholarship.
PROGRAM Research (PhD) Career Day 2019, October 31st
09:00 Welcome and introduction by Vera Østensen, senior advisor, Division for Research & Development, OsloMet. Digital tool presentation by Camilla Foss, senior advisor Division for Education, Digin
Motivation by Rector Curt Rice and Vice-rector Per Martin Nordheim-Martinsen
09:25 Career options and career counselling at OsloMet
- Annette V Hauger and Magnus Blystad, PhD Forum OsloMet
- Bodil Innset, senior advisor Career Services, OsloMet
- Tanja Storsul, Director, Institute for Social Research
- Bjørn Olstad, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Development Norway
- Bjørn Taale Sandberg, Senior Vice President, Head of Telenor Research
- Heidi Holmen, member of the Young Academy of Norway, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion
10:20 Coffee break
10:40 How to build a research career?
- Researchers CV - part 1: Vera Østensen, Senior Advisor Division for Research & Development, Program leader Research Talent development program, OsloMet
- CV template early stage researcher, RCN
- Publication Strategy: Tanja Strøm, Senior Advisor Division for Research & Development, OsloMet
- Why mobility? Jessica Dimka, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at AFI
- Fulbright: Cathrine Schrumpf Nordahl, Senior Program Officer, the Norwegian program, Fulbright
- Mobility funding opportunities in Norway and the EU: Per Magnus Kommandantvold, National Contact Point Horizon 2020: MSCA, ERC and EIT, the Research Council of Norway
12:05 Tapas lunch including information stands
13:00 Transferrable skills and competencies
- Innovation: Tale Skjølsvik, Vice-Dean research, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design
- Social media: Heidi Ertzeid, Senior Advisor, Division for Corporate Governance, OsloMet
- OsloMet Academy courses: Margrethe Waage, Program Manager, OsloMet Academy
- My story: Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Senior Researcher AFI
14:00 Key note speaker - Collaboration and its contribution to success, by Tobias Degsell, Combiner