PhD Courses in Denmark

PhD to Post Doc: Laying groundwork for a part-time or full-time research career

Graduate School of Health Sciences at Aarhus University

To focus on knowledge that is critical for success in an academic research career. With a point of departure in the PhD students’ present and future career goals, this course explores key building blocks of successful academic research careers. These building blocks include networking, interdisciplinarity and groundwork for grant-based funding opportunities.  These building blocks are used to create a career canvas that connects PhD work to the preparation needed for successful Post Doc experiences. The purpose of the career canvas is to Iay groundwork for recognizing opportunities and acting on them. This course is applicable for Health PhD students who want to become either part-time researchers and clinicians or full-time researchers.