The Department of Mathematics has the pleasure of inviting you to the career course customised for the PhDs from our Department. This course is primarily directed towards PhDs, but postdocs and researchers are welcome to join.
Program
10.00 Welcome and introduction: We take a look at where our alumni work today, if they are happy with their jobs and salaries, and if they think that their UIO education was relevant to the work they do today - the Head of Department, Professor Erlend Fornæss Wold, and Research Adviser Elisabeth Seland. Presentation
10.30 Is there life after PhD? A few of our graduated PhDs/alumni share their experiences about the road from disputation to employment.
- Fabian Harang, Professor of Mathematics at BI (presentation)
- Bjørn Skauli, Data Scientist at Storebrand
- Thea Josefine Ellevold, Postdoc at the Meteorological institute
- Sylvia Qinghua Liu, Data Scientist at Chefello
- Ulrik Skre Fjordholm, Professor at the Department of Mathematics, UiO (presentation)
11.15 Panel discussion: Our alumni welcome questions from the audience. You will have a chance to ask them everything you want to know about life after PhD graduation.
12.00 Lunch
12.45 Planning a career in Akademia? Grants and possibilities Presentation
13.15 Career activities available at UiO - what, when and where to get help when you need it. An overview of what is avilable of courses and individual career counceling. Presentation
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Registration deadline: 27 March 2025