May 2024

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Welcome to KI Career Service Newsletter!

Career Events

May 14th

•	Introductory meeting for international researchers: Useful facts about living in Sweden - May. Registration required.
•	Event: Early Career Researchers (ECR) - Careers Panel: Insights and Strategies for careers post-PhD. Registration required.
•	Event: KTH Innovation Collide.Registration required. Organized by KTH Innovation.

May 15th

•	Webinar: Understanding the Swedish labour market. Registration required. The webinar is arranged by the University of Umeå in cooperation with EURES. University of Umeå is one of many EURAXESS Centers in Sweden. The information is tailored for Third country nationals (non-EU/EEA).
•	Webinar: GoinGlobal - International job search tool - User training. Registration required.
•	Presentation: How to verify your publications in the Bibliometric Verification Toolkit. Registration required.
•	Event: Researcher Mental Health (ReMO) 2024: 3rd Conference of the Researcher Mental Health Observatory.Registration required.

May 16th

•	Webinar: Understanding the Swedish labour market. Registration required. The webinar is arranged by the University of Umeå in cooperation with EURES. University of Umeå is one of many EURAXESS Centers in Sweden. The information is tailored for EU/EEA nationals.
•	Workshop: Design a graphical abstract for your paper. Registration required.
•	Event: Impact Cup 2024.Registration required. Co-organized by Drivhuset Stockholm, in collaboration with Stockholm Stad Business region.

May 17th

•	Course: Training in PowerPoint (in Swedish). Registration required.
•	Presentation: How to verify your publications in the Bibliometric Verification Toolkit. Registration required.

May 20th

•	Workshop: Academic productivity: Work smarter not harder/Work more effectively - Spring. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Visualizing data with python. Registration required. Co-organized by the Stockholm Trio University Libraries.
•	Webinar: Recruitment process - what to expect: CV, cover letter and job interviews. Registration required. Organized by Novo Nordisk.

May 21st

•	Workshop: How to write a popular science summary. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Publish with impact – How to avoid questionable journals. Registration required.
•	Workshop: Visualizing data with python. Registration required. Co-organized by the Stockholm Trio University Libraries.

May 22th

•	Workshop: Writing the literature review for your half-time review. Registration required.

May 23rd

•	Course: Excel - your best friend (in Swedish). Registration required.
•	Workshop: Find funding faster: free webinar on research funding (with STARS Network) 2024. Registration required. Co-organized by scientifyRESEARCH and STARS Network.
•	Webinar: Women In Science and Education (WISE) - Birgitta Henriques-Normark.

May 24th

•	Workshop: Psychological Safety - Implications for teaching and learning. Registration required.

May 28th

•	Seminar: Vad innebär NIS2-direktivet för life science-företag?. Registration required. organized by the Stockholm Science City Foundation.

May 29th

•	Workshop: Curate your profile page and CV with KI RIMS. Registration required.
•	Seminar: The European Commission Framework Programme Evolution and what to expect in the future. Registration required. Organized by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

May 30th

•	Course: Excel special: Conditions (in Swedish). Registration required.
•	Workshop: Giving oral presentations.Registration required.

May 31st

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Webinar: Explain your research in four minutes. Registration required. Are you planning on participating in the Researchers’ Grand Prix this year? Or would you just like to be better at explaining what you do at work every day to your friends and family? In May, the Researchers’ Grand Prix is offering a webinar for researchers on how to communicate their research in a quick and engaging way. The webinar is open to anyone working with research in the public or private sector in Sweden.

June 3rd

•	Webinar: Women In Science and Education (WISE) - Kamila Czene.
•	Networking event: KI Alumni Stockholm Network - Career Meetup. Registration required.

June 4th

•	Webinar: From Academia to Industry. Registration required. Organized by Novo Nordisk.

June 11th

•	Course: Training in Outlook (in Swedish). Registration required.

June 13th

•	Course: Training in OneNote and Whiteboard (in Swedish). Registration required.

June 18th

•	Course: Excel special: Conditions (in ENGLISH). Registration required.

Special Highlights

Karolinska Institutet Discovers

Junior Faculty welcomes you to the KI Discovers series for the spring of 2024. The purpose of the KI Discovers series is to give insight into the latest scientific achievements across a variety of disciplines at Karolinska Institutet by highlighting new outstanding publications. Read more on ki.se.

Joint Doctoral Student Symposium co-organized by the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Karolinska Institutet

The symposium will be held at the MRC LMB in Cambridge (UK) on July 18 and 19. During these two days, world-leading experts will discuss exciting topics such as cell biology, neurobiology, protein and nucleic acid chemistry, and structural biology. Doctoral students can also give a short talk, present their posters, and participate in exciting workshops. Read more on ki.se

Report "Can Sweden afford to loose them? - Supporting international juniour researcher's career opportunities outside academia - Launch event: May 14, 2024

Join this digital webinar where the report from EURAXESS Sweden and Vinnova "can Sweden afford to loose them?" will be presented, a long with a panel discussion with representatives from the voices in the report.. Register and read more on Euraxess website.

Doctoral Student Rights Meeting - May 15, 2024

The Doctoral Student's Association (DSA), in collaboration with the Swedish Association of University Teachers and Researchers (SULF), will hold a meeting to discuss several topics related to the doctoral student's journey, such as students rights, finances, the Individual Study Plan, sickness, parental leave, a-kassa, and more. Doctoral students are welcome to join! Register on this link.

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KI Sustainability Day 2024: Environmentally and climate smart choices for better health from an EU and KI perspective - May 22, 2024

All students and staff are welcome to participate in all or parts of KI's Sustainability Day with lectures, inspiration, and the award ceremony for KI's Sustainability Prize 2024!. Read more on ki.se.

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Become a Fellow for Gender Equal Career Development (FIELD) Program - Deadline: May 26, 2024

The program aims at you who have completed your PhD since at least two years and have an employment at KI or are adjunct to research and/or education at KI through employment of at least 20 %. You who have a position as associate professor or professor at KI or elsewhere do not have the possibility to participate in the program as a fellow, but you may become a mentor for a small group of fellows. The program runs October 2024 – November 2025. Read more and apply on ki.se.

Calls for applications

Call of Abstracts Mayo-KI Annual Meeting 2024 - Deadline for abstracts: May 30, 2024

The collaboration steering committee is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation or poster within any of the areas listed below. The intent of this meeting is to highlight and display existing collaborative excellence and promote future collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institutet. For more information, please visit ki.se

Grants for short term research by doctoral students at University of Bonn - Application process starts: June 1, 2024

Santander International Exchange Grants aims to support doctoral students in building international networks and raising their academic profile. The grant can fund doctoral students from partners whithin NeurotechEU, of which KI is a member, a research stay of up to 3 months at the University of Bonn. For more information, please visit ki.se

Collaborative grant between KI and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Deadline: June 10, 2024

Karolinska Institutet and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have entered into a bilateral agreement. The Internationalisation Board at KI is pleased to announce the availability of limited competitive funds för KI faculty and staff for grant applications to strengthen collaborative interactions within research and education. More information is available on ki.se.

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists – celebrating excellent young researchers - Application deadline: July 15, 2024

The prize is awarded yearly to a young scientist who has conducted exceptional research in life sciences and has been granted a doctoral degree. The research topic of the participant's thesis must fall under one of the following categories: cell and molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, systems biology approaches, ecology and environment, or molecular medicine. Eligibility: applicants must have received their PhD between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. For more information, please visit the Science website.

Stipends for science journalists

The Maria Leptin|EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support science journalists and life scientists entering careers as science journalists covering life science research. For more information, please visit the EMBO website.

Career Reading suggestions

Council of the European Union

•	Creating effective CVs for jobs at EU institutions: A brief guide

Karolinska Institutet

•	150 new doctors celebrated the completion of a worthwhile journey
•	Angelique bridges the world of clinic, research and teaching at KBH
•	AstraZeneca to partner with KI and Karolinska University Hospital
•	Contents of compliation theses at KI for PhD degree and the description of learning outcomes
•	Deeper insight into leadership and collaboration within KI with the course FAL-Nord
•	Doctoral thesis awarded the Glushko Dissertation Prize
•	EU tackles global health problems with KI as coordinator
•	Grand opening of The Cell where art meets life science
•	KI welcomes government investigation: "Rapid action is needed for foreign researchers"
•	New exhibition about Lennart Nilsson on KI Campus Solna
•	New top position for KI in international subject ranking
•	The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund finances eight research positions
•	Would you like to compete in Researchers' Grand Prix?
•	You can now apply to the program “Fellows In Gender Equal Career Development” (FIELD)

Nature

•	A snapshot of Lithuania’s life-sciences landscape
•	How I’m supporting other researchers who have moved to Lithuania
•	I fell out of love with the lab, and in love with business
•	My PI yelled at me and I’m devastated. What do I do?
•	NIH pay rise for postdocs and PhD students could have US ripple effect
•	Scientists urged to collect royalties from the ‘magic money tree’
•	Shrouded in secrecy: how science is harmed by the bullying and harassment rumour mill
•	US National Academies report outlines barriers and solutions for scientist carers
•	Want to make a difference? Try working at an environmental non-profit organization
•	Why doing science is difficult in India today

Science

•	A university cut tenured faculty’s pay. They’re suing
•	Anonymizing research funding applications could reduce ‘prestige privilege’
•	How I found my voice as a scientist who stutters
•	I was a lonely Ph.D. student—until I learned to build community at work
•	NIH boosts pay for postdocs and graduate students
•	Researchers need ‘open’ bibliographic databases, new declaration says
•	To make it through my Ph.D., I had to escape ‘grad student guilt’
•	Should researchers use AI to write papers? Group aims for community-driven standards
•	Universities should experiment to improve caregiver support, U.S. National Academies says
•	When my post-Ph.D. plans stalled, I found satisfaction on a new path

Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab)

•	SciLifeLab joins EATRIS – opening up for international collaborations

Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)

•	10 researchers in Sweden to receive an ERC Advanced Grant 2023
•	Agreements completed with four publishers of open access journals
•	New guidelines for using AI in Europe
•	Science Europe: How to strengthen the dialogue between researchers and decision-makers

Job Opportunities

•	Direktör för Verksamhetsområde Tillstånd - Läkemedelsverket
•	Fastighetsförvaltare/projektledare - Karolinska Institutet
•	Head of QA EU & International - Sobi
•	FoUU chef Medicinsk Diagnostik Karolinska -Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset
•	Medical Lead Sweden - Novartis
•	Patent Consultant/Patent Consultant Trainees - Hightech & Software - Hoiberg
•	Process Development Scientist - NorthX Biologics
•	Product Quality Lead - Sobi
•	Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Symcel
•	Research Engineer - a developer with data engineering focus - Karolinska Institutet
•	Research Infrastructure Specialist - Karolinska Institutet
•	Utredare Medicinteknik - Läkemedelsverket
•	Scientist/Senior Scientist Organoid Immuno-Oncology - Asgard Therapeutics AB
•	Scientist/Senior Scientist in vitro immuno-oncology and RNA-based therapeutics - Asgard Therapeutics AB
•	Value & Access Country Lead Sweden - Biogen

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Content editor: Y. Vladimir Pabón-Martínez. PhD.

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