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November 2023

 

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Welcome to KI Career Service Newsletter!

Career Events
November 7th
Webinar: Women In Science and Education (WISE) - webinar with Erika Franzén.
Course: Training in Microsoft 365/Teams (in Swedish). Registration required. This course is intended for those of you who would like an introduction to Microsoft 365 (former Office 365) and Microsoft Teams.
Workshop: Publish with impact - Journal indexing and impact factors. Registration required.
Networking event: Science After Work. Guest: Testa Center. Registration required. Co-organized by A Working Lab and KI Science Park.
Webinar: From Academia to Industry. Registration required. Organized by Novo Nordisk.
November 8th
Webinar: KI Discovers 2023 with Mikael Eriksson.
Webinar: Introducing KI RIMS - KI's new system for research information. Registration required.
Course: Training in Word (in Swedish). Registration required. This course is intended for those of you who would like to use smart functions and become more efficient when working with Word.
Event: Meet the Core Facilities at Biomedicum. Are you interested to learn more about the services offered by Karolinska Institutet's Core Facilities and how they can help accelerate your research? Then join us for the Core Facilities Poster Lunch in Biomedicum!
Seminar: Neuroscience seminar series for doctoral students with Professor Dr. Volker Haucke, FMP, Berlin. Registration required.
Webinar: Why do men die by suicide?. Registration required.
Webinar: Academic Speaking: Confidence in front of an audience using improvisational theater exercises. Registration required. Organized by scientifyRESEARCH.
November 9th
Workshop: Essential literature searching for your thesis or publication. Registration required.
Course: Training in OneNote and Whiteboard (in Swedish). Registration required. This course is intended for those of you who would like to make written and drawn notes.
November 13th
Course: Threat and violence. Registration required.
November 14th
Course: Excel - your best friend (in Swedish). Registration required. This course is intended for those of you who would like to become more efficient when working with Excel.
Seminar: KI South Distinguished Lecture Series: Katsuhiko Hayashi.
Seminar: Using Region Stockholm’s healthcare data for research – Legislation, data overview, and application process. Registration required.
Workshop: Publish and share your data. Registration required.
Workshop: How to write an introductory post? Registration required.
November 15th
Webinar: KI Discovers 2023 with Fang Fang.
Workshop: Publish with impact - Share your research results Open Access. Registration required.
Webinar: GoinGlobal - International job search tool - User training. Registration required. Goinglobal is a platform that contains information about jobs or internships around the globe. You can access the GoinGlobal platform by logging in with your KI credentials.
November 16th
Webinar: Introducing KI RIMS - KI's new system for research information. Registration required.
November 17th
Course: Excel special: Conditions (in Swedish). Registration required. 
November 18th
Workshop: How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle. Registration required.
Workshop: Co-creation by Improvisation. Registration required. Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES).
November 20th
Webinar: Finding sources for your half-time review, thesis or next publication Registration required.
Seminar: Navigating Mental Health and Well-being for Entrepreneurship and Innovation PhD Students. Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES). 
Seminar: Levande text - vad är det?
November 21st
Workshop: EndNote X20 – manage your references. Registration required.
Workshop: Training in PowerPoint (in Swedish). Registration required.
Workshop: Work with your Qualifications portfolio in KI RIMS, KI's new system for research information (Flemingsberg). Registration required.
Webinar: Recruitment process what to expect: CV, cover letter and job interviews. Registration required. Organized by Novo Nordisk.
November 22th
Webinar: How are the Nordic healthcare systems changing and how can industry adopt? Registration required.
Webinar: KI Discovers 2023 with Marianne Farnebo
Lecture: Internationalization
Drop in: Canvas/Padlet/Mentimeter. Are you stuck in Canvas? Do you need help with Padlet or Mentimeter? Perhaps you have a question about publishing videos in Canvas?
November 23rd
Event: Forskar Grand Prix 2023. Organized by Vetenskap & Allmänhet, VA.
November 24th
Webinar: Data science careers in pharma, healthcare and beyond. Registration required. Organized by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Fellows’ Career Service.
November 25th
Workshop: Improbable Growth - an Art Thinking. Registration required. Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES).
November 27th
Workshop: Writing the literature review for your half-time review. Registration required.
November 28th
Webinar: Women In Science and Education (WISE) - webinar with Nagihan Bostanci.
Event: Work Environment Day 2023. Registration required.
Lecture: Alumni Lecture Series: Mai-Lis Hellénius - The greatest health-issue of our time. Registration required.
November 29th
Workshop: iThenticate – a plagiarism detection software. Registration required.
Seminar:The New Biobank Act - What does it mean to you as Researcher. Registration required.
Webinar: Lunch webinar with Student Wellbeing Centre: Webinar on sleep-how to handle the winter darkness.Registration required.
Webinar: KI Discovers 2023 with Ole Kiehn
November 30th
Workshop: Work with your Qualifications portfolio in KI RIMS, KI's new system for research information (Solna). Registration required.
December 1st
Workshop: Generative AI for Academic Research.Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES).
December 2nd
Workshop: Generative AI for Startup Generation. Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES).
December 4th
Lecture: Brain & Culture lecture: Dance in Cancer Care
Webinar: Working in Pharma. Registration required. Organized by Novo Nordisk.
December 5th
Lecture: Systematic searching – introduction to the process of searching for systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. Registration required.
December 6th
Webinar: Open access to scientific publications and research data in Horizon Europe and H2020. Registration required.
Webinar: KI Discovers 2023 with Pietro Gambadauro
December 9th
Workshop: Creative Methods for Biosphere Entrepreneurship. Organized by Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES).
December 12th
Webinar: Publish with impact - How to avoid questionable journals. Registration required.
December 13th
Webinar: Public speaking anxiety. Registration required.
Special Highlights
Successful KI internship mingle event
The room was filled to the brim with PhD Students, Postdocs, Early Career Researchers, and the employees from the presenting companies when this autumn’s KI internship mingle event got under way, elegantly arranged by KI’s Career Service. Read more on KI Science Park website.
Time to apply for doctoral courses
The course catalogue for the spring semester of 2024 is open for application until 15 November. As before, postdocs are also welcome to apply, and will be accepted if space is available and according to the priority order. Read more on ki.se.
Doctoral course: Career Skills for Scientists

This course prepares PhD students for life after the dissertation. You start to explore your transferable skills and how to communicate them. You learn about yourself and the many career paths for PhDs. The course also allows you to expand your contacts and network. This course encourages you to explore your interests, talents, and skills. Read more on ki.se.

Students are invited to a very special night celebrating our new arena “The Cell”- November 7, 2023
Enjoy an exclusive preview of the exciting venture created by Tekniska, the National Museum of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet. The Cell, where society, art, and technology in the field of life sciences merge. You are invited to the very special opening night of “The Cell”. Read more on ki.se.
Workshop: How to write an introductory post? - November 14, 2023
Would you like to develop your writing skills? Come and join us during this workshop! PhD students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome. Read more on ki.se.
KI Science Park DAY 2023: Unlocking Synergy - November 15, 2023
Welcome to an inspiring day built around community, sharing, learning, and evolving. This day will leave you full of new knowledge, contacts, and the feeling that anything is possible if we use our network and create together. Read more on ki.se.
Careers in Health and Science Exposition (CHaSE) - 2023
CHaSE is Stockholm’s premier career and jobs fair that connects employers within the Life science and Health sectors with potential employees and provides a platform for students to begin to plan for their post-university careers. Read more on ki.se.
KI Work Environment Award - Last day for nomination: November 18, 2023
The award was established in 2014 and aims to highlight good examples and stimulate development in the work environment and health work at KI for both students and staff. Nominate your candidates for this year's health and safety award. This year's criteria are about creating a sense of community. KI is us! Read more on ki.se.
Introducing the different paths to gain teaching experience at KI - November 24, 2023

Do you enjoy teaching and fostering meaningful student interactions? Are you looking to enrich your CV with valuable new teaching experiences for your future job applications? Then, join during this event, where we will explain different strategies and new tools aiming to help you to access teaching roles at KI with confidence. Organized by KI Postdoc Association. Register through this link.

Workshop: Academic productivity: Work smarter not harder/Work more effectively - November 28, 2023

Managing high performance demands in academia. This online workshop provides PhD students a toolbox for managing tasks more effectively. It also gives proven strategies for driving high-performance demands— demands that can tip over common obstacles like perfectionism and procrastination. Read more and register on ki.se.

KI Culture day 2023 - The Power of Words: KI Book Fair - November 29, 2023
Welcome to KI Culture Day 2023, where we will discuss and showcase current fiction and popular science books by authors affiliated with Karolinska Institutet. The day will also feature an immersive performing arts experience!. Read more on ki.se.
Open lecture: The silencing of racism in Swedish healthcare - December 5, 2023
Welcome to an open lecture with researcher and clinical dentist Sarah Hamed about how racism in Swedish healthcare can be understood and allowed to be silenced. The lecture is held in English and is also given in hybrid form. It addresses all interested employees and students at KI. Read more on ki.se.
Nobel Week Dialogue - The Future of Migration - December 9, 2023

The Nobel Week Dialogue is a free of charge event that is part of the official Nobel Week programme. The event aims to stimulate discussion at the highest level on a topical science-related theme by bringing together Nobel Prize laureates, the world’s leading scientists and experts, key opinion leaders, policy makers and the general public, online as well as on site. For more information, visit the Nobel Prize organisation website.

Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES)

Explore courses, workshops and other activities organised by SSES. For more information, visit the SSES website.

KI Alumni LinkedIn

KI Alumni have established an official page on LinkedIn. Current students (BSc, MSc and PhD) and researchers are welcome to join. For more information and to join the page, visit KI Alumni LinkedIn.

Calls for applications
Carl Tullus Memorial Scholarship 2023 - Deadline: November 12, 2023
The Carl Tullus Memorial Fund awards SEK 20,000 in scholarships to a medical student or doctoral student, trained as a doctor at KI. The scholarship is awarded to someone who, in Carl's spirit, invests in research and has experience of union work, other non-profit work and/or has humanitarian/social involvement. For more information, visit the Carl Tullus minnesfond website.
Call for participation in the research and innovation week within South Africa Sweden University Forum in May 2024 - Deadline: November 17, 2023
Karolinska Institutet invites researchers and doctoral students to apply for participation in the SASUF Research and Innovation week that takes place in Sweden May 13-17, 2024. Read more on ki.se.
Fellows In Gender Equal Career Development (FIELD) Program - Deadline: November 20, 2023

We are looking for mentors with a willingness and desire to improve gender equal opportunities for advancing merits at KI by sharing own experiences, supporting junior researchers, and managing a mentoring group while networking with participants and other mentors. Read more on ki.se

Fellows In Gender Equal Career Development (FIELD) Program - Deadline: November 20, 2023

The programme is open to junior teachers and researchers at KI with a willingness and desire to improve gender equal opportunities in career development KI, and to learn more about career paths, gender equal opportunities, and leadership in academia, while networking with other participants and mentors. “Junior” in this context means that you have finalised your PhD but not yet become docent or senior lecturer. Applicants of all genders are welcome.. Read more on ki.se

PostDoc Mobility and Knowledge Exchange Grants - Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Network (Eurolife) offers 9 grants to researchers from the Eurolife member institutions with the goal to facilitate further research collaboration. The grants will support travel and living expenses for junior scientist to travel to another Eurolife institution and perform research for a period equal to or longer than 2 weeks*. Read more on the ki.se.

Researcher Blogs
Money, money, money, must be funny, in the rich grant’s world
Libe Vilela. KI PhD student
Science and Law: The Path to Becoming a Patent Attorney
Zerina Kurtovic. KI PhD student
 
Publish Without Perishing: How to Budget for Open Access Success
Swapnali Barde. KI Postdoctoral researcher
Science entrepreneurism: research support from outside the university
Kristen Schroeder. KI Postdoctoral researcher
Getting into dialogue with the public made me view my research from a different perspective
Johanna Mayer. KI PhD student
Career Reading suggestions
Karolinska Institutet
Annika Östman Wernerson: Our aim is to create together an even stronger KI
Inviting KI researchers to participate in a study on impact creation
Karolinska Institutet ramps up cooperation with Charité
KI RIMS - KI's new Research Information Management System - is now open
Materials from Educators' Day
New professors at Karolinska Institutet motivated by new knowledge
New app for reporting occupational safety and health incidents
Stable for KI in the Times Higher Education subject ranking
Survey results develop equal opportunities for KI students
The Nordic Expert Group recommends down-adjustment of occupational exposure limits for employees working long shifts
Universities key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Nature
ChatGPT use shows that the grant-application system is broken
Embracing the command line: my unexpected career in computational biology
Falling behind: postdocs in their thirties tire of putting life on hold
How ChatGPT is transforming the postdoc experience
How early-career researchers can learn to trust negative data: five simple steps
How ‘retro’ meetings can enhance collaboration
How to switch research fields successfully
Postdocs are pushing back against low pay and conditions — more institutions must take heed
Postdoc career optimism rebounds after COVID in global Nature survey
Researchers revolt against weekend conferences
Scientists in diaspora are a powerful resource for their home countries
Why I use Notion to organize my PhD research
Science
As student and postdoc unions proliferate, academia is scrambling to adapt
Feedback after a failed interview helped guide my career. Here’s how I pay it forward
How I developed sustainable work habits in academia
How I fused my disparate passions as an interdisciplinary researcher
How I learned to nurture relationships in academia—and be more kind
I couldn’t move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers shouldn’t have penalized me for it
Quoth my PI: ‘Nevermore’
Should scientists include their race, gender, or other personal details in papers?
The Lord of the Stir Plates: A cautionary tale
Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from academia by poor workplace climate
Job Opportunities
Administratör till forskningsinriktad internationell organisation - Karolinska Institutet
Associate senior lecturer in Statistics - Örebro universitet
AstraZeneca´s Campus Ambassador program - AstraZeneca
Bioinformatics Scientist - Pixelgen
Call for expression of interest for independent scientific experts to participate in the work of EMA’s Safety Committee - European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Communications & Public Affairs (CPA) Lead Sweden/Nordics - Johnson and Johnson
Expert Biostatistics - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Field Application/ Product Specialist - Countagen
Manager R&D - Rarity Bioscience
Nutrition Scientist (Aarhus) - Arla
Management Consultant opportunities (For PhD students and Postdocs fluent in Swedish interested in projects related to Healthcare and Life Science) - Lumell Associates AB
Medical Science Liaison - BioMarin
Regulatory Affairs CMC Professionals (Søborg, Denmark) - Novo Nordisk
Regulatory Affairs CMC Experts (Søborg, Denmark) - ​​​​​Novo Nordisk
Regulatory Affairs Professional (flexible location UK/EU) - Parexel
Research Scientist - Elypta
Research Specialist in Microbiology - ​​Karolinska Institutet
Research Specialist in Rare Skeletal Diseases - ​​Karolinska Institutet
Samordnare USA data compliance - Karolinska Institutet
Scientist – Image Analysis - APLEX Bio
Scientific Officer Prevention and Behaviour Change - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Scientific Officer Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Senior Development Officer, Filantropi och stora gåvor - Karolinska Institutet
Senior forskare till institutionen för mikrobiologi, tumör och cellbiologi - Karolinska Institutet
Senior Lecturer in speech therapy combined with position as a speech language pathologist at the Karolinska University Hospital - Karolinska Institutet
 

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