Career News #13 - September 10th, 2021

Hej! We are back!

Career News after the Summer Break in Career Service Office :-)
We also have a new office on the Research Support Office Building!

As always, you can check out available information on career development tools & career suggestions on our website, and on our Career Service FB page.

Important announcements:

•	We are launching very soon our Mentoring Platform - in which you can find a mentor, and relevant connections & resources for your career development. Stay tuned.
•	Starting next Wednesday (September 15th): we will have bi-weekly Drop-in sessions with Career Service. Come and ask us any career-development question you may have! Thank you for being with us :) KI Career Service

Events

September 13th

•	Finish on time: Academic productivity, in collaboration with DSA - PhD students

September 14th

•	Introduction for new PhD students (Online) - for newly admitted PhD students
•	"Ask the Recruiter" webinar - organized London postdoc network (LPN) - This event aims at providing tips and directions to postdocs and young researchers directly from recruiters on how to best apply to jobs in the private sector when coming from an academic position.

September 15th

•	Registration opens for spring course in Teaching and learning in higher education, distance (GHPD)
•	GoinGlobal user training webinar
•	"KI Career Blog" workshop, for blogging interested PhD students, postdocs and researchers

September 16th

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IF:s stiftelses 50-årsjubileum, Online (Event in Swedish)
"Intressera doktorander/post doc är välkomna att lyssna på detta seminarium, som handlar om läkemedelskarriärer, stipendier och framåtspaning- vart är vi på väg? Hur ska Sverige återta sin position i den farmaceutiska världstoppen! Även life science strategin kommer diskuteras mm. Det kommer vara gratis för doktorander samt post doc. För gratisaktivitet (om man inte är medlem) kan man anmäla sig direkt till annika.lundvall@apotekarsocieteten.se"

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Webinar: Writing a Successful ERC Starting or Consolidator Grant Proposal (Part 1)
Are you planning to apply to the ERC Starting Grant or Consolidator Grant 2022 calls with KI as host? If so, Grants Office invites you to an online workshop entitled ‘Writing a successful ERC grant proposal’.

September 17th

•	Webinar: Writing a successful ERC Starting or Consolidator grant proposal (Part 2)

September 23rd

•	KI Career Service Internship info webinar, Sept 23 - for PhD students, postdocs and researchers

September 24th

•	International Staff meeting: SIFA Swedish language courses for academics Welcome to this interactive online meeting with a short introduction to Swedish authorities and Q&A session.

September 25th

•	Deadline to sign up for the November Course for Doctoral Supervision, for those who are about to become a principal doctoral supervisor

September 29th

•	Drop-in sessions with Career Service
•	Info webinar on new career structure at KI, in collaboration with HR
•	"KI Career Blog" workshop, for blogging interested PhD students, postdocs and researchers
•	Seminar about Family law , this web based seminar will introduce the basics of Swedish International law and there will be examples on the application of law in international circumstances. Be aware of unexpected rules regarding your private life as well as of your work, studies or other aspects of your stay in a new country. All kinds of questions might affect you regarding matters of marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance as well as matters of labour law, residence, citizenship and permits.(This webinar is organized by the University of Uppsala)

Special Highlights: Changes to the Swedish Aliens Act

•	Information from KI
•	Information from Migrationsverket “The Swedish migration legislation was changed on 20 July 2021. Among other things, these changes mean that temporary residence permits have become the main rule and there are new requirements for all who apply for a permanent residence permit. There are also changes regarding who is subject to the maintenance requirement when a person applies for a residence permit to move to a close relative in Sweden.”
•	Information by union SULF Working in Sweden: webinar replay about the changes to permanent residency "On July 20, 2021, the Swedish migration legislation was changed. The changes mean that there are new requirements for all who apply for a permanent residence permit. The new requirements mean that you must be able to support yourself financially through income from employment or your own company. You have to show that you have permanent employment, or fixed-term employment lasting at least 18 months from the date on which your application is examined.

Job Opportunities

•	Junior scientific expert positions at ECDC (different topics):
•	Research Scientist Precise Genome Editing, AstraZeneca Gothenburg.
•	Scientist/Senior Scientist – Protein Expression Team, AstraZeneca
•	Multiple molecular biologists - Molekylärbiologer till Uppsala
•	Research Scientist at Tobii
•	Consultant at Oliver Wyman

At KI

•	Research engineer within flow cytometry
•	Lab manager till spindeltrådslabbet
•	Research Specialist in neurodegenerative disease mechanisms with focus on Alzheimer disease therapy
•	Samordnare vid etableringen av Health Emergency and Pandemic Science Center

For more opportunities at KI - KI Jobs

Career Reading suggestions

Science

•	Dealing with bullies and jerks in science
•	Shocking reveal: You're allowed to quit your Ph.D.
•	Why the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to overdue change in academia
•	Worried your Ph.D. adviser won't support career development activities? Show them this

Nature

•	‘We’re problem solvers’: research administrators offer guidance to working scientists
•	Support letters: mostly ghost-written, always glowing. What’s the point?
•	What makes us tick: lab leaders describe their research philosophies

BBC worklife

•	The rise of never-ending job interviews
•	Why we don't dole out many compliments – but should
•	Why presenteeism wins out over productivity

Lab Manager

•	Modeling Inclusive Behaviors to Build Trust with Staff
•	New Research Reinforces Impact Men Can Have as Gender Equality Allies
•	Why Interruptions at Work Aren’t Always a Bad Thing

KI Career Blog

Career, science and other stories by KI PhD students, Postdocs and Alumni.

Visit our blog!

If you are interested, email us at career-service@ki.se and join our sessions at Wednesdays (twice a month).

For inspiration:

•	Mental health awareness month. I am raising my voice.I am here. Talk to me. Talk to someone. Irina Jovel-Dalmau
•	Career transition: Academia to a patient organisation Monica Persson

Podcasts & Webinars

•	Podcast: Making science visible: design and animation - Bioscience Careers Interview with KI PhD Alumn Gonçalo Brito
•	Building a global mental health network for academics Non-profit founder, Wendy Marie Ingram
•	Take control: How to thrive in your role and become your best self Happen to your Career Podcast Series
•	Beyond the Professoriate (Webinar replay): "How to find a career that's right for you"

Useful Resources

•	Swedish courses by Folkuniversitetet for doctoral students and postdocs at KI.
•	Looking for grant opportunities - Grants Office
•	Interested in in creating impact from research within health, care and life science - KI Innovations
•	More about Bioentrepreneurship Courses -Unit for Bioentrepreneurship
•	Keep up to date what is happening at KI - KI Calendar

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