The PCDI Postdoc Retreat is a 3-day course for final year PhD students and postdocs in the Life Sciences and focuses on personal, professional and career development of young scientists.
Regardless of how talented or passionate you are about science, positions in academia are scarce and only 1 out of 10 PhDs will eventually make it to a principle investigator. Take part from 28 – 30 March 2012 to find out from how to take charge of your future: It involves much more than winning grants and a strong publication record.
Work out with 80 – 100 fellow young scientists what is important to you when it comes to professional development. Discover your hidden skills and improve your transferable skills at the training workshops. Attend inspiring keynote lectures by successful PhDs, discuss with key players in the Life Sciences and develop a vision at our forum about your position as a young scientist in society. Network with successful PhDs who followed very different career paths. They are invited to give you a kick-start in career orientation.
No matter whether you have a career in academia or elsewhere in mind, at the PCDI Postdoc Retreat you will hear how your PhD can be a stepping stone to success. This career event has been attended by >600 early career scientists, including researchers from abroad.
This course is organised by the Postdoc Career Development Initiative (PCDI) and is endorsed by numerous Dutch universities and academic medical centres. Visit www.pcdi.nl for more information on the programme, registration and options to fund your participation.