The career day is intended for researchers at postdoctoral level at the Faculty of Social Sciences, but is also open for other staff early in their academic career. It is an opportunity for networking between early career researchers across the Faculty's different departments and centres.
Participation
Please sign up through Nettskjema by December 23:
Feedback from previous participants:
"It was a great day to share information and know other postdocs at the faculty level."
"I found the day useful, in particular to know about grant proposal writing and the resources available to develop that skill. The presenters were all well prepared and professional and gave a good impression of the UiO."
- Overall learning outcome: 20/20 very good or good
- Useful for career development planning: 18/20 strongly agree or agree
Kindly note that the event is not open to PhD candidates.
Programme
09:00 Welcome, Lars Tjelta Westlye, Pro-Dean of Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Session I: Proposal writing
09:30
Who wants to be a millionaire? Grant writing for newbs
Professor Astrid Marie Jorde Sands?r - Department of Special Needs Education
How do get your idea down on paper? How can you convince your reader? And what does impact really mean?
This session will provide you with hands-on tips for writing a grant proposal. Astrid will guide you through her process from an idea to a successful application to the highly competitive “Researcher Project for Young Talents” from the Research Council of Norway. This will be relevant for anyone who is writing or planning a research proposal to the Norwegian or European Research Council (ERC), or similar grants.
11:00 - 11:15 Break
Session II: Research communication
11:15
Communicating your research beyond academia
Postdoctoral Fellow St?le Wig - Department of Social Anthropology
St?le will share his experiences with communicating research beyond academia:
What do you gain from spending time on communication, and what considerations and responsibilities come with being a researcher in a public discourse? St?le has experience with teaching and has contributed to the establishment of the interdisciplinary course Outreach and Science Journalism at the The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
12:00 -13:00 Lunch
13:00
Research and communication support
Lise Paulsrud Mj?rlund, Head of Communication at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Marit Eldholm, Head of Research Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Lise and Marit will inform about grant writing support and how the communications unit can be of assistance to researchers who wish to communicate their research, and what support systems the University of Oslo provides.
Session III: Career planning
13:30
Tools for goal-setting and career planning
Vivienne Lumayag, Team Competence and organizational development UiO
Discover and articulate your transferrable skills to better pursue diverse career opportunities. Gain clarity on your personal values, which is essential for making career decisions that truly resonate with you. Get inspired to create a strategic career plan with actionable and achievable goals.
15:00 Closing remarks and end of the programme