Academic Careers Skills Development Programme Call for registrations

New Generation Centre UK is launching a career skills development programme free of charge for Hungarians who are currently studying towards their PhDs in any discipline either in the United Kingdom, in Germany, or in Hungary, and who aim to pursue a research career. The programme will be delivered in English in a webinar format. It can accommodate 30 participants, ideally 15 PhDs studying in the UK, 10 studying in Hungary and 5 studying in Germany. From October 2017 to March 2018, registered participants will attend 6 webinars, one each month, delivered by a different expert. The webinars will address topics key to building a successful research career. In addition to the lectures, once a month, participants will gather for a peer mentoring group webinar.

Provisional schedule: Introductory webinar: 29 September 2017 Starting out in academia: 4 October 2017 Peer mentoring webinar: 25 October 2017 Securing research funding: 8 November 2017 Peer mentoring webinar: 29 November 2017 International collaboration in research: 6 December 2017 Management skills essential for a researcher: 17 January 2018 Peer mentoring webinar: 31 January 2018 Increasing your number of publications and conference talks: 5 February 2018 Peer mentoring webinar: 28 February 2018 Pursuing a portfolio career as a researcher: 7 March 2018

The programme will conclude in a conference in Budapest in March 2018 (probably on 13 March 2018) where participants can hear about specific funding opportunities, receive further tips from experts and successful grantees, and keep building their professional networks. Travel costs will be covered by the organisers. Furthermore, thanks so our collaboration with the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Students, 6 participants will have an opportunity to attend the ’Tavaszi Szél’ research conference in the spring of 2018 and introduce his or her research topic to a wider audience.

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For further information, please contact: [email protected] To register, please e-mail the following documents to [email protected] by midday on 15 September 2017:   

A cover letter no longer than one A4 page written in English, explaining your motivation to participate in the programme Your English language CV A copy of your school attendance form attesting your current studies signed and stamped by your higher education institution.

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