EPS Postdoc Introduction event

Registration is now closed!

On this afternoon you will have the opportunity to meet fellow EPS postdocs, learn how to negotiate, and hear what it is like to transition from academia to industry. Additionally, we would like to hear from you which important issues you are dealing with as a postdoc.
Event Venue: Room P5015

Program EPS Postdoc Introduction

12:45-13:00 Arrival with coffee/tea
13:00-13:15 EPS introduction & Summary of postdoc feedback
13:15-13:45 From academia to industry with Ronny Joosen (Rijk Zwaan Breeding B.V.)
13:45-14:00 Coffee/tea break
14:00-17:00 Workshop Negotiation Skills with Daniël Schut (Hertz – Training for Scientists)
17:00-18:00 Drinks & bitesPostdoc feedback

When you register for this free EPS Postdoc Introduction Event, please give us some feedback on which issues you are trying to tackle as a postdoc, so we can summarize them and discuss them during the Drinks & Bites session at the end of the day. These issues could be, but are not limited to, the following:
How do I manage the balance between my work and my private/family life? How do I develop my research vision? What if I would like to continue in science, but this is not possible? Which other careers are there for me after a postdoc? How do I get funding for my next (scientific) project?
EPS postdoc community During this afternoon there will also be an opportunity to speak with Kasper van Gelderen (UU), Alejandra (Ale) Freire Rios (WUR) and Tatyana (Tanya) Radoeva (WUR), who are involved in setting up an EPS postdoc community where ideas can be exchanged, problems can be discussed and interesting workshops, meetings or presentations for postdocs can be organized.

Practical issues & registration Due to the workshop Negotiation Skills there is a maximum amount of 20 participants for this EPS Postdoc Introduction Event. You can register for this free event by sending an e-mail to me (susan.urbanus@wur.nl). Please send your response before 14 January and do not forget to mention in the e-mail what you think are the most important issues during a postdoc period. If you have any dietary wishes, you can mention this in your registration e-mail.
We are looking forward to receiving your feedback and seeing you on 17 January 2019!

* If you are not already registered as a postdoc with EPS, please feel free to join the event and register with EPS in the meantime.


Thursday, January 17, 2019
12:45 - 18:00
WUR – Orion
Bronland 1, Wageningen