VIB Postdoc Day 2022
SCIENCE CALLING!
Shape your professional identity and create your scientific niche inside and outside the lab!
Join us at the 6th annual VIB Postdoc Day!
When?
October 11th
Where?
Hal5, Leuven
Diestsesteenweg 104, 3010 Leuven
After two years apart, we are excited to announce the next edition of VIB Postdoc Day. The morning session will focus on science communication and how to effectively inform academic and public audiences about your research. After lunch, we will hear about how to build your brand as a scientist and how you can apply your skills towards managing a successful career, within and outside of academia. As usual on postdoc day, there will be plenty of time for networking during the reception and walking dinner.
The registration deadline is October 3, 2022.
Program
9:15 – 9:45 Registration and welcome coffee
9:45 – 10:00 Welcome and introduction
Morning session: Communicating your science
10:00 – 10:20 Amy LeBlanc, Biovox
Science Communication 101
10:20 – 10:40 Esther De Smet, Ghent University
Science communication, Calvin and Hobbes Style
10:40 – 11:00 Lucia Smit, Braingain
Personal Branding
11:00 – 11:20 Scicomm Q&A
11:20 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 12:45 Prof. Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin
12:45 – 13:50 Networking Lunch
Afternoon session: Branding your science
13:50 – 14:10 Pauline de Zeeuw, Droia Ventures
Beyond academia – a scientist in a VC world
14:10 – 14:30 Jiska van der Reest, VIB
Wait but why: finding purpose at work
14:30 – 14:50 Mouna Guerfal, Sciencesupport
A jump in the deep makes everything possible
14:50 – 15:10 Q&A
15:10 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30 Alok Jha, The Economist
Good/Bad Science Communication
16:30 – 17:00 Panel discussion with speakers
The role of scientists in the era of fake news
17:00 – 17:15 Closing remarks
17:15 – 20:00 Networking reception and walking dinner