The biennial NHLI Postdoc Day is an event specifically tailored to the needs of the Department’s postdocs. It gives our postdocs an opportunity to explore their career options and focus on their career progression as well as to network with other NHLI postdocs.
If you are an NHLI postdoc and have not receive an invitation to register yet please contact Dr Sara Marques email: slamasol@imperial.ac.uk
Programme
9:45 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Introductions – Professor Miriam Moffatt – NHLI
10.15 – 10.25 NHLI Future Plans – Professor Edwin Chilvers – NHLI
10:25 – 11:05 Other Career Pathways
Dr Sarah Essilfie-Quaye – Careers in Research Strategy – ICL
Dr Suzanne Cohen – Careers in Industry – Medimmune
11:05 – 11:25 Grants – Information you can use/should be aware of (including Dos, Don’ts and Timelines) – Dr Alun Owen – NHLI
11:25 – 11:35 Can metrics demonstrate the impact of your research? – Robyn Price – ICL
11:35 – 12:00 Pathways for Postdocs – how the PFDC can help you – Dr Inês Perpétuo – Postdoc and Fellow Development Centre
Lunch – Seminar Room A and Refectory
12:00 – 13:00 ‘Meet the Speakers, Institute Lead for Postdocs and your Campus Postdoc Reps’ – Seek advice and ask questions about careers and how NHLI can help you.
13:00 – 14:20 Other Career Pathways
Dr Adam Januszewski – Working within the Department of Health & Social Care
Dr Anna Dixon – Careers in Industry – Atlas Genetics
Dr Graeme Smith– Careers in Bioinformatics – NHS England
Dr Anne Mirabella – Careers in Publishing – Nature Communications
14:20 – 15:00 The Fellowship Route – Teaching versus Research Pros & Cons
Dr James Moss (Teaching Fellow)
Dr Tamlyn Peel (Teaching Fellow)
Dr Charis Pericleous (Research Fellow)
Dr Nicola Whiffin (Research Fellow)
15:00 – 15:20 Obstacles and challenges in achieving your career path – Interactive session
15:20 – 15:35 Postdoc Survey, Athena and Youm- Professor Sara Rankin – NHLI
15:35 – 15:50 How Twitter Can Help Your Career and Help You Find Career Opportunities – Dr Michael Cox – NHLI
15:50 – 16:00 Final remarks
Social gathering – Pizza and drinks