Career Services: Life Sciences Career Event (ONLINE)
During the Life Sciences Career Event ONLINE webinars, (young) alumni who work in different jobs at different organizations, will tell you more about their work. Get to know how it is like to work at a pharmaceutical company, at a non-profit organization or within academia. This webinar will start off with a short introduction, after which two alumni will give a presentation about their career and the choices they made. You have the possibility to ask all your questions beforehand or during the webinar by chat.
PROGRAMME IN SHORT
16:00 Start and introduction
16:05 Alumnus 1
16:20 Q&A
16:30 Alumnus 2
16:45 Q&A
16:55 Closure
Alumnus: Janin Herkrath
Janin is experienced in Chemistry (B.A.), (Micro)Biology (BSc.), Bio-Inspired Innovation (MSc.), Biomimicry, Teaching, CSR, Start-ups and Innovation Management. From products to systems and services her broad range of skills have proven to be a valuable asset.
Collaborating with brilliant minds she was an essential part of different award-winning disruptive innovations that focused on tackling climate change (Second winner of Bio-Based Student Challenge 2018, Finalist of Global Biomimicry Design Challenge 2018-2019, Winner of Odyssey Hackathon 2019).
She has a strong futuristic vision, an exceptional motivation, and the ability to think differently within the big picture. Cooperating with enthusiastic people, organizations, and corporations towards a sustainable and innovative future fuels her passion. Currently she works as Innovation Manager for disruptive technologies in the building area. She is the only woman in this position in a domain full of men and she wants to talk about the ups and downs of her career path.
Esther studied Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences and knew she wanted to continue doing research as a PhD candidate after graduation.
She started applying for jobs at the beginning of the COVID-pandemic. Many interviews were postponed and a lot of universities stopped hiring new employees, at least until August 2020. She graduated in a period during which it was not easy to find a job. And doing job interviews online was also an experience which she had to grow into. It took a while for Esther to learn how to master the interviewing and networking skills in this ‘new world’. After becoming second in seven (!) job interviews Esther is quite familiar with the do’s and don’ts in applying for PhD positions. She also found out that a lot of PhD positions are not advertised and therefore networking is a very important aspect of finding a position. In the end Esther got to choose from two PhD positions, which both were not advertised!
During this webinar Esther will tell you everything about her search and you will learn what to expect in finding your first job.
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