EU-LIFE Webinar - Opportunities for and of postdoctoral researchers in Europe

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What is a postdoctoral researcher? What opportunities are there for postdocs in Europe? What opportunities do postdocs bring to Europe? Promoting research careers while delivering the broad scope of the research ecosystem is a key challenge within the European Research Area. Innovative models are urgently needed to promote inclusive and rewarding career opportunities for researchers both inside and beyond academia, in particular at the postdoctoral level. While the familiar trajectory is to progress from postdoc to academia, Europe needs more from its postdocs than only to become academics, and the value of those roles beyond academia needs to be acknowledged. The EU-LIFE institutes believe that providing postdoctoral researchers with the best possible environment to develop rewarding and impactful careers is of crucial importance to feed and sustain the broad scientific ecosystem, allowing it to address global challenges and contribute to the wellbeing of our societies.

In this webinar, we will focus on postdoctoral researchers to debate what are the key obstacles and drivers for careers in research in Europe in and beyond academia.
We will first have a round table with a panel of speakers followed by a Questions & Answers session with the speakers.

Friday 18th of June 2021 at 15h-16h30 (CET)

Speakers:
• René Medema, Chair of EU-LIFE
• Mostafa Moonir Shawrav, Chair of the Executive Board of MSCA Alumni Association 
• Apostolia Karamali, Head of Unit Academic, DG Research & Innovation at the European Commission
• Cecilia Cabello, ERAC Standing Working Group on Human Resources and Mobility.

The webinar is free of charge and open to anyone interested, leadership from research organizations, postdoctoral researchers, researchers at all levels, national and European policymakers, organisations dedicated to research policy.

For more information on EU-LIFE: https://eu-life.eu/

18.Juni.2021 03:00 PM in Madrid