Events
Career Day for Postdocs
On Friday, November 14th 2025 from 9:30 to 16:00 at the Hotel Odelya (Missionsstrasse 21 A, 4055 Basel) a new format will be held: the Career Day for Postdocs. The program will provide postdocs at the University of Basel the opportunity to explore a wide range of career options - both within and beyond academia - and to reflect on their own professional future. Additionally, the event will of course offer opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas with peers.
Program
09:30
Registration & Coffee
10:00
Auditorium
Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Dr. Primo Leo Schär, Vice President for Research
Dr. Marianne Mathys, Head of Career Advancement Office
10:10-11:30
Auditorium
Keynote
‘The Power of Self-Branding: Stand out in Academia and Beyond’
Dr. Petra Wüst, Wüst Consulting Basel
11:45 - 13:45
Restaurant
Lunch & Career Market
Agroscope Bundesverwaltung AlumniBasel
Endress+Hauser Career Advancement Office & Grants Office
KarriereStart FHNW GRACE & Continuing Education
Novartis Family Service & Career Programs
Schwabe Verlag Innovation Office
14:00 - 14:50
Lingua-Franca / Kapelle
Career Talks
PD Dr. Sabine Sommerer Dr. Simon Ittig
Kantonale Denkmalpflegerin Co-Founder and CEO
Kanton Basel-Land T3 Pharmaceuticals
15:00 - 15:50
Lingua-Franca / Kapelle
Career Talks
Prof. Dr. Janina Grabs Dr. Mahnaz Parian-Scherb
Sustainability Research Senior Scientist
University of Basel Center of Excellence of Computational
Sciences, Roche
15:50 - 16:00
Closing & Goodbye
Please note that this is a full-day event including lunch and attendance is expected for the entire day.
The number of participants is limited and will be allocated on a “first come, first serve” basis. Participation is free of charge for postdocs at the University of Basel, however, a no-show fee will apply to unexcused absences.
Interested advanced PhD candidates may apply to join the waitlist.
In case of absences or waitlist requests by PhD students, please contact rahel.allemann@unibas.ch.
Registration closes on Friday, October 31st 2025 at 12:00 (noon).
The "Career Day for Postdocs" is organized by the Career Advancement Office in collaboration with GRACE, AlumniBasel (in German), and the Vice President’s Office for People & Culture. The event is part of the “Action Plan for the Postdoc Phase,” supported by the swissuniversities program "Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses" (in German).
Networking Events
The networking events are a series of meetings in which junior researchers get the opportunity to discuss with established professors and experts about different topics related to science and career development.
Career Funding for PhDs and Postdocs
Aims
This event will give an overview about career funding opportunities in the European and Swiss research funding programes for current and future PhD students and Post Docs. The overall aim of this two-hour session is to provide information about fellowships which allow you to enhance your scientific profile in Switzerland or abroad and to give first insights into the main opportunities for career funding at different stages of a researcher career by experts of the University of Basel (Nachwuchsförderung, EUresearch).
Please find more information here https://fortbildung.unibas.ch/willkommen
Information event/workshop
Requirements
You are (or are organizing) a group of about six to twelve people and would like to know more about the services offered by the Career Advancement Office as well as topics such as funding instruments and academic careers.
Content and format
Contact us to discuss topic, format and date.
Target groups
Institutions, groups of PhD candidates, postdocs and habilitation aspirants
Course instruction
Team of the Career Andvancement Office of the University of Basel involving additional speaker(s) by agreement (e.g. for process consulting in groups).
Course location and fee to be discussed.
