Events
Career Day for Postdocs
The Career Day for Postdocs at the University of Basel will be held on Friday, November 13th 2026 from 9:45 to 16:00 at the Hotel Odelya (Missionsstrasse 21 A, 4055 Basel). 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.
Following the Career Day for Postdocs, the Anniversary Celebration of the Career Advancement Office and the Junior Researchers Committee will take place this year. All participating postdocs are warmly invited to attend (the program and a separate invitation will follow).
Program
09:45
Registration & Coffee
10:15
Auditorium
Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Dr. Primo Leo Schär, Vice President for Research
Dr. Marianne Mathys, Head of Career Advancement Office
10:30-12:00
Auditorium
Keynote with Workshop
Beyond the Exit Question: Navigating Your Postdoc Career Options
Dr. Julia Michael, Career Engagement Managerin, UZH
Thinking about “staying in” or “leaving” academia? This session reframes the postdoc phase as a time for active, informed exploration, without forcing an early decision. It introduces a practical approach to engage with your career and gain initial orientation across career paths within and beyond academia.
The focus is on small, actionable steps. Through reflection and peer coaching, participants identify their key resources and use practical tools to support their decision-making. They explore concrete strategies for engaging with the career landscape, while gaining insight into available support structures.
12:00–13:45
Restaurant
Lunch & Career Market
Abbott Pharma AlumniBasel Mentoring (Unibas)
Agroscope Career Advancement (Unibas)
Karrierestart FHNW GRACE (Unibas)
Novartis Grants Office (Unibas)
Schwabe Verlage Innovation Office (Unibas)
Karriereprogramme & Familienservice (Unibas)
Resilienz-Assesment (Unibas)
Universitäre Weiterbildung (Unibas)
14:00 - 14:50
Lingua Franca / Kapelle
Career Talks
(Parallelsessions)
Prof. Dr. Nadine Amsler Dr. Marco Krummenacher
Assistant Professor of Physicist, Quantitative Developer
Early Modern History Helvetia-Baloise AG
Departement of History
Universität Basel
15:00 - 15:50
Lingua Franca / Kapelle
Career Talks
(Parallelsessions)
Dr. Christina M. Manner Dr. Marta Trueb
Microbiologist, Scientific Officer Immunologist, Associate Director
Swiss National Science Foundation & Program Lead
Numab Therapeutics AG
15:50 - 16:00
Closing
16:00 – 16:45
Coffee
17:00 - 20:00
Anniversary Celebration incl. Apéro Riche
Please note that this is a full-day event including lunch and attendance is expected for the entire day.
Registration will open on Wednesday, Sepember 16th 2026 and closes on Thursday, November 5th 2026 at 12:00 (noon).
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.
For further information please contact rahel.allemann@unibas.ch.
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).
Past Events
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.
