Exit from postgraduate studies, 1.5 credits
Exitkurs på forskarnivå
Course information
Language of instruction: English
Course period: November 2025
Course structure: Online
Recommended prerequisites
Complete about 50% of the requirements for a Teknat PhD degree.
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to prepare and inform PhD students for the time after completing their degree. This includes illustrations of possible career paths as well as formalities and regulations.
Learning outcomes for doctoral degree
The nature of this course is not directly related to the learning outcomes as specified in the Qualifications Ordinance. The course prepares the students for their career after graduation and informs them about the transferability of their skills. To a certain degree, it also reduces pressure and anxiety that students would be facing during the last parts of their studies. Overall, this should enhance all of their learning outcomes from other parts of their studies and turn them into well equipped alumni of Uppsala University.
Course contents
The course will include general information about the job market for TekNat graduates, as well as more specific information about career options in academia and the private sector. The course will provide information on where and how to apply for research grants, planning a postdoc, general CV and application writing, documentation of pedagogical and teaching skills, and the social security system.
The course will largely rely on contributions from invited speakers. These will come from units within UU (e.g. for general career aspects, research funding and options in the academic sector), interest groups (e.g. Uppsala University Postdoc Association), as well as outside of UU (both for career options and regulations/the social security system, e.g. Naturvetarna).
The course will consist of nine sessions with various invited speakers. In addition to presentations by the invited speakers, the course will include a panel discussion with current and past PhD students and Postdocs.
Instruction
The course mainly consists of different lectures/seminars and ends with a panel discussion of recent PhD alumni. To complement the lectures/seminars, more interactive group sessions (e.g. CV feedback, interview practice) will be included.
Assessment
To pass the course, participants need to attend at least 80% of the sessions and actively participate in the course.
Course examiner
Torsten Günther, torsten.gunther@ebc.uu.se
Department with main responsibility
Department of Organismal Biology
Contact person
Torsten Günther, torsten.gunther@ebc.uu.se
Application
Submit the application for admission to: torsten.gunther@ebc.uu.se
Submit the application not later than: October 31st 2025