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Career portraits of KI alumni

Inside-out career portraits: the post introducing our new series

When you’re in the middle of a PhD or a postdoc, it can be hard to imagine there will ever be a time after. But when all of this is done… Where will you go? What will you do? Who will you work for? In other words: which job are you actually supposed to be preparing for?

Posted by Ayla De Paepe

Career portraits of KI alumni

20 March, 2019

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From postdoc to science communicator: how to make the leap?

As we headed out of the conference center, we felt the burning heat of summer in southern France. I had asked Ben Libberton for an interview on his post postdoc […]

Posted by Nika Seblova

Career portraits of KI alumni

10 September, 2018

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When I grow up, I’ll be a… patent attorney

Do you have a knack for technology and love to argue a point? Then a career in patent law might be just the thing for you. In this second career portrait of the series “When I grow up, I’ll be a…”, KI alumna Joanna Applequist tells us what it takes to be a patent attorney, and how she went from lab bench to law books.

Posted by Federica Santoro

Career portraits of KI alumni

27 August, 2018

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Science communication career: “INTERN-ING” HER CAREER AROUND

As a communications officer at Uppsala Monitoring Centre, Federica Santoro is an editor, a social media manager and a podcast producer. She also is the sole scientist in a team […]

Posted by Jessica Norberg

Career portraits of KI alumni

17 May, 2018

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Science communication career series: WRITING HER OWN CAREER PATH

As a medical writer, Maria Norberg writes scientific publications, abstracts and posters for scientific congresses as well as clinical study protocols, investigation plans and study reports; documents necessary for running […]

Posted by Jessica Norberg

Career portraits of KI alumni

4 April, 2018

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When I grow up, I’ll be a… science teacher

This is a follow-up article from a talk organised by the PhD Careers Beyond Academia Club, given by PhD-turned-science-teacher Sanja Ranica. I was in the audience and Federica Santoro interviewed […]

Posted by Yossa Dwi Hartono

Career portraits of KI alumni

16 October, 2017

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Meet Johanna Bäckström – founder of Career Service and head of a “fast running unit”

You have been Head of Unit for Student and Career Service for four years. What has been the highlights? On a personal level, it has been to “dive into” everything […]

Posted by KI Career Service/Admin

Career portraits of KI alumni

11 September, 2017

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When I grow up, I’ll be a…

‘So what do you want to be when you grow up?’ We were standing inside the elevator, on our way up to the lecture hall where the weekly seminar would […]

Posted by Federica Santoro

Career portraits of KI alumni

1 April, 2017

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Swapping research training for training researchers

Anethe Mansén is one of my closest colleagues and a familiar face at Career Service, part of the staff for more than 9 years. Since I work with “careers” all […]

Posted by KI Career Service/Admin

Career portraits of KI alumni

30 March, 2017

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Exploring Careers: Building Bridges in Science

An innate drive to communicate, resonating with oneself, and a genuine joy in talking about science are defining elements that led Helena Ledmyr throughout her career. Breathing both academic and […]

Posted by Yildiz Kelahmetoglu

Career portraits of KI alumni

8 March, 2017

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Find the passion and show you can do it!

I’ve recently taken a career course organized by KI career service office. Below is a portrait from my course assignment about a person, whom I interviewed and is currently working […]

Posted by Terry.Fei

Career portraits of KI alumni

15 March, 2016

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Career portraits of KI alumni

Inside-out career portraits: the post introducing our new series

From postdoc to science communicator: how to make the leap?

When I grow up, I’ll be a… patent attorney

Science communication career: “INTERN-ING” HER CAREER AROUND

Science communication career series: WRITING HER OWN CAREER PATH

When I grow up, I’ll be a… science teacher

Meet Johanna Bäckström – founder of Career Service and head of a “fast running unit”

When I grow up, I’ll be a…

Swapping research training for training researchers

Exploring Careers: Building Bridges in Science

Find the passion and show you can do it!

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Inside-out career portraits: the post introducing our new series

From postdoc to science communicator: how to make the leap?

When I grow up, I’ll be a… patent attorney

Science communication career: “INTERN-ING” HER CAREER AROUND

Science communication career series: WRITING HER OWN CAREER PATH

When I grow up, I’ll be a… science teacher

Meet Johanna Bäckström – founder of Career Service and head of a “fast running unit”

When I grow up, I’ll be a…

Swapping research training for training researchers

Exploring Careers: Building Bridges in Science

Find the passion and show you can do it!

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