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Summer school “ Physics and Philosophy of Time ” , Saig, 28.7.13 How to get a postdoc

Summer school “ Physics and Philosophy of Time ” , Saig, 28.7.13 How to get a postdoc. Michael Esfeld Université de Lausanne Michael-Andreas.Esfeld@unil.ch. How to get a postdoc. Experience in research: publications Experience in mobility: conferences, stages at foreign universities

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Summer school “ Physics and Philosophy of Time ” , Saig, 28.7.13 How to get a postdoc

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  1. Summer school “Physics and Philosophy of Time”, Saig, 28.7.13How to get a postdoc Michael Esfeld Université de Lausanne Michael-Andreas.Esfeld@unil.ch

  2. How to get a postdoc • Experience in research: publications • Experience in mobility: conferences, stages at foreign universities • Experience in teaching • Flexibility

  3. Experience in research • PhD Thesis • European continent: publish PhD Thesis as a book (good publishers that publish for free) • refereed papers in good journals (ESF rating international I or II) • achieve good balance between central, broad topics and new topics, avoid too much specialisation

  4. Experience in mobility • participation in conferences: big conferences as well as workshops on area of specialisation • experience at foreign universities: stages during or after PhD Thesis

  5. Experience in teaching • teaching assistant • tutorials • supervision of projects

  6. Flexibility • apply to all positions in your domain • include statement about your future research projects in application • do not limit your applications to one particular country • be not disappointed if you are not immediately shortlisted

  7. European Research Organisations • Switzerland: www.snf.ch • Germany: www.dfg.de • www.humboldt-foundation.de • www.volkswagen-stiftung.de • Austria: www.fwf.ac.at • France: www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr • www.cnrs.fr • UK: www.newtonfellowships.org, British Academy postdoc fellowships www.britac.ac.uk • Belgium – Flanders: www.fwo.be • Netherlands: Royal Academy www.knaw.nl, NWO www.nwo.nl

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