Junior Faculty Uppsala University teknat.uu.se/jf/

1. Whatis Junior Faculty? An organization that... • represents the interests of anyone with a PhD, but without a permanent position at Uppsala University (i.e. postdocs, researchers, assistant professors). • represents the interest of ca. 300 registered members in the Junior Faculties at MedFarm and TekNat • is coordinated in two steering groups, one at MedFarm and one at TekNat. • is striving to become a University-wide representative of junior researchers at Uppsala University. The Junior Faculty is currently organized at MedFarm and the TekNat Faculty, actively promoting the start up at the Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSam). Ambitions of Junior Faculty • The Junior Faculty at Uppsala University is an organization that aims to support and promote the career development of junior researchers.           • The ambition of JF-TekNat and JF-MedFarm is to positively interact with the respective faculty board to develop an optimal working environment for junior researchers, for instance, to promote the development of their research independence. • It will work for a transparent and unambiguous recruitment policy of junior researchers. • The Junior Faculty will provide consultancy to junior researchers on career development, research funding and grant proposal writing. • The Junior Faculty functions as a platform for the formation of new scientific networks, thus ensuring the continuous generation of new, creative and highly competitive research environments at Uppsala University. Junior/Future Faculty in Sweden • Several Swedish universities and ’högskolor’ have some kind of Junior Faculty (JF) in at least one of their faculties. • JFs are common at other Universities worldwide (e.g. Junior Faculty Development Program, USA). • A national network (NOJS) has been formed to coordinate the efforts of the local Junior/Future Faculties. National Network ofJunior Scientists (NOJS) Junior Faculty Uppsala University http://www.teknat.uu.se/jf/ FF – Umeå (Medicine) • Activities of Junior Faculty • Junior Faculty continuously organizes the following activities: • Provide career advice for those that want to stay within academia as well as for those that want to go for a career outside the university. • Courses on grant proposal writing. • Continuous dissemination of calls for grant proposals of relevance to junior researchers. Cooperation with the faculty administration will be sought. • Pedagogic workshops to improve teaching skills of both junior and senior faculty members. • Seminars with policy makers and speakers from funding agencies (VR, SSF …). • Seminars on innovation, entrepreneurship, and patent issues. • Annual science fairs to promote the interactions between young researchers in different Faculties. • Annual JF-meetings, preferably involving all Faculties at Uppsala University, including the Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSam). • For detailed information of upcoming events, please visit our website: http://www.teknat.uu.se/jf/activities.html JF-MedFarm & JF-TekNat – Uppsala JF – Karolinska InstitutStockholm JF Sahlgrenska Academy – Göteborg JF – Linköping Future Faculty – Lund (Medicine) How to become a member Membership at Junior Faculty is free of charge.For registration, please send an e-mail with your details to: juniorfaculty@bmc.uu.seor register online at:http://www.teknat.uu.se/jf/join.html Join the steering boards New members to the steering boards are most welcome. For a schedule of the monthly meetings, please contact our administrator: juniorfaculty@bmc.uu.se Junior Faculty MedFarm TekNat HumSam Uppsala University