Are you finishing your PhD and you have no idea which career options do you have? Did you know that the typical postdoc position is not your only career option? Or are you disappointed with your current academic career and would you like to start a life-changing in a non-academic career? But do not you know where to start?

LYRIS, an advanced training school, has been preparing this 1st edition online workshop on “How to be a successful PhD outside of academia?” for you! There are countless opportunities available in various sectors other than academia that will also allow you to use your research skills, soft-skills, knowledge and skills.

LYRIS selected a group of leading international speakers from non-academic careers and you will have a chance to listen their career pathways, what that career involves and how to achieve it. You will also have the unique opportunity to expose your doubts with 2 speakers in a close and informal conversation by a “breaking room”. Do not lose this opportunity to change your life!

Please see the programme, register yourself and choose the speakers in:

https://lyris.school/courses/successful-phd-outside-academia

Speakers:

Alexandre Quintanilha, PhD, Biophysicist, Professor and Politician, Portugal

André Albergaria, PhD, Coordinator of Translational Research & Industry Partnerships, I3S

Ana Cadete Pires, PhD Senior Scientist at Biotech, Boston, USA

Ana Catarina Gomes, PhD CEO of CBR Genomics, Portugal

Inês Perpétuo, PhD Consultant for Researcher Development, Imperial College London

Joana Pinto Vieira, PhD Senior Regulatory Writer, Novartis

João Ribas, PhD Senior Associate, Novo Holdings, Denmark

Twan Lammers, PhD Full professor at the faculty of medicine at RWTH Aachen, Associate Editor of Journal Controlled Release Society, Germany

An early bird registration is open until 8th May 2021.