Postdoc Jamborees
The Postdoc Jamborees are sessions/meetings for the Nikhef postdocs. They are organised by Andrea García Alonso (ATLAS) and Suzanne Klaver (LHCb) (a.k.a. the Postdoc committee, created in November 2021).
The present page contains a summary of the previous editions.
1st Postdoc Jamboree - 20th April 2022
Dinner in Utrecht to meet and know each other.
2nd Postdoc Jamboree - 7th October 2022
Laser tag and dinner in Amsterdam, with discussion about teaching and supervision during the postdoc.
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3rd Postdoc Jamboree - 24th February 2023
Q&A session with a panel of staff members from Nikhef and UvA. Answers to doubts related to our careers (teaching and supervising possibilities, advice and information; future career requirements and must-do choices; preparation for next positions, etc.).
Timeline:
14:30 - 14:35 Presentation of the session by Suzanne and Andrea
14:35 - 14:50 Presentation of the panelists
14:50 - 15:05 CV building
15:05 - 15:30 Student supervising and teaching
15:30 - 15:50 Grant application
15:50 - 16:10 Job opportunities
16:10 - 16:30 Personal experiences
(Afterwards there was a glow mini golf activity)
Link to the Recording of the session (Passcode: 6!!w4wH5). Pdf with the slides presented by Marcel Merk:
Slides presented by Marcel Merk during the 3rd Postdoc Jamboree
4th Postdoc Jamboree - 16th May 2023
During the Nikhef Jamboree we gathered for dinner and commented about the idea about creating lists of senior contacts for Nikhef postdocs to seek advice from in various situations. These advanced researchers would agree to be listed on the Nikhef webpage, and postdocs could reach out to them for help with a grant draft or invite them to a rehearsal before a job interview. The lists would include their names, contacts, and job descriptions to provide insight into their areas of expertise. Even if they are UvA teachers we don't know, we could still contact them and benefit from their experience and knowledge. Before moving forward, we would like to gauge the interest of the rest of the postdocs, so we will soon forward an email with more details and will reach out to Stan to begin an official process.