Career planning for doctoral candidates (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After successfully completing the course, you will:

• know your strengths, skills and values, and have some concrete examples of these
• know how to make and conduct plans for your career
• know more about the current job market prospects for doctoral candidates
• know strategies to find possible job openings and contact employers
• know how to make an interesting job application documents and present yourself.

Execution methods

The course will take place online (Moodle) and the language is English.

Accomplishment methods

During this online course, the doctoral researcher will go through six modules during the six weeks completing learning assignments. After the completion of all the exercises, personal feedback will be given.

Content

Week 1 Introduction; Career planning
Week 2 Identifying skills and knowledge
Week 3 Know your market
Week 4 Job hunting part I: CV and letter
Week 5 Job hunting Part II: Elevator Pitch and Job interview
Week 6 Personal action plan: A step forward

Location and time

Period I. Course range: 6 weeks + 3 weeks for feedback. A voluntary option for online group meetings will be offered for week I and week V of the course.

In autumn 2023, the exact dates for the voluntary meetings are:
- Tuesday 5 September 2023, 17–19 (local Finnish time), kick-start of the course, meet & greet.

Qualifications

The course is arranged for doctoral researchers at the University of Lapland and is especially suitable for the early phase of doctoral studies.

Further information

Please note the following: If you have registered for a course and cannot make it, we kindly expect that you remember to cancel your registration. This way, your place can be given to the next in line.