8th Annual Postdoctoral Research/Career Day
Career prospects after a postdoctoral fellowship
- Date : Saturday, June 4th, 2022
- Time : From 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Place : Pavillon Jean-Coutu of the Université de Montréal, 2940, chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4
PROGRAM OF THE DAY
(Pour la version française du programme, veuillez visiter le site français.)
8:30: Welcoming participants : registration, distribution of program and badge
9:00: Arrival of shuttles from Sherbrooke and Québec
9:30 AM : Start of the event (agora)
Welcoming and allocution by Julie Carrier, Assistant Vice-Rector of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Presentation of the program and schedule for the day.
9:45 to 10:45 AM : Academia Careers (room S-151)
Round table with various speakers talking about their career path, from postdoc to academic career, followed by a question period.
Speakers :
- Félix Camirand Lemyre, Associate Professor at the Sciences Faculty at University of Sherbrooke
- Karthik Panchabikesan, Research Assistant at University of Central Florida (UCF)
- Sébastien Poncet, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sherbrooke
10:45 to 11:00 AM : Coffee break and networking (agora & mezzanine)
11:00 to 12:00 PM : Beyond Academic Careers (room S-151)
Round table with various speakers talking about their journey, from postdoc to a career outside the university, followed by a question period.
Speakers :
- Visou Ady, Business Development Specialist at Mitacs
- Sébastien Garbarino, Director, Infrastructures and Innovation at Prima Québec
- Ali Katal, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at PlaneteGreenLeaves
- Mohammad Mortezazadeh, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at PlaneteGreenLeaves
- Rachel Samson, Analyst at CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research)
12:00 to 1:15 PM : Lunch (agora & mezzanine)
1:15 to 2:45 PM : Planning and preparation of a non-academic career (room S-151)
Presentation of each speakers, followed by a question period.
Speakers :
- Bahare Samadi, Research, training and recruitment consultant at Adoc Talent Management Canada
- Andrea Mendoza, Operations Lead and QcSE Coordinator at V1 Studio
2:45 to 3:00 PM : Coffee break and networking (agora)
3:00 to 4:00 PM : Professional Development (room S-151)
Presentation of each speakers, followed by a question period.
Speakers :
- Visou Ady, Business Development Specialist at Mitacs
- Falisha Karpati, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant
4:00 PM to 4:10 PM : Coffee break (agora and mezzanine)
4:10 to 4:40 PM : Immigration (room S-151)
Question period with an immigration consultant.
Speaker :
4:50 PM : Closing words (agora)
Closing words and acknowledgements from Clément Arsenault, Director and Associate Vice-Rector of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM : Cocktail and networking (agora)
6:00 PM : End of the event
6:00 to 6:15 PM : Departure of shuttles to Sherbrooke and Quebec.