Trajectoires, décisions, connaître les bases
Le Café carrière est une introduction au développement professionnel destinée aux doctorant·es et chercheur·es de niveau postdoctoral, quels que soient leurs domaines de recherche ou leurs projets de carrière, académique ou extra-académique.
Le Café carrière peut être suivi de manière autonome via le cours dans Moodle ou en participant à l’atelier du même nom organisé en présentiel plusieurs fois par semestre. L'atelier et le cours en ligne sont disponibles en anglais ou en français.
Le contenu du Café carrière est identique quel que soit le format choisi. Les thèmes abordés sont :
Si vous optez pour la version en présentiel vous aurez la possibilité de choisir ou proposer des thématiques supplémentaires qui seront ensuite discutées durant l'atelier.
L’option dans Moodle vous propose des vidéos, des quiz et des activités à réaliser de manière autonome et à votre propre rythme.
La participation au Café carrière (atelier ou Moodle) est un prérequis* pour pouvoir participer aux autres ateliers du module « Développer sa carrière » ou obtenir un entretien conseil carrière d’une heure auprès du Graduate Campus. Pour toutes les autres activités du Graduate Campus, il n’est pas indispensable, mais fortement recommandé, d’avoir suivi le Café carrière.
* La participation à un autre type de formation de base au développement professionnel peut remplacer la participation au Café carrière en tant que prérequis. Si cela vous concerne, merci de prendre contact avec nous.
Intervenantes : Verity Elston et Martine Schaer
Bilan et perspectives professionnelles avec un doctorat
L’occasion pour les doctorant·es et les chercheur·es postdocs de toutes les facultés de l'UNIL de faire le point sur leur situation actuelle et sur la manière dont ils·elles pourraient imaginer leurs prochaines étapes professionnelles.
L'atelier propose une réflexion initiale sur vos forces et ressources actuelles et, sur cette base, vous aide à explorer où et comment vous pourriez reconfigurer/réimaginer vos intérêts de recherche dans toutes les voies possibles au-delà de la recherche académique avec un but d'impact positif. Vous aurez l'occasion de rencontrer et d'apprendre de docteur·e·s de l'UNIL qui ont poursuivi leur carrière dans différents secteurs durant un déjeuner.
L'objectif est de rester ouvert, positif et inclusif, afin de soutenir tou·tes les participant·es, quel que soit leur parcours académique. Les participant·es seront encouragé·es à prendre en compte tous les aspects de leurs forces et de leur expérience: leur recherche scientifique, leurs projets secondaires, leurs intérêts parallèles - et à sortir des sentiers battus pour comprendre comment leur expertise et leurs intérêts pourraient être reconfigurés dans des contextes différents.
À l'issue de l'atelier, les participant·es auront la possibilité de s'entretenir individuellement avec l’une des animatrices et recevront des informations sur les ressources à leur disposition pour approfondir leur réflexion.
La participation au Café carrière n'est pas demandée au préalable de l'inscription. Cependant, la présence est obligatoire durant l'entier de l'atelier (9h à 17h).
L'atelier se déroulera de manière bilingue en français et en anglais.
Intervenantes: Verity Elston, Anne Headon, Maura Hannon, Aude Poriau
Identifiez vos points forts, vos motivations et vos objectifs de développement
Cet atelier est conçu pour aider les chercheurs à identifier et à développer leur profil professionnel sur la base de leur expérience dans le milieu universitaire et ailleurs. A travers l'utilisation du questionnaire psychométrique TRIMA, nous allons :
L'analyse TRIMA est fortement recommandée comme préparation à toute activité de développement de carrière ou formation impliquant la présentation de votre profil professionnel : entretiens, profils en ligne, dossiers de candidature.
Contenu
Le processus de réflexion est basé sur les résultats d'un questionnaire psychométrique (TRIMA), qui décrit les styles sociaux des participants (qui suis-je ? quelles sont mes préférences, mes objectifs ?) et leurs compétences (de quoi suis-je capable, quel est mon comportement dans l'exercice de mes fonctions professionnelles ? Quelles compétences transversales ai-je développées jusqu'à présent ?).
L'analyse et la réflexion individuelles sont accompagnées d'échanges, de réflexions et d'exercices en binômes et en petits groupes.
Objectifs
A l'issue de l'atelier :
L'atelier met l'accent sur l'échange entre pairs, par paires ou en petits groupes. Cela signifie que, même si leurs rapports individuels restent confidentiels, chaque participant doit être ouvert au partage et à l'échange sur la base des résultats du questionnaire TRIMA.
L'analyse et la réflexion sont basées sur l'auto-évaluation et sont mises à l'épreuve par des exemples concrets pris dans des contextes académiques et non académiques.
Exigences et langue
Chaque participant devra remplir le questionnaire psychométrique TRIMA avant l'atelier (les détails seront fournis après l'inscription), et avoir documenté ses compétences spécifiques (connaissances disciplinaires, compétences techniques, etc.).
Le questionnaire et le rapport sont disponibles en français et en anglais. L'atelier se déroulera en anglais ou en français, selon la date.
Intervenante : Martine Schaer ou Verity Elston
How to write and talk about your experience as a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher in ways that employers beyond academia will appreciate and value? How to translate the vocabulary of academic research into the keywords of a job ad? And how to identify the skills, achievements, interests and motivations that combine to create your unique professional profile?
In this workshop, participants will explore their experience before, during and after the doctorate in order to build their individual portfolios and create content ready for online profiles, job applications and hiring interviews for roles beyond academia. Our goal is to support your search for opportunities while helping you make the best decisions for your next steps.
Timing : the workshop is designed to be completed in advance of other workshops on online profiles, applications and interviews. It operates as a complement to the TRIMA, and can be taken before or after this analysis. While the content will be useful at any time, the workshop is best taken 6 months to one year before the end of your doctorate or postdoc contract.
Important note : the workshop is organized over two half-day sessions, with small group work to be completed in between. Participants should be ready to commit to spending time individually (2-3 hours) and with their small group (2-3 hours) to complete assignments ahead of the second session. Further details will be provided to registered participants.
Trainer: Dr Joëlle Bédat
Networking YOUR way
Networking is commonly acknowledged to be a vital part of professional development and essential for a career in academic research or beyond the university. But it can be a challenge for many.
In this highly interactive, practical workshop, we will explore the benefits and techniques of networking for professional development. We will examine the skills involved in engaging with others in different environments such as the academic conference, the formal and informal professional connections and the proactive approaches that lay down the foundations of our career path ahead.
In this workshop we focus on:
Participants will work on their presentations and practice during the day. Immediately applicable tools and strategies will be provided.
Trainer: Mandy Bronsil
Expectations and preparation for professorial recruitment
This workshop reviews the demands and expectations involved in pursuing a career as a professor. It is aimed primarily for researchers at the postdoctoral level.
Based on intensive discussions and practical work, the programme includes a review of professorial roles and the competencies required for them, and looks at the fundamentals of recruitment processes for professors, from applications to interviews.
Our discussion will cover the goals of a postdoctoral phase, what a hiring committee is looking for when filling a professor position, and the various documents that typically make up an application file, with a particular focus on the academic CV. This will enable participants to create (or revise) their academic CV for review during the second day.
Participants are encouraged to reflect about their personal profile and situation within the perspective of an academic career.
Preparatory and inter-session work
Participants are required to read preliminary articles on the academic recruiting process in advance of the workshop. Details will be provided prior to the start date.
Participants build on their reading and the discussions on the first day to prepare/revise their academic CV. They share their work for review in small groups on the second day. As a participant in this workshop, you must be able to commit to both sessions of the workshop, and to engage in discussion with your peers.
Language: The language of the workshop is primarily English. Participants will have the opportunity to work in English or French, according to their preference.
Trainers: Martine Schaer (Graduate Campus), Carine Carvalho (Equality Office)
Build your CV and cover letter for employment in the public or private sector
How to write a cover letter and a CV that will interest an employer from beyond the university? How to read a job ad? How best to present the work you did for your doctoral degree? What should you prepare for a complete application dossier? And what to do with AI?
In this completely self-guided Moodle, you’ll find information on:
Prerequisite
To access the Applications module, we ask you to have taken the Career Café, or its equivalent. If the latter applies to you, please provide a few details during registration.
Target audience
Doctoral candidates close to completion. Postdoctoral researchers at all stages.
Modality
Self-guided learning on Moodle.
Duration
An initial review of the content should take 30 to 60 minutes. All the content will be available to you for as long as you have a valid UNIL login.
Language
The Moodle is principally in English. Certain elements are also available in French.
Your online professional profile is your modern business card—a gateway to opportunities, connections, and visibility in your field. But does yours truly reflect who you are and where you're headed?
This interactive workshop goes beyond the basics of filling out forms and uploading a photo.
What you will gain :
You'll learn to create a profile that sets a solid foundation for managing your online presence effectively, enabling you to :
These skills will empower you to take control of your professional narrative and build meaningful connections in your field.
Remarks
Participants are required to have an active profile on at least one professional networking platform, such as LinkedIn, Viadeo, or Xing. Additionally, they should have reflected on the key knowledge, skills, and interests they wish to highlight in their professional profile.
Prerequisite
This workshop is designed to follow on from the Career Café. If you have not yet attended a Career Café with the Graduate Campus, you will be asked on registration to explain when and how you have already received career-related counselling or training, whether in a group or individually.
Target audience : Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Modality : Online
Duration : 4 hours (2 x 2)
Frequency : Once per semester
Language : English
Trainer: Maura Hannon
Research has always thrived on sharing—through papers, meetings, conferences, and meaningful conversations. Today, sharing your work online is an essential extension of this tradition, offering unparalleled opportunities to amplify your visibility, foster collaboration, and maximise your research impact. Once you learn the process, it becomes a seamless part of your professional toolkit.
Whether you're pursuing an academic or non-academic career, effectively sharing your work across interconnected digital platforms can open doors to transformative partnerships, new research possibilities, and unexpected career pathways.
Format
This dynamic two-part workshop is designed to help you craft a strategic approach to communicating your research online and integrating your digital spaces.
Leave the workshop equipped with a personalised strategy to connect your digital spaces, amplify your research, and elevate your professional opportunities.
Prerequisite:
Participants must have an active professional profile on at least two of the following networking sites:
Target audience : Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Modality : Online
Duration : 4 hours (2 x 2)
Frequency : Once per semester
Language : English
Trainer: Maura Hannon
This workshop is intended for doctorate holders who want to continue their career in the international and/or private sector (for instance multinationals, SME’s…). It will help the candidates to practice job interviews, benefiting from peers' and trainer's feedback and it will provide participants with information on:
The first part of workshop will be conducted with a mixture of presentations and simulation (i.e. one student plays the role of an interviewer and the trainer of a candidate, in order to enhance the learning).
In the second part the participants will have a personal interview with the trainer.
They also will be prepared on how to :
Preparatory work : View a couple of short videos with a task to complete (about 30 minutes).
Prerequisite : This workshop is designed to follow on from the Career Café.
Target audience : Postdoctoral researchers
Modality : In person
Duration : 1 day
Frequency : Once per semester
Language : English
Trainer: Luca Allaria
A CV to match your experience and meet academic requirements
This workshop is for doctoral and early-career postdoctoral researchers who are considering applying for a postdoctoral position. Based on discussions and individual and group work, we will cover the fundamental elements of an academic CV. The second session is dedicated to CV peer review, giving participants the opportunity, with the support of the trainers’ expertise, to get feedback on their CVs while also contributing to the improvement of those of their peers.
Nota bene: This workshop is focused on the "classic" academic CV, sent when applying for (most) academic posts at the postdoctoral level. It does not address the more recently introduced narrative CV style, for which specific workshops are offered by other services and units, in particular by the Research Department.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will have:
Preparatory and inter-session work
Participants are required to read a few articles on the academic CV in advance of the workshop. Details will be provided prior to the start date.
Based on the content and discussions of the first session, participants prepare an updated version of their academic CV for the second session. They bring a few printed copies with them on the second session, in order to contribute to the peer review of CVs and receive personalized feedback on their own CV.
Language
The workshop is given in English. Participants are free to express themselves in English or French according to their preference. CVs can be written in English or French.
As a participant in this workshop, you should be able to commit to both sessions of the workshop, and to engage in discussion with your peers.
Trainer: Martine Schaer ; Slavica Masina
Poser vos questions liées à votre carrière!
Vous souhaitez discuter de vos perspectives de carrière ? Faire le point sur un sujet abordé lors d'un atelier ? Obtenir un avis sur une candidature ? Choisir l'atelier de développement des compétences que vous devriez suivre ?
Quelle que soit la question que vous vous posez concernant votre carrière, les spécialistes en carrière du Graduate Campus sont à votre disposition pour une consultation individuelle de 15 minutes.
Comment ça marche?
Intervenante: Verity Elston ou Martine Schaer
The different legal aspects that shape the particular context of doctoral and post-doctoral academics from EU/EFTA countries will be introduced during that one and an half hour seminar.
In the first part of this seminar, Fiorella Fernandez Deshogues, a legal advisor specialized in migration, labor and social insurance law, will introduce the different legal aspects that shape the particular context of doctoral and post-doctoral academics from EU/EFTA countries : the laws that apply, the legal status (worker vs. student), as well as the relevant types of residence permits. Ms Fernandez Deshogues will also address the issue of entitlement to unemployment benefits and the application for a C permit.
In the second part, you will be devoted to an Q&A session.
Participants will be free to ask general or specific questions about the information given during the presentation. They will also have the opportunity to send case-specific questions before the event. While these questions will be selected and answered as far as possible in the time available, participants should understand that it will not be feasible to address in detail the specifics of each case.
Remarks : There will be no answers on personal files or situations during the session. An individual consultation (1st free of charge) with the trainer will be possible after that session.
Prerequisite : Read carefully the information on the website beforehand. Think about case-specific questions before the event.
Target audience : Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Modality : Online
Duration : 1.5 hour
Frequency : Once per semester
Language : English
Trainer: Fiorella Fernandez Deshogues
The different legal aspects that shape the particular context of doctoral and post-doctoral academics from third countries will be introduced during that one and an half hour seminar.
In the first part of this seminar, Fiorella Fernandez Deshogues, a legal advisor specialized in migration, labor and social insurance law, will introduce the different legal aspects that shape the particular context of doctoral and post-doctoral academics from third countries: the laws that apply, the cases in which stay and access to the Swiss labor market may be granted, as well as the relevant types of residence permits. Ms Fernandez Deshogues will also address the question of rights to unemployment benefits.
In the second part, you will be devoted to an Q&A session.
Participants will be free to ask general or specific questions about the information given during the presentation. They will also have the opportunity to send case-specific questions before the event. While these questions will be selected and answered as far as possible in the time available, participants should understand that it will not be feasible to address in detail the specifics of each case.
Remarks : There will be no answers on personal files or situations during the session. An individual consultation (1st free of charge) with the trainer will be possible after that session.
Prerequisite : Read carefully the information on the website beforehand. Think about case-specific questions before the event.
Target audience : Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
Modality : Online
Duration : 1.5 hour
Frequency : Once per semester
Language : English
Trainer: Fiorella Fernandez Deshogues
Optimiser votre présentation
Un service de coaching individuel pour les chercheuses et chercheurs doctoraux et postdoctoraux en vue de la préparation d'un entretien oral pour un poste académique ou une bourse de recherche, et pour la prise de parole en public (discours, soutenances de thèse, présentations scientifiques).
Ce service s'appuie sur ce que vous avez développé dans différents ateliers, au Graduate Campus et ailleurs. Ses objectifs sont d'optimiser la forme de votre présentation (présence et écoute du public, gestion du flux de parole, structuration du contenu), de vous accompagner dans l'acquisition d'outils personnalisés susceptibles d'améliorer vos compétences oratoires, et de vous aider à affiner la stratégie de vos interventions ou interviews.
Le coaching est disponible en français et en anglais. Il peut être dispensé en présentiel ou par Zoom.
Intervenante : Joëlle Richard
Pour organiser une session, veuillez contacter directement Joëlle Richard en indiquant votre contexte et le délai. Veuillez noter que les demandes doivent être faites au moins deux semaines à l'avance.