{"id":174,"date":"2021-01-22T15:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T14:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:42:34","slug":"career-and-research-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/career-and-research-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Career and Research Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Positions of UNIGE and UNIL on AI in research <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The available and constantly increasing AI tools available present many opportunities as well as risks for members of the university communities. The university directions have taken positions in favor of their use, albeit subject to certain precautions and recommendations. The evolving framework defined by the universities provides &#8220;user guides&#8221; and various educational resources that are subject to changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click on the icons below to find the positions of UNIGE and UNIL as  univerities the LNDS is affiliated with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unige.ch\/numerique\/fr\/plan-daction\/ia1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.unige.ch\/numerique\/fr\/plan-daction\/ia1\/ noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2022\/01\/logo_UNIGE_pink.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/unil\/en\/home\/menuinst\/universite\/intelligence-artificielle\/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/numerique\/fr\/home\/menuguid\/ia-recherche.html noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1191\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-scaled.png\" alt=\"aaa unil2025 logotype blue rgb\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-2048x953.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Career counselling<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\"><br><strong>What do I do with my PhD degree in neuroscience? &#8230; <\/strong><br><br>Good question &#8230; We hope to provide you with<br><br>a) some ideas how to survive on the way to your degree<br>b) some ideas what you could actually do with your degree<br>c) some ideas where to find jobs etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2024\/09\/dreamstime_m_91330189.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/stock-photo-sun-casting-its-sun-rays-east-san-juan-road-near-san-juan-trail-head-mountains-south-mountain-park-image91330189\">91330189<\/a> @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/hpbfotos_info\">Hpbfotos<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/stock-photos\">Dreamstime.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-white-background-color has-background has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-518\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2022\/01\/logo_UNIGE_pink.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/th><th><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1191\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" style=\"width: 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-scaled.png\" alt=\"aaa unil2025 logotype blue rgb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-1536x714.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/files\/2025\/11\/aaa-unil2025-logotype-blue-rgb-2048x953.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/unige.ch\/dife\/enseigner-apprendre\/soutien-doctorat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Career counseling service<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/soc\/page7106.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Service d&#8217;orientation et conseil<\/a> (e.g. for CV checks)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unige.ch\/doctorat\/doctorat\/graduatecampus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Campus<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/graduatecampus\/en\/home\/menuinst\/carriere-avec-doctorat\/a-propos-de-votre-carriere.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate campus<\/a> (coaching and counseling)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unige.ch\/rectorat\/egalite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Service Egalit\u00e9<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/egalite\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Service d&#8217;egalit\u00e9<\/a> (coaching and career support, e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/egalite\/home\/menuinst\/activites-et-soutien\/soutien-aux-carrieres-feminines-1\/prowd-professional-women-with-doctorates---francais.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PROWD<\/a> &#8211; Professional Women with Doctorate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unige.ch\/help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HELP UNIGE<\/a> (in case of harassement and conflicts at the workplace)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/unil\/fr\/home\/menuinst\/campus\/aides-et-soutiens\/aide-unil.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HELP UNIL<\/a> (in case of harassement and conflicts at the workplace)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e0e6eb;text-decoration:underline;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Career Day Initiatives for Life Scientists<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lifesciencecareerday\/\">Life Science Career Day Lausanne<\/a>: Next in May 2026<br><a href=\"https:\/\/zurich-life-science-day-2025.b2match.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life Science Career Day Zurich: Next in February 2026 (?)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-academic pathways after your PhD in Neuroscience<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stemjobtalk.com\/allprofiles\">Job Talk website<\/a> <\/strong>provides an overview of professional pathways of neuroscience alumni in the format of Informational interviews; very intersting and prefect to get an idea what is possible after your PhD apart from an academic career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Career advice from LNDS alumni<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kim Doell (LNDS graduate in 2016) on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/files\/live\/sites\/ln\/files\/shared\/jobs\/KimDoell.pdf\">Having an academic career<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aline Pichon (LNDS graduate in 2016) on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/files\/live\/sites\/ln\/files\/shared\/jobs\/AlinePichon.pdf\">And what else than research?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorenzo Poglia (LNDS graduate in 2009) in the CUSO series <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/612945070?embedded=true&amp;source=video_title&amp;owner=39102812\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/612945070?embedded=true&amp;source=video_title&amp;owner=39102812\">&#8220;Doing a PhD &#8211; And then what?<\/a>&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">More infos and hints for early career researchers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/\">Blog: https:\/\/academiac.net\/<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pauline got a PhD in Neuroscience and shares information and tips for early career researchers, incl. <a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/category\/soft-skills\/\">soft skills<\/a> (complementary skills), <a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/category\/career\/\">career<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/category\/mental-health\/\">mental health, as well as<\/a> project management applied to academia. Check out her <a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/2019\/03\/19\/highlights-of-a-review-about-the-phd-experience-sverdlik-et-al-2018\/\">Highlights of a review about the PhD experience, too.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very hands-on and useful are her <a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/2018\/11\/20\/guidelines-to-draw-a-timeline-of-your-phd\/\">&#8220;Guidelines to draw a timeline of your PhD&#8221;<\/a> with downloadable examples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academiac.net\/2020\/04\/21\/online-resources-for-phd-students-career-development-during-covid-lockdown\/\">Online Resources for PhD Students\u2019 Career Development during Covid-Lockdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/340845120_Effective_Self-Management_for_Early_Career_Researchers_in_the_Natural_and_Life_Sciences\"><strong>Effective Self-Management for Early Career Researchers in the Natural and Life Sciences<\/strong><\/a> : &#8220;Early career researchers (ECRs) are faced with a range of competing pressures in academia, making selfmanagement<br>key to building a successful career. The Organization for Human Brain Mapping undertook a group effort to gather helpful advice for ECRs in self-management.&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>explaining &#8220;Principles of effective goal setting and time management&#8221; like the S.M.A.R.T. approach for setting goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actions that help you succeeding in your academic career, but also helping work-life balance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Source: Bielczyk NZ et al. OHBM Student and Postdoc Special Interest Group.Paper published in Neuron 2020, 106(2):212-217. doi: 10.1016\/j.neuron.2020.03.015.<br>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/mentoring\/page75917.html\"><strong>StartingDoc<\/strong><\/a><br>StartingDoc is a &#8220;group-mentoring&#8221; program addressed to women starting their PhD at the universities of Lausanne, Geneva, Neuch\u00e2tel, Fribourg and the EPFL. The program offers useful tools to succeed through your academic path and facilitates the constitution of networks and the transmission of information between more advanced and novice women.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfn.org\/careers-and-training\/online-learning\"><strong>SfN Career Development Webinars<\/strong><\/a><br>SfN webinars are free online training and informational events for the neuroscience community. The webinars cover a wide range of professional development and neuroscience-related topics to help you stay abreast of the latest information and best practices in the field year round.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The website <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.unine.ch\/releve\/lang\/en\/Homepage\/au-dela-doctorat\"><strong>&#8220;Beyond the doctorate&#8221; <\/strong>hosted by the University of Neuchatel<\/a> is designed to help those who are reaching the end of their doctorate, or have already completed it, and are seeking information concerning possibilities of pursuing their research career, wondering about the conditions regarding this choice and\/or would like tips regarding possible alternative paths. If you are envisioning an academic career in particular, you might want to have a look at the brochure <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/fbm\/home\/menuinst\/la-releve-academique\/guide-pratique-de-la-releve.html\">Guide pratique de la rel\u00e8ve acad\u00e9mique<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> published by the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of UNIL (in French only for the moment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjwFGCpXfsbcwkoYlMtonFbC7qmxqNovT\">Check out some videos<\/a> from <strong>Standford&#8217;s initiative &#8220;Designing Your Life&#8221;<\/strong> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/lifedesignlab.stanford.edu\/resources\/\">resources<\/a><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwen.uni.lu\/studies\/fstm\/doctoral_education_in_science_communication_descom\/scicom_ressources\/\">&#8220;<strong>Pocket Guide about Science Communication<\/strong>&#8220;<\/a> published by the University of Luxembourg &#8230;  providing theoretical and practical knowledge on science communication for interested researchers and science communicators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positions of UNIGE and UNIL on AI in research The available and constantly increasing AI tools available present many opportunities as well as risks for members of the university communities. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-174","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3755,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/174\/revisions\/3755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lemanicneuroscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}