PhD Career Day (2026)
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Description: The Doctoral School of Sociale Sciences and Humanities invites all PhD students ...
Description: The Doctoral School of Sociale Sciences and Humanities invites all PhD students enrolled in the Doctoral School to take part in the PhD Career Day.
Lene Tanggaard is a professor at AAU and is leading the Danish Research and Innovation Council’s work evaluating the Ph.D. education.
What do candidates learn during a Ph.D. that has broader relevance, and which skills can be applied beyond the scope of the PhD project itself?
PhD alumni with different disciplinary backgrounds will share valuable insights into career experiences, challenges and success stories.
Kristian Østergaard from AAU PhD will present the services available to your through the career hub and how to use them
We look forward to seeing you there
Program:
08:30–08:45: Registration and Morning Coffee
08:45–09:00: Welcome and Introduction to the Day’s Program by PhD Study Director Anette Therkelsen
09:00–09:45: Presentation by Professor Lene Tanggaard Pedersen Topic: Career Paths, Transferable Skills, and Updates from DFIR on the evaluation of the PhD education in Denmark
09:45–10:45: Presentations by Alumni from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
· Speaker 1: Jonas Eg Falzarano Jessen, Specialist, Cowi
· Topic: Transition from a PhD to the Private Sector . ”Quick and dirty. Rapid knowledge production in a Danish consultancy”
· Speaker 2: Marianne Hundahl Hansen, Assistant Professor, Department of Law AAU
· Topic: Transition from a PhD to a full academic position. From PhD Panic to Professional Payoff Not a masterplan – just small bets
· Speaker 3: Thit Gaarskjær , Legal Officer, Personal command the Danish Defense, ”Working inside the box – departing from theory into reality”
10:45–11:00: Break
11:00–12:20: Workshop: Career Planning by Kristian Østergaard Sørensen
· Practical exercises in career planning and goal setting with a focus on reflective engagement with the plan
· Collective discussion and feedback
12:20–12:30: Summary and Closing Remarks by Anette Therkelsen
· Summary of the day’s insights and next steps
12:30– : Lunch and Networking
(networking with presenters and other participants)
Organizer: The Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Lecturers:Professor Lene Tangaard, PhD Alumni, Kristian Østergaard Sørensen AAU PhD
Time: March 2, 2026 - 8:30 - 13.00
Place: AAU Innovate, Ptich Area
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 40
Deadline:April 25