The theme of the event is "Job Market in a Changing World," focusing on the career paths available after completing a PhD. AUPA has observed that many PhD students and early-career researchers are uncertain about their career options. The purpose of the event is to present different opportunities and give participants a broader understanding of the careers available both within and outside academia.
The event will feature a panel of Aarhus University alumni with different career paths. They will share how they moved from academia into their current roles, what influenced their career decisions, and what their work involves. The panel will include alumni from the public sector, private companies, and entrepreneurship, illustrating different career paths after a PhD.
Dinner will be provided and hopefully it will be a night of networking and fun with fellow PhD students.
22 September 2026 at 17:00.
Location: Stakladen, Studenterhuset.
Please save the date as all details are not in place yet! We really hope to see you!
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AU Mentor PhD is an offer to PhD students from all four faculties at Aarhus University (Arts, Business and Social Sciences, Health and Science & Technology). The overall goal of the mentor programme is to bring you and the business community closer together in order to ease your prospective transition from university to a career outside of academia.
The mentors are primarily former PhDs from AU, who are now working outside academia.
From January 2016 the mentor programme will be running once a year with the following deadlines:
| Application deadline: | August 15th |
Kick-off: | October 15th |
For more information and registration, check out AU Career PhD's webpage on the mentor programme.
Are you more interested in a shorter engagement, AU Career PhD also offers Career Talks, which allows you to have a one-time meeting with a PhD profile now working outside academia. For more information, click here.
