Explore. Connect. Shape Your Career.
Join us for a day focused on postdoc careers in & beyond academia!
Session 6: Apero Networking Dinner - The expanded scientific community as an employer
- Date: NOVEMBER 12, 2025
- Time: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
- Location: Van-Swieten-Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, 1090 Vienna
- Participating Stakeholders a.o.: Amgen, Bundesministerium für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung, CSH, FFG, ISTA, LBG, MedUni Wien, OeAD, ÖAW, St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, TU Wien, University of Vienna, uniport, WWTF, ...
This guided networking apero invites postdoctoral researchers to explore career opportunities beyond academia while staying connected to the scientific community. Through a shared challenge, participants will engage with stakeholders to learn what these roles look like, why they matter, and how they can shape diverse career paths. The format encourages open dialogue across disciplines and institutions, helping participants to discover new perspectives and build meaningful connections. With a clear mission to mingle and practice networking skills, attendees will leave with valuable insights and expanded horizons. Light bites served in a standing reception create the perfect atmosphere for lively conversations and fresh inspiration.
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Through workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, the Vienna Postdoc Career Day brings together inspiring role models, industry experts, and postdocs from across institutions.
Open and free of charge for all postdocs from Austrian universities & research organisations.
Register for one or multiple sessions until November 9 - Please register for each session individually (after booking your first sesssion - click "book again").
Careers in academia:
- Session 1: From challenges to chances: shaping your academic career with mentoring
- Session 2: Role Models in Leadership: Insights from LExA Nominees
- Session 3: Networking Lunch: Careers inside Academia
Careers beyond academia:
- Session 4: From Academia to Industry: Identifying Your Transferable Skills
- Session 5: Beyond Academia: Careers at Bain & Company, a global leading management consulting company.
- Session 6: Apero Networking: The expanded scientific community as an employer
You can find the program in detail in the online modules or to download here.
The Vienna Postdoc Career Day is an initiative by the University of Vienna in cooperation with the LBG Career Center and a partner network of universities and research organisations whose joint goal is to empower researcher careers in Austria – in and beyond academia.
Partner Network: University of Vienna, Complexity Science Hub, ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft LBG Career Center, Medical University of Vienna, TU Wien, Vienna BioCenter
Open and free of charge for all postdocs from Austrian universities & research organisations.
Please register for each session individually!
The event will be held in English.
We kindly inform you that photos and videos will be taken during the event and may be published on diverse online channels of institutions of the Vienna Postdoc Day partner network. In case you do not want to be photographed, please contact our team on site.
Explore. Connect. Shape Your Career.
Join us for a day focused on postdoc careers in & beyond academia!
Session 6: Apero Networking Dinner - The expanded scientific community as an employer
- Date: NOVEMBER 12, 2025
- Time: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
- Location: Van-Swieten-Saal, Van-Swieten-Gasse 1a, 1090 Vienna
- Participating Stakeholders a.o.: Amgen, Bundesministerium für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung, CSH, FFG, ISTA, LBG, MedUni Wien, OeAD, ÖAW, St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, TU Wien, University of Vienna, uniport, WWTF, ...
This guided networking apero invites postdoctoral researchers to explore career opportunities beyond academia while staying connected to the scientific community. Through a shared challenge, participants will engage with stakeholders to learn what these roles look like, why they matter, and how they can shape diverse career paths. The format encourages open dialogue across disciplines and institutions, helping participants to discover new perspectives and build meaningful connections. With a clear mission to mingle and practice networking skills, attendees will leave with valuable insights and expanded horizons. Light bites served in a standing reception create the perfect atmosphere for lively conversations and fresh inspiration.