Life Sciences Night 2016 (organized by swissnex Boston in collaboration with MIT PDA)

Join swissnex Boston for its 6th Life Sciences Night, right on time for the annual MIT European Career Fair. Meet representatives from leading life science research institutions for a networking event with presentations about research and career opportunities in Switzerland. Mingle and connect with representatives from Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Basel, University of Geneva and Greater Zurich Area before and after the presentations. Join us to learn everything about research opportunities in the Life Sciences at top Swiss institutions! http://lifesciences16.eventbrite.com

Date and Time: Friday, February 5th, 6:30 – 9:00pm

Location: List Visual Arts Center at MIT – Building E15

Registration here

  

Destination Europe

The event will take place on 5 February 2016 in Boston city center and will showcase research career and funding opportunities in Europe for researchers of any nationality, at all stages of their research careers. It will include information and discussion opportunities on European Union programs as well as national programs and initiatives in many European countries.

Participation is free but prior registration is essential.

The full Programme and Registration details are available here: https://destinationeurope-boston.teamwork.fr/en/registration

 

MIT European Career Fair 2016 (organized by the MIT European Club) extended registration deadline!

The European Career Fair (ECF) is an annual recruiting event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is organized by the MIT European Club in partnership with the European Commission, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, the German American Business Council,  and the German Academic Exchange Service. The Career Fair will be held on Saturday Feb 6th at the Johnson Athletic Center on MIT Campus in Cambridge.

Register and upload your resume by January 28th! Registration at https://ecf.fairsey.com/

Our mission is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with European companies, universities and non-profit organizations and to inform about career opportunities in Europe. Participating companies are very diverse, ranging from multinational corporations to non-profit organizations in the research/ technology as well as business and consulting sector.

Full-profit companies from recent years are amongst others:

Bayer, Roche, BMW, Shell, Volkswagen, Siemens, McKinsey, Novo Nordisk, Boston Consulting Group, GE, P&G, Total, Audi, Novartis, Allianz, Munich RE, ABB, PNB Paribas, Bosch, IBM, Philips, Generali, ING, Cisco, Merck, BASF, SAP, Sennheiser, Thales Group and many more

Our participating non-profit companies are amongst other:

The European Commission, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Max Planck Society

 

For more updates follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

For questions contact: support_ecf2016@mit.edu

 

Career Opportunities – Research in Germany

The “Research in Germany” initiative invites students currently pursuing or planning to pursue a graduate and post-graduate careers, and other researchers and scientists to meet more than 30 German universities and research institutions and discover what they have to offer.

In addition to the ECF, we offer a special information session, with expert advisers and consultants from Germany.

 

Group I: Pursuing Graduate Studies in Germany

Group II: Opportunities for Postdocs, Young Investigators and Junior Faculty in Germany

 

Place: Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Time: Sunday, February 7, 2016, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM

Contact: Dr. Gerrit Roessler, “Research in Germany” Coordinator, German Academic Exchange Service; Email: roessler@daad.org, Phone: 212.758.3223 ext 217

Please register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ECF2016

 

The Information Session will start at 10am with a “Welcome and Introduction” highlighting new developments and job opportunities in Germany for all participants. Participants will then have the opportunity to meet our experts at various round tables.

The topics include:

  • Funding Opportunities (PhD, Postdoc, Junior Researcher)
  • Junior Research Group Leaders
  • Opportunities for Postdocs
  • Universities of Applied Science
  • Different Ways to a Professorship
  • Research Careers in Industry
  • Careers in Administration and Management (Alt.-Ac.)

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