youngSCS: How to Survive Your First Years of Postdoc

youngSCS: How to Survive Your First Years of Postdoc

Starting a postdoc can be exciting, but also full of difficult choices. How do you choose the right lab and supervisor? Which red flags should you look out for? How can you negotiate your position and build scientific independence?

Join us for a practical youngSCS Academia event designed for final-year PhD candidates and early-career postdocs navigating academia.

Start Date 20.10.2026 - 16:30
Event End 20.10.2026 - 18:00
Registration Deadline 06.10.2026 - 23:00
Location Université de Fribourg
Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg
Event Website

How to Survive Your First Years of Postdoc

Starting a postdoc can be exciting, but also full of difficult choices. How do you choose the right lab and supervisor? Which red flags should you look out for? How can you negotiate your position and build scientific independence?

Join us for a practical youngSCS Academia event designed for final-year PhD candidates and early-career postdocs navigating academia.

🗓Tuesday, 20 October 2026 
🕟16:30 
📍Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg Hybrid event – join us in person or online
🥂Apéro from 18:00

Our speakers:
Dr. Andrea Dodero
Prof. Carla Fernández-Rico
Dr. Mohammad Peydayesh
Dr. Anasua Mukhopadhyay
Moderated by Dr. Mariano Barella.

Registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MmoO_7VDR7eRwzLiwnCu7Q 

We look forward to seeing you there!#youngSCS #PostdocLife #PhDLife #AcademicCareers #CareerDevelopment #EarlyCareerResearchers #Networking #Chemistry #Switzerland