WELCOME TO OUR WEBINARS SERIES TAILOR-MADE FOR YOU!
Embarking on a PhD journey is both exciting and challenging. To support you in this transformative experience, we have organized a series of webinars for you to watch and revisit whenever you feel the need.
These talks with professionals from a variety of backgrounds aim to promote the appreciation of PhD candidates and holders and greater knowledge of how a PhD can be applied in different areas of the labour market as a response to current societal challenges on the transferability of doctoral skills to other areas and debate, exploration and reflection on the importance of PhD careers.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEBINARS!
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MEET OUR GUESTS
Would you like to get in touch with one of the guests on these Webinars? Please send an email to [email protected] and we'll put you in touch with the guest you're interested in. Or you can get in touch with them via LinkedIn.
Guests of Webinar 1
He has a PhD in Civil Engineering from FEUP, with further training in Disaster Risk Reduction in Cultural Heritage (Ritsumeikan University, Japan/ICCROM). He has been working in the field of heritage rehabilitation since 2005, is a founding partner of NCREP, an Adjunct Professor at ISEP since 2010, an integrated member of FEUP's CONSTRUCT research group and a researcher. He has carried out numerous nationally recognized rehabilitation interventions.
PhD in Psychology since 2021, at FPCEUP, with the thesis "(Un)employment in times of uncertainty - professional development and psychological empowerment".
She is currently carrying out post-doctoral research at inED, at the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. Since 2003 she has been working as a psychologist and vocational counselor, helping students and graduates in Higher Education.
Co-founder and director of Chaperone, biomedical researcher at i3S, with over 20 years' experience in the Life Sciences/Biomedical field. An alumnus of U.Porto, Pfizer, Salk Institute and UCLA, he has worked in Portugal, the UK and the USA, in different roles in academia, industry, government and the third sector.
Co-founder of two academic associations and a startup, he has also worked as an External Consultant for the Innovation area at the Ministry of Health, Portugal.
Senior researcher at Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS and lecturer at several universities in the areas of design management, communication, interaction design and games, and design management. With a background in communication and multimedia design, he holds a PhD in Design from FBAUP, with a thesis on the value of serendipity in digital interactions. His research interests lie in communication, interaction, interface and game design, as well as user experience, accessibility, usability, digital media, narrative and creativity.
Guests of Webinar 2
He has a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Coimbra, a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Ghent (Belgium) and an MBA from Porto Business School. He has 20 years' experience in the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry, working in the production, quality, regulatory and medical affairs areas. The last 12 years of his career have been spent at GSK Portugal, currently as Medical Manager of the Specialty Care area.
Managing Partner at Wiimer, where he develops artificial intelligence and BigData models. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum's working group on energy transition and artificial intelligence, and a member of the MIT Technology Review expert panel. He has a PhD in Energy Systems (MIT Portugal/FEUP) and a degree in electrical engineering (FEUP). He is currently a Visiting Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence at IE Business School (Madrid).
Coordinator of the Career Development Unit at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health - i3S (University of Porto) since 2019. She has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho.
She has a degree and a Master's in Sociology from FLUP. She is currently in the first year of her PhD in Social Sciences and Ageing at FLUP and works for the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia - Municipal Directorate for Social Policies.
She is a Senior Researcher at the CEiiA Product Engineering and Development Centre. She has a PhD from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto FEUP. She is a designer with a degree from ESAD de Matosinhos and postgraduate qualifications from the Glasgow School of Art and the Portuguese Design Centre. She has a Master's degree in Industrial Design from FEUP since 2003. She is a guest lecturer in various contexts of Design, Creativity, Human Factors and Marketing. She did post-doctoral research at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto.
Guests of Webinar 3
António Coelho is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), University of Porto (UP), where he teaches Computer Graphics, Programming, and Digital Games. He is also the director of the Doctoral Program in Digital Media at the University of Porto and academic leader of the EUGLOH European University Alliance.
Jorge Teixeira is currently completing a PhD in Refining, Petrochemical, and Chemical Engineering in FEUP in collaboration with Bondalti. Professional experience includes roles at Unicer Bebidas S.A. and Barbot S.A. as an academic intern and three years as an Innovation Engineer at Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos S.A.
Margarida Carvalho is a PhD student from the BiotechHealth doctoral program, from ICBAS. Her PhD project is being carried out at i3S (Portugal) in collaboration with University of Twente (the Netherlands). During her scientific path, she has performed three international short research internships, which were very important for her professional and personal growth. Besides scientific research, Margarida is also very enthusiastic about science outreach, and career development activities.
Zacharias Andreadakis is an associate professor and senior researcher at HVL, Bergen and OsloMet, AI Lab with competences in the fields of: Transferable Skills Acquisition, Innovation and Narrative, Scientific Methodology and Education, and Artificial Intelligence.
What would you like to see addressed next? Go ahead and suggest new themes by sending us an email to [email protected].
UP Doctoral Careers is an initiative stemming from the PhD Career Design project, initiated in 2021. It involved a technical team comprising members from various units within the University of Porto, including the Talent and Career Centre, Work Psychology Consulting Service, FEUPs Talent Unit, ICBAS Student Support, Employability and Alumni Office, I3S, and the Teaching and Learning Laboratory. Additionally, it was supported by the Portuguese funding "Skills for a Next Generation U.Porto" (Upskilling U.Porto) under POCH-I2-2022-01 Post Covid Competition - Skills for the Future in Higher Education”. Now, it is run by contributions from representatives of U.Porto's Organic Units, Research Centers, PhD candidates, holders, advisors, course directors, companies, and institutions. Furthermore, it is supported by the EUGLOH network and the DocTalent4EU project.
