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This three-day intensive course aims to prepare young researchers to be supervisors either at an early supervisor stage or before entering the role. It is tailored for young researchers in biotechnology and will consist of lectures, group work, and discussions. The course is organized by the Digital Life Norway Research School.
Tentative program
Wednesday, 4th of May
10:30 Arrival from Værnes by bus
11:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 13:30 Welcome and reflection on experiences from good practice
13:30 – 13:45 Break
13:45 – 15:15 The supervisor role and relationship
15:15 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:30 Professor Tone Frost Bathen and associate professor Mattijs Elschot on their experience on good practice and how to establish a good working relationship
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
Thursday, 5th of May
08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:15 Jan-Martin Berge - Mental health and stress management
10:15 – 10:30 Break: coffee/tea + fruits
10:30 – 12:00 Jan-Martin Berge - How to handle conflict
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Managing the project
14:45 – 16:00 Break. Walk & Talk
16:00 – 17:30 Active listening – the most important communication tool
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
Friday, 6th of May
08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:15 Aligning expectations
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 How to give constructive feedback that promotes independence
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Team supervision and ‘orchestration’ of the PhD project
14:30 – 14:45 Wrap up of the workshop
15:00 Bus departure to Værnes
Speakers
- Main speaker Dr. Mirjam Godskesen has her expertise in PhD supervision, PhD coaching and academic writing processes.
- Jan-Martin Berge (Psykolog Berge): He is a specialist in Clinical Psychology and Occupational Psychology and holds public lectures on topics like communication, work environment and satisfaction, work life balance and more. He won a price for best male speaker in 2019.
- Prof. Tone Frost Bathen is head of The MR Cancer Group and is project leader of PROVIZ project that aims to develop AI-based software to identify prostate cancer in MR images, and which is part of the multidisciplinary research projects within the Centre for Digital Life Norway
- Associate prof. Mattijs Elschot is a researcher in the The MR Cancer Group. His current research focuses on prostate cancer imaging with PET and MRI, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence in this field.
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