What Comes After My PhD? Planning and Preparation for Careers Beyond Academia

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: K8F6108
HT 2026
Study period: 2026-09-07 - 2026-10-16
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2026-04-15 - 2026-07-24
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Course description

The purpose of this course is to train PhD students how to strategically plan their future career. From deciding on where your talents could be best applied, to how you present them in your CV, prepare for interview and salary negotiation. This self-paced course will take you stepwise through the process. There are 5 modules that will take you through the process (Prepare Me, Apply Me, Interview Me, Hire Me, Onboard Me).

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 
 

Selection

Selection, within each category of applicants (selection category), will be based on:

1) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).

2) completion of the halftime control (priority given to applicants who have completed their halftime control).

Course director

André Ortlieb Guerreiro Cacais

Co-course director: Bob Harris

Course syllabus

K8F6108

Department

Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Doctoral programme

**Not within a doctoral programme

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

career preparation, CV, Interview

CONTACTAndre Ortlieb Guerriro Cacais

andre.ortlieb@ki.se