After My PhD: What’s Next?
A series of post-PhD preparation workshops are proposed to IPSL CGS PhD students and postdocs from March 12 to 13, 2026, hosted at Sorbonne University (Pierre and Marie Curie Campus).
This will be the first edition of the event and it will feature half-day in-person sessions designed to support the participants in the development of their professional project : (1) entrepreneurship (with PÉPITE Sorbonne), (2) a career in the private sector (with APEC), and (3) an academic career (with researchers and faculty members involved in recruitment committees).
PROGRAM
Program
Thursday, March 12, 2026 – Morning
Preparing an Entrepreneurial Project – 3 hours (in French)
The mission of PÉPITE Sorbonne Université is to raise awareness among students and young graduates about entrepreneurship and, above all, to support them in designing and developing their entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial projects. PÉPITE guides project holders toward the most relevant support actors and schemes according to their needs. This includes, for example, sharing information about the National Student-Entrepreneur Status (SNEE).
For more information, please visit the PÉPITE platform.
Speaker: Adrien TUSSEAU, Head of Entrepreneurship Awareness, PÉPITE Sorbonne Université
Thursday, March 12, 2026 – Afternoon
Preparing a Career in the Private or Public Sector – 3.5 hours (in French)
Led by Apec (the French Association for Executive Employment), this workshop aims to help you identify and seize the best professional opportunities, whether in the private or public sector. As PhD graduates, you have developed strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills—now is the time to have them recognised and make the most of them.
For more information, join the APEC PhD Hub.
Speaker: Claudine PIERRON, Project Manager – Services and Network, APEC
Friday, March 13, 2026 – Morning
Preparing an Academic Career – 3 hours (in English)
This workshop is intended for PhD students and early-career researchers who wish to pursue a career in academia. It will cover key steps such as finding a postdoctoral position, understanding research project criteria, effectively pitching a research proposal, formulating a strong scientific question, and preparing for academic competitive examinations. The goal is to support participants in structuring and showcasing their academic trajectory and research ideas.
Speaker: Franck MONTMESSIN, CNRS Research Director, former member of the CNRS Section 19 Committee
Pour en savoir plus
More
Please, register here: After My PhD : What’s Next? by Thursday, February 19.
