Program
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260921T170000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news331@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260910T151445 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260924T124500 SUMMARY:Reform of Employment and Working Conditions: What Has Been Decided - and What is Still Missing? DESCRIPTION:The Rectorate has approved ten projects for the first phase of implementation of the Reform of Employment and Working Conditions for Doct oral and Postdoctoral Researchers.\\r\\nAt this lunch talk\, Patricia Zwei fel\, project manager of the reform project\, will present the Rectorate ’s decisions and explain how the approved projects will be implemented.\ \r\\navuba will then present its assessment of the decisions: While we wel come important improvements\, we do not consider the approved projects suf ficient to constitute a genuine reform of employment and working condition s. We will explain which structural issues remain unresolved and what furt her steps we consider necessary.\\r\\nYou can read avuba's statement on th e decided 10 projects here [https://avuba.unibas.ch/en/statements-1/].\\r\ \nMost importantly\, we want to discuss this with you. What is still missi ng? What are your experiences in your day-to-day work? What should change in practice? Bring your questions\, experiences and ideas and discuss them with the project management\, avuba and other participants. Your input wi ll also inform avuba’s further work on the topic.\\r\\nAll doctoral rese archers\, postdoctoral researchers and other interested members of the uni versity are warmly invited to attend.\\r\\nPlease register here whether yo u plan to attend in person or via Zoom.\\r\\nParticipants joining online w ill receive the Zoom link shortly before the event. During the session\, o nline participants are welcome to submit their questions via the Zoom chat . A member of the avuba team will relay these questions during the discuss ion so they can be addressed together with the questions from the audience in the hall.\\r\\nMore information about the project is available on the University of Basel’s intranet [https://intranet.unibas.ch/spaces/VPC/p ages/297337918/Reform+of+employment+and+working+conditions+of+doctoral+and +postdoctoral+researchers?showLanguage=en_GB] for all university employees . X-ALT-DESC:The Rectorate has approved ten projects for the first phase o f implementation of the Reform of Employment and Working Conditions for Do ctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers.
\nAt this lunch talk\, Patricia Zweifel\, project manager of the reform project\, will present th e Rectorate’s decisions and explain how the approved projects will be im plemented.
\navuba will then present its assessment of the decisions: While we welcome important improvements\, we d o not consider the approved projects sufficient to constitute a genuine re form of employment and working conditions. We will explain which structura l issues remain unresolved and what further steps we consider necessary.\n
You can read avuba's statement on the decided 10 projects here.
\nMost important ly\, we want to discuss this with you. What is still missing? What are your experiences in your day-to-day work? What should change in pract ice? Bring your questions\, experiences and ideas and discuss the m with the project management\, avuba and other participants. Your input w ill also inform avuba’s further work on the topic.
\nAll doctoral researchers\, postdoctoral researchers and other interested members of the university are warmly invited to attend.
\nPlease register here whether you plan to attend in person or via Zoom.< /p>\n
Participants joining online will receive the Zoom link shortly bef ore the event. During the session\, online participants are welcome to sub mit their questions via the Zoom chat. A member of the avuba team will rel ay these questions during the discussion so they can be addressed together with the questions from the audience in the hall.
\nMore informatio n about the project is available on the University of Basel’s \;intranet for all university employees.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260924T133000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news309@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260902T080945 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260924T170000 SUMMARY:Apéro for New and Current PhD Candidates and Postdocs DESCRIPTION:🧭 Information Event (Online)🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 💻 Format: Online (Zoom)\\r\\nYou can join the online Information Event for new PhD candidates and Postdocs\, organized by the Graduate Center. To gether with the university’s central services\, GRACE will provide key i nformation for your time in Basel – from Career Advancement to Transfera ble Skills including avuba. \\r\\n🔗 Zoom Link: GRACE will send the lin k via the PhD and postdoc mailing list shortly before the event.\\r\\n\\r\ \n🍷 Evening Apéo – Meet & Mingle🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM📍 L ocation: Foyer Aula\, Petersplatz 1 [https://vorlesungsverzeichnis.uniba s.ch/ajax/room.cfm?id=31014]\\r\\nIn the evening\, avuba (the Assistants' Association of the University of Basel) warmly invites you to an Apéritif reception\, where you can meet and network with fellow new and experience d PhD candidates and postdocs from across the University.\\r\\nTo help us plan\, we kindly request that you register in advance.\\r\\n👉 Registrat ion: here\\r\\nWe look forward to welcoming you soon!\\r\\nYour GRACE Team \, avuba\, and all central services of the University of Basel X-ALT-DESC:🧭 Information Event (Online)
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
💻 Format: Online (Zoom)
You can join the online Information Event for new PhD candidates and Postdocs\, organized by the Graduate Center. Together with the university’s central services\, GRACE will provide key informat ion for your time in Basel – from Career Advancement to Transferable Ski lls including avuba. \;
\n🔗 Zoom Link: GRACE will sen d the link via the PhD and postdoc mailing list shortly before the event.< /strong>
\n\n🍷 Evening Apéo – Meet &\; Mingle
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location:Foyer Aula\, Petersplatz 1 \;
In
the evening\, avuba (the Assistants' Association of the U
niversity of Basel) warmly invites you to an Apéritif reception\, where you can meet and network with fellow new and experienced P
hD candidates and postdocs from across the University.
To help us plan\, we kindly request that you register in advance.
\n👉
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
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Your GRACE Team\, avuba\, and all central services of the Univer
sity of Basel
Preparing for the academic job market is a nerve-racking unde rtaking. Come join us for an hour-long presentation of strategies\, ideas\ , and insider knowledge on how to maximize your chances in the social scie nces. Bring your questions\, too! \;
\nProf. Dr Stefanie Bailer has been professor of political science at the University of Basel since November 1\, 2015. Prior that\, she worked as assistant professor of globa l governance at ETH Zurich (2009-2015) and senior assistant professor at t he University of Zurich. \;
\nDate: Tuesday\, September 29\, 2026
\nSandwiches: 12.15pm and 12.30 pm\, provided by avuba
\nTalk: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
\nPlease register here \;
\n\n DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260929T133000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news315@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260907T133834 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261015T090000 SUMMARY:Fighting Imposter Syndrome in Academia: For Advanced Doctoral Resea rchers DESCRIPTION:“I’m just lucky”\, “I don’t belong here”\, “I’m a fraud and people will find out”. Have thoughts like these crossed you r mind before? If so\, you are definitely not alone. Imposter Syndrome des cribes a set of beliefs revolving around feelings of inadequacy\, not dese rving success\, and misleading others about our abilities. It limits confi dence and can actually lead to failure.\\r\\nIn this workshop\, participan ts will learn how Imposter Syndrome can look like and what’s behind it\, will assess their own level of Imposter Syndrome\, and will be guided thr ough exercises that help to combat it\, all while having room to exchange with other participants. The goal is to leave the workshop with a better u nderstanding of Imposter Syndrome and tools to deal with it when it comes up the next time.\\r\\nInstructor\\r\\nMaria Douneva [https://mariadouneva .com/] is Professor of Business Psychology based in Berlin (SRH University ). She completed her BSc and MSc in Work/Organizational Psychology in Germ any\, her PhD in Switzerland\, and spent several months as a visiting rese archer in Paris\, Princeton\, and at NYU. With her work experience as a te am lead\, consultant\, trainer\, and coach\, she aims to make a positive d ifference in people’s lives both inside and outside academia.\\r\\nRegis tration\\r\\nPlease register here [https://forms.gle/9BJgyhFNP6CfCoh9A]\\r \\nRegistered participants will receive the Zoom link once the registratio n deadline (October 12) has passed. \\r\\nPlease note that this workshop is for advanced doctoral researchers only. X-ALT-DESC:“I’m just lucky”\, “I don’t belong here”\, “I ’m a fraud and people will find out”. Have thoughts like these crossed your mind before? If so\, you are definitely not alone. Imposter Syndrome describes a set of beliefs revolving around feelings of inadequacy\, not deserving success\, and misleading others about our abilities. It limits c onfidence and can actually lead to failure.
\nIn this workshop\, par ticipants will learn how Imposter Syndrome can look like and what’s behi nd it\, will assess their own level of Imposter Syndrome\, and will be gui ded through exercises that help to combat it\, all while having room to ex change with other participants. The goal is to leave the workshop with a b etter understanding of Imposter Syndrome and tools to deal with it when it comes up the next time.
\nInstructor
\nMaria Douneva is Professor of Business Psychology based in Berlin (SRH University). She completed her BSc and MSc in Work/Organizational Psychology in Germany\, her PhD in Switzerland\, a nd spent several months as a visiting researcher in Paris\, Princeton\, an d at NYU. With her work experience as a team lead\, consultant\, trainer\, and coach\, she aims to make a positive difference in people’s lives bo th inside and outside academia.
\nRegistration
\ nPlease register here
\nRegistered participants will receive the Zoom link once the
Please note that this workshop is for advanced doctoral researc hers only.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261022T130000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news323@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260708T094307 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261019T093000 SUMMARY:avuba Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:Program\\r\\n09:30 - 11:00 Writing11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break at Lernoullianum11:30 - 13:00 Writing13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (bring your own)14: 00 - 17:00 Writing \\r\\nPlease register here [https://forms.gle/omzvFWd 8z9FQcHjr8] X-ALT-DESC:Program
\nPlease register here
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261019T170000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news313@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260703T091005 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261103T123000 SUMMARY:Lunchtime Meeting (online) for non-EU/EFTA citizens: Working in Swi tzerland after a PhD or postdoc DESCRIPTION:This lunchtime meeting aims to help you plan your next career s teps by providing detailed information about:\\r\\nThe legal status of PhD researchers and postdocsThe conditions to be met to obtain a work permitQ uestions concerning the right to unemployment benefits ("Vermittlungsfähi gkeit" or "aptitude au placement").\\r\\nPresenter\\r\\nFiorella Fernandez Deshogues is a legal advisor. She specializes in migration\, employment\, and social security law. She graduated from the University of Lausanne (M aster of Law) and has more than 10 years of professional experience. She i s the founder of Swiss Immigration [https://www-swiss--immigration-net.tra nslate.goog/?_x_tr_hist=true&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto =sc] (2020).\\r\\nPlease register here \\r\\nRegistered participants will receive the Zoom link on November 2. X-ALT-DESC:This lunchtime meeting aims to help you plan your next career steps by providing detailed information about:
\nPresenter
\ nFiorella Fernandez Deshogues is a legal advisor. She specializes in mi gration\, employment\, and social security law. She graduated from the Uni versity of Lausanne (Master of Law) and has more than 10 years of professi onal experience. She is the founder of Swiss Immigration (2020).
\nPlease register here \;
\nRegistered participants will receive the Zoom link on November 2. \;
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261103T133000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news325@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260708T095416 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261116T093000 SUMMARY:avuba Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:Program\\r\\n09:30 - 11:00 Writing11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break at Lernoullianum11:30 - 13:00 Writing13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (bring your own)14: 00 - 17:00 Writing \\r\\nPlease register here [https://forms.gle/xEKBD71 jBB5kVkLh7] X-ALT-DESC:Program
\nPlease register here \;
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261116T170000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news317@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260907T134515 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261117T090000 SUMMARY:Fighting Imposter Syndrome in Academia: For Postdocs DESCRIPTION:“I’m just lucky”\, “I don’t belong here”\, “I’m a fraud and people will find out”. Have thoughts like these crossed you r mind before? If so\, you are definitely not alone. Imposter Syndrome des cribes a set of beliefs revolving around feelings of inadequacy\, not dese rving success\, and misleading others about our abilities. It limits confi dence and can actually lead to failure.\\r\\nIn this workshop\, postdocs w ill learn how Imposter Syndrome can look like and what’s behind it\, wil l assess their own level of Imposter Syndrome\, and will be guided through exercises that help to combat it\, all while having room to exchange with other participants. The goal is to leave the workshop with a better under standing of Imposter Syndrome and tools to deal with it when it comes up t he next time.\\r\\nInstructor\\r\\nMaria Douneva [https://mariadouneva.com /] is Professor of Business Psychology based in Berlin (SRH University). S he completed her BSc and MSc in Work/Organizational Psychology in Germany\ , her PhD in Switzerland\, and spent several months as a visiting research er in Paris\, Princeton\, and at NYU. With her work experience as a team l ead\, consultant\, trainer\, and coach\, she aims to make a positive diffe rence in people’s lives both inside and outside academia.\\r\\nRegistrat ion\\r\\nPlease register here [https://forms.gle/AXe1gJZmH9FhWcyt7]\\r\\nR egistered participants will receive the Zoom link once the registration de adline (November 12) has passed. \\r\\nPlease note that this workshop is for postdoctoral researchers only. X-ALT-DESC:“I’m just lucky”\, “I don’t belong here”\, “I ’m a fraud and people will find out”. Have thoughts like these crossed your mind before? If so\, you are definitely not alone. Imposter Syndrome describes a set of beliefs revolving around feelings of inadequacy\, not deserving success\, and misleading others about our abilities. It limits c onfidence and can actually lead to failure.
\nIn this workshop\,
Instructor< /p>\n
Maria Douneva is Professor of Business Psychology based in Berlin (SRH University). She completed he r BSc and MSc in Work/Organizational Psychology in Germany\, her PhD in Sw itzerland\, and spent several months as a visiting researcher in Paris\, P rinceton\, and at NYU. With her work experience as a team lead\, consultan t\, trainer\, and coach\, she aims to make a positive difference in people ’s lives both inside and outside academia.
\nRegistration< /strong>
\nPlease register here
\nRegistered participants will receive the Zoom link o nce the registration deadline (November 12) has passed.&n bsp\;
\nPlease note that this workshop is for postdoctora l researchers only.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261124T130000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news289@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260610T181728 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261123T181500 SUMMARY:avuba General Meeting 2026 followed by pizza DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\\r\\n\\r\\nDetails coming soon… X-ALT-DESC:Save the date!
\n\nDetails coming soon…
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261123T200000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news327@avuba.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260708T095629 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261214T093000 SUMMARY:avuba Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:Program\\r\\n09:30 - 11:00 Writing11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break at Lernoullianum11:30 - 13:00 Writing13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (bring your own)14: 00 - 17:00 Writing \\r\\nPlease register here [https://forms.gle/RtwH5Lw jgWGr4abQA] X-ALT-DESC:Program
\nPlease register here \;
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