PhD-Day

22. NOVEMBER 2022


Theme: Maneuvering and starting an academic career

1030

Welcome and introduction of the day (Cathrine Seierstad, USN; Elsa Kristiansen, USN; Jarle Løve Sørensen, USN)

1045

Alison Pullen, Macquarie University, Australia (Writing academic articles – reflections from the editor’s side)

1130

Lunch Campus Drammen

1230

Jarle Trondal, University of Agder, Norway (Researching, writing and finding your own path)

1315

Eric Carlstrøm, USN, Norway and University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Researching, theorizing and publishing current affairs)

1400

Break

1415

David Guttormsen, USN, Norway (Having an international career, maneuvering the academic life as an early career researcher)

1500

Break

1515

Reflections, feedback and discussion of the participants’ own articles/ PhD projects (small table format, two PhD candidates and two senior academics in each group)

1800

Dinner (Frukt og Grønt)


*The candidates have three options of participation in this session: 1.) to send in a paper for discussion; 2), Send in a one page description of a paper/project for discussion; 3.) just listen in and learn from discussion of other projects. The paper or one page description needs to be communicated by the 8th of November to Cathrine Seierstad. Further information will be provided to participants.