The target audience for this session are graduate students who are interested in training as postdoctoral scholars at universities abroad.
In the session, representatives from Science Abroad, a non-profit organization of Israeli scientists abroad, will present the work of the organization in supporting scientists in their move abroad, during their postdoctoral training, and assimilating in academia or industry following the completion of their program. In addition, representatives from WISER, an organization that connects Israeli women who are postdocs in any academic field (mentees) with senior scientists from all the universities in Israel (mentors), will present their projects assisting women scientists.
8:00-8:15 – Overview of activities, programs, and resources provided by Science Abroad (Mr. Nadav Douani, CEO of Science Abroad) and WISER (Dr. Yarden Golan Maor).
8:15-9:00 – Panel of Postdocs with tips, tricks, and Q&A – with Dr. Inna Ricardo-Lax (Rockefeller University), Dr. Rachel Blau (UCSD), Daria Riabov Bassat (IMP Vienna), and Dr. Yarden Golan Maor (UCSF).