Final seminar for Class of 2023-2025
The Final Seminar of the DIGIT Class 2023–2025 will take place May 8-9. Over two days, you will receive insightful presentations from various speakers on how to navigate your career after your PhD/postdoc period. There will also be time for reflections and discussions together with your peers.
Final Seminar class of 2023-2025
When: May 8-9, 2025
Where: Holmen Fjordhotell
Registration: https://nettskjema.no/a/497129
Deadline for registration: April 1
Who is it for? DIGIT members from the class of 2023.
About the seminar
Over these two days you will get helpful presentations from different people on how you can move forwards after your PhD/postdoc, be it in academia, private- or public sector. There will also be set aside time for reflections and discussions together with your peers.
Program
Thursday May 8, DAY 1 – Final Seminar
Holmen Fjordhotell, Slemmestadveien 64, 1394 Nesbru, Room: WASA
12:00–: Lunch
13:10–13:15: Welcome
Marit Haldar and Tina Svingerud, DIGIT
13:15–14:15: Career advancement and transitioning from PhD to working in academia
Hanna Marie Ihlebæk – Associate Professor, Østfold University College
Hanna Marie Ihlebæk holds a Ph.D. in the study of professions from Oslo Metropolitan University and is now an Associate Professor at Østfold University College. Her research focuses on ethnographic perspectives on professional work and knowledge, particularly in the digitalisation of the health and welfare sector.
14:15–14:30: Break
14:30–15:45: Career advancement and transitioning from PhD to working in public sector
Sigurd Jorem – Ministry of Education and Research
Sigurd Jorem has a PhD in philosophy and is now working as a project leader in the Ministry of Education and Research. Among other things, he leads a commission enquiring into AI in higher education.
15:45–16:00: Break
16:00–17:00: Walk and talk
Small group conversations about what we are working on now and future career plans
18:00–20:00: Dinner
Friday May 9, DAY 2 – Final Seminar
Holmen Fjordhotell, Slemmestadveien 64, 1394 Nesbru, Room: WASA
07:00–08:45: Breakfast including check out
08:45–10:15: Sustainability and digital design
Hanne Cecilie Heirbo – Associate Professor, OsloMet
Hanne Cecilie Geirbo is Associate Professor at OsloMet at the Department of Computer Science, doing research in the meeting point between digitalization, sustainability and design
10:15–10:30: Break
10:30–11:30: Career advancement and transitioning from PhD to working in the private sector
Hallvard Kvale – Special Advisor on research and competency, Abelia
Hallvard Kvale is Special Advisor in Abelia, the business association of Norwegian knowledge- and technology-based enterprises within NHO (The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oslo in contemporary history. He has extensive experience as communications manager from the Norwegian Research Council, Oslo Science city, The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board and the Institute of Social Research, among others.
11:30–11:45: Break
11:45–12:15: Evaluation of your 2-year DIGIT programme and alumni opportunities
Marit Haldar and Tina Svingerud – DIGIT
From 12:15: Lunch
This is a residential lunch to lunch seminar. We will stay at Holmen Fjordhotell.
DIGIT covers travel and accomodation cost.
Programme committee
Torjus Solheim Eckhoff
DIGIT member and PhD research fellow at the University of Oslo
Eckhoff has a mixed disciplinary background with a Bachelor in geography from NTNU and a Master’s in Environment and Conflict Analysis from Aarhus University. In his PhD project, he is studying Official Norwegian Reports (NOU) and speeches in the Norwegian Parliament from the 1970s up until present to investigate technological imaginaries and how electronic data processing (EDP), information and communication technology (ICT), information technology (IT) and the digital have developed as objects of governance.
Vidar Bakkeli
DIGIT member and researcher at OsloMet
Bakkeli has a mixed social science background that includes social anthropology and sociology on bachelor level, science- and technology studies (STS) in his master degree and a ph.d. in social work and social policy. His main interests include public sector organisations, digitalisation, implementation studies, professionalism and institutional change.