The DSTrain training programme aims to provide a comprehensive set of research, scientific, and transferable skills. Postdoctoral fellows will be introduced to the available training options at the beginning of their fellowships and will be encouraged to participate by the Project Management Office (PMO). The primary objective of the training is to contribute to the professional development of the researchers by enhancing both research and non-technical competencies, promoting interdisciplinary and intersectoral knowledge transfer, and facilitating networking. The training will establish a multidisciplinary network of researchers, strengthened by individual and collective connections with actors from the private and public sectors outside academia.
The programme is designed to offer highly desirable skills for researchers seeking international career opportunities, both within academia and in non-academic sectors. The training programme consists mainly of network-wide training events specifically organised for the DSTrain programme, day-to-day research activities, and scientific, interdisciplinary, and transferable skills training offered at UiO, which can complement the training provided during network-wide events.
Postdoctoral fellows will be encouraged to participate in relevant international conferences, summer schools, seminars, and workshops to present and disseminate their results through poster or oral presentations. They will also have access to a wide range of soft skills training opportunities to strengthen their profiles, regardless of their career paths (academic, private sector, or public sector). These opportunities may include training on CV-building, leadership, supervision, proposal writing, impact analysis, communication, open science, responsible research and innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship, and management.
To support strategic career development, all postdoctoral research fellows are required to submit a professional development plan no later than one month after the start of their postdoctoral period.