ILLC PhD Trajectory
Programme: ILLC PhD programme
Coordinator: Maria Aloni
Description
The goal of the trajectory is to provide ILLC PhD candidates with information, training and extra support in their first year. It includes two soft skills courses, a DEI training and a number of lectures illustrating different research lines within ILLC.
Organisation
- Mandatory for 1st year ILLC PhD candidates (excluding CWI);
- Start in September 2025;
- New PhDs can join all year long. If they miss one (obligatory) session in year 1, they can follow it in year 2;
- Monthly meetings with a scientific + soft skills programme, some of the sessions open to the whole PhD community:
- Introduction [September]
- DEI/active bystander training (with supervisors) offered by Our Bodies, Our Voice [October]
- LoLaCo lectures (at least 3 lecturers obligatory, MoL alumni exempted) [September-December]
- ILLC PhD day: (Poster) presentations given by new and senior ILLC PhD candidates. ILLC PhD candidates should submit their abstract via email to phd-illc@uva.nl by 31 December 2025. Abstracts should be max one page long and clearly indicate whether the submission is for a talk or a poster presentation] [January]
- Academic writing (Krzysztof R. Apt, Martin Stokhof and Khalil Sima’an (TBC)) [April,TBC]
- Presentation skills [May, TBC]
Schedule 2025/26 (subject to change)
The lectures are normally scheduled on Monday afternoon.
1st Semester
- Monday, 29 September, 16.00-17.00, room F1.15, ILLC: Introduction (with drinks and pizza afterwards)
- Monday, 27 October, 15.00-17.00: Active bystander training (with supervisors) offered by Our Bodies, Our Voice
- every Monday, Sep-Dec, 17.00-19.00, LoLaCo lectures (3 obligatory)
- Monday, 26 January, 10-17, ILLC PhD day (deadline abstract submission 31 December 2025)