Careers in Photonics | 360 Carla

Do not miss this inspiring event designed to showcase career opportunities in the field of Photonics, the technologies and applications using light (photons) and combining sophisticated optics and electronics!

07.05.2026, 13.00 Uhr bis 08.05.2026, 14.00 Uhr – BHF, Pestalozzistrasse 20, 3400 Burgdorf

• Please register by 26 April

Explore Your Future in Photonics

This event is ideal for bachelor, master or doctoral students as well as for postdocs and young researchers who want to explore technological advances, career paths, and professional opportunities in photonics, in particular in industry. Our symposium will give you the opportunity to meet companies and discuss their job offers and to meet professionals to inspire you for your career choices.

The program of the symposium in the Auditorium will address career planning and development and will include technical presentations having a general (but not exclusive) focus on green photonics, i.e. the applications of photonic technologies for Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Agriculture and Food. You will have the chance to listen to three keynote presentations, on light pollution and innovative lighting solutions, on the latest advances in photovoltaics and an inspiring overview on green photonics. We believe that this area still has a huge potential for many more innovative photonic solutions and leads to career paths particularly full of sense and useful for the development of our World and societies.

The symposium will bring many opportunities to network, connect and exchange with professionals and other students with similar aspirations.

Cost

The 360 CARLA Symposium is free of charge for attendants. All meals are provided including coffee breaks, apéro riche on the 7th and lunch on the 8th of May. Housing including breakfast is offered to the students for free at the Youth Hostel of Burgdorf in multiple-bed rooms.

Note that we encourage the participation of students who are not already engaged in an education traditionally leading to careers in photonics (e.g. physics or engineering). Participation of female students is also strongly encouraged.

Further Information

This event is realized in the framework of the EU-funded project 360 CARLA (no. 101135838). For the European Commission, the objective is to increase the skills and the number of young people employable by the European (and Swiss) photonics industry, which exhibits a strong and continuous growth.

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