European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) recently held an annual meeting and elected a new leadership. Former SFS member Pil Maria Saugmann was elected as the organization's new chairwoman.
SFS alumna Pil Maria Saugmann has been elected chair of the European doctoral candidate organization, European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EurodocThe organization brings together the European doctoral student organizations, which is why the SFS Doctoral Student Committee also participates as members on behalf of Sweden.
As the new chair of Eurodoc, Pil will advocate for doctoral students and junior researchers at a European level, where priority issues are improved doctoral education and working conditions. Pil was chair of the SFS doctoral committee 2019-2022 and also served as a student representative for SFS. In 2022, Pil received her doctorate in theoretical physics at Stockholm University. For the past year, Pil has been vice chair of EuroDoc. Her experience from SFS and previous roles in the higher education sector give her a solid foundation to stand on in her new assignment.
“It is a great honor and a great responsibility to lead Eurodoc. I look forward to working together with my European colleagues to improve doctoral education and strengthen the research community in Europe,” says Pil Maria Saugmann.
We at SFS are very proud of Pil and wish her all the best. We wish Pil all the best and success in her new role! Pil's election as chair of Eurodoc is proof of the important work she has done and continues to do for doctoral students and young researchers.