Dear new PhD colleague, dear Phadder,

this side is here to help you organize the onboarding of a new PhD.

For PhDs: Your section below will include some basic information and some helpers for your start to tick off.

For Phaddrar: Your section below includes some ideas and checks for supporting you as an amazing god-parent to your PhD colleague :)

If you have any feedback or ideas for this process please let the council know: [email protected]

For Phaddrar:

Dear Phadder :)

Here you will find some helpers and check points to give the best experience to our new colleague.

❔But first of all: “What is a ‘Phadder’?

The word Phadder (plural “Phaddrar”) means “god-father”/”god-parent” spelled with a “Ph” (Sw. “fadder”/”faddrar”). It can be loosely interpreted as a College Parent. A Phadder is a friend/god-father/god-mother to new students at Chalmers.

🥚 Pre-Start

Preferably you plan the following things before the PhD student arrives:

• [ ] Read the >> PHADDER GUIDE <<
• [ ] Find the students email address on www.chalmers.se
• [ ] Block some time for a shared Fika or Lunch during the first week for a warm welcome

🐣 Post-Start

Week 1-2

• [ ] Send out the first email for your PhD buddy introducing yourself and your role. You can find an example below. (Say that you’re their phadder and what that means.)
• [ ] Walk through TME

Onward

If you hit it off you can of course continue. Some plan regular lunches, afternoon walks or fikas but don’t feel pressured to do so ;)

For New PhDs:

Welcome to the TME PhD Group! We're so glad to have you! 😊

Above you will see your ‘Phadder’