PhD Plus Career Design series will be offered in Fall 2021 every Thursday in September at 3.30 pm – 5 pm (5 weeks; equal to 5 hours total workshop time. Excludes preparation time). We encourage all PhD students in year 2 and above, and Postdoctoral Scholars at all stages of training to participate. Upon successful completion (75%) of this session, PhD students are eligible for non-credit credential (PhDP 9100) in academic transcript.
Please note: PhD students in life sciences can instead enroll in GSCI 8500-03 on Fridays 2-3 pm (content and expectations will vary)
This is the second session of PhD Plus Career Design skills series.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
In this session, trainees (PhD students and Postdocs) will
- Broaden awareness of the range of careers post-PhD leveraging national and institutional data on PhD career outcomes.
- Learn strategies to collect and analyze data on post-PhD careers through PhD Plus career exploration seminars, and mining job descriptions.
- Learn strategies to iteratively analyze interest in specific careers through reflection questions.
- Visualize possible lives that integrate career interests and real-world, pragmatic considerations
This session will involve pre-workshop and post-workshop preparation.
INSTRUCTOR
Sonali Majumdar, PhD - Associate Director of Graduate Professional Development, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
REGISTRATION
Register Here by Friday, Aug 27 to attend PhD+ Career Design series in Fall 2021