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September 15, 2020In this issue: Job search support, flu shots available, and more.
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By Laura Grotjan, PhD student
In a world saturated with video conferencing and other online tools, we are spending more time than ever working at our computers from home. Therefore, now is the perfect time to examine the comforts of your home workspace. Appropriate office ergonomics can help you maintain proper posture and avoid soreness in your neck, back, and joints. Some basic guidelines include:
- using a chair that supports the curves of your spine,
- situating your wrists at or below elbow level,
- and ensuring your monitor or laptop is at eye level and about an arm’s length away from you.
To care for your eyes and reduce strain and fatigue, occasionally look away from your screen and focus on something far away for a short while. An easy maxim for remembering this tip is, “20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes."
For more personalized ergonomic advice, UHS is here to help. Many UW–Madison employees are eligible for free ergonomic services through UHS. During the pandemic, the service is virtual. If you are interested, you may complete this form to request an ergonomic assessment report, virtual assessment session, or a virtual showroom appointment. To learn more, visit www.uhs.wisc.edu/eoh/ergonomics/.
UHS has also produced this handy flyer about ergonomics for telecommuters, complete with stick figures for reference. Happy working!
GradConnections Weekly is looking for fresh perspectives on the graduate student experience.
If you have advice, counsel, or tips for UW grad students, you’re invited to write a guest column for “Tips for Grads.”
If you’re interested, check out our infographic for details and email gspd@grad.wisc.edu to let us know.
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DiscoverPD is an innovative tool for UW–Madison graduate students to advance their academic and professional goals. Review the nine facets of professional development, complete a self-assessment, and get a customized report and recommendations.
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Upcoming Professional Development EventsAll event times and deadlines are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
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By popular demand, Anne Krook is returning virtually to UW–Madison to host an interactive, online workshop about the non-academic job search. Join her to learn how employers outside of the academy perceive graduate students as potential employees, how to get ready for the non-academic job market while you are still in graduate school, and how to conduct a job search. You will leave the workshop better prepared to abstract what you currently do and to translate skills you already possess into what hiring committees are looking for in future employees. The two workshop sessions will have identical content, and the sessions are intended for both master's and doctoral students.
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The first ever Academic Career Success Conference is for postdocs and graduate students seeking guidance in their early scholarly careers.
Experts will help you:
- Advance your career, despite COVID-19
- Successfully navigate the publication process, from manuscript to journal article and/or book
- Discover proven time management strategies that fit your work, life, and career
- Confidently apply for grants, awards, fellowships, and postdocs that boost your research and CV
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This webinar will provide attendees with skills for developing a productive and successful research team, group, or lab, managing the work of the team, and creating a collaborative and inclusive culture across research team members. Appropriate for researchers leading teams ranging from 1-2 undergraduate assistants to large, geographically disperse teams consisting of research assistants and professional staff, the webinar will provide an overview of the work involved in running research teams from hiring to project completion. The webinar will discuss concrete, practical issues such as creating and assigning work tasks as well as conceptual and ethical issues related to dealing with conflict. Participants will leave the webinar having identified the core values that guide their ideal research team, determined the general and technical skills members of their research team need to be successful, and developed their vision for what their own successful research team will accomplish and how its culture will guide the core work of the team. Click here to activate your NCFDD account through the UW–Madison institutional membership.
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In this workshop, we will take Fatimah Williams's advice from her presentation, How to Develop a Mentor Network for Academic and Career Success, about how to reach out to potential mentors and act on it. We will help you prioritize your needs for mentoring and build confidence before approaching a potential mentor. Whether you are looking for your first mentor or thinking about expanding your “board of directors,” you will leave with a mentoring map and better prepared to reach out to a potential mentor. This workshop is for master’s and doctoral students and includes the following goals:
- Identify the roles of a mentor
- Know how to find a mentor and initiate a relationship
- Evaluate your strengths and goals and communicate them to a mentor.
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R Basics
Sept 18 | 10 am - noon
Online | Registration full, Waitlist available
- Python
- R
- Excel 2: Functions
- Data Wrangling in R
- Introduction to Stata
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Special Events & Symposia
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Innovation to Market / Igniter Programs
Apply by Sept 20
These courses are for innovators, seekers of creative solutions, designers of novel approaches to social problems or makers of impactful products. Innovation to Market focuses on customer discovery for your proposed product or service, and Igniter dives into a framework to develop and validate a plan for the infrastructure, finances, and operational aspects of how you will deliver your innovation to the world.
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Help prevent the spread of COVID-19
With your help, we can help limit the spread of the disease by following campus, local, state and federal guidelines for COVID-19. This includes maintaining at least six feet of distance from people you don’t live with, wearing face coverings, and getting tested for the virus if you have symptoms or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19. COVID-19 Testing Information >>
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UHS services available remotelyUniversity Health Services is committed to supporting you. Many medical, counseling, and wellness services are available by phone and accessible online. Find out more on the UHS Remote Health and Connection webpage.
Get your free flu shot
Mental Health Resources for Grad StudentsAccording to the 2019 Healthy Minds Survey, 93% of UW–Madison graduate students do not think any less of a peer who seeks mental health care, and 89% of UW–Madison graduate students who used mental health care found it helpful.
- SilverCloud. This online, self-guided resource provides treatment options 24 hours a day through evidence-based modules on anxiety, depression, body image, and stress. SilverCloud is designed to help students manage day-to-day stresses and improve resilience.
- YOU@WISC. This portal has tools and information to help you be well, with modules on stress management, self-care, social support, suicidal thoughts, mindfulness, academic wellness, and more.
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The Dean of Students Office provides resources to students struggling with a variety of issues, and can be your go-to spot for assistance as a graduate student. To contact the Graduate and Professional Student Assistance Specialist Elaine Goetz-Berman directly, email egoetz2@wisc.edu.
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Please note: Some graduate students may be ineligible to hold graduate assistantship appointments. Be sure to check with your graduate program coordinator about your eligibility before applying.
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The Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Completion Fellowships support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in their last year of PhD dissertation writing. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2022. The total award of up to $43,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. In addition to the monetary support that the fellowship offers, Dissertation Completion Fellows may apply to participate in a seminar on preparing for the academic job market.
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