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Tips for Grads: Career Development
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Developing your career is a lifelong and proactive process of planning and implementation. Engagement with your program, coursework, research, and thesis/dissertation are important parts of a larger effort to define and accomplish your career goals. If you are interested in exploring careers or obtaining mentorship outside your program, volunteering is a great way to do both. Unlike other aspects of career development, you often do need any previous experience. In the months to come,
Through volunteering, you might discover new skills, values and interests that will take your career in unexpected and rewarding directions.
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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 Events
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| When potential employers google your name, what do you want them to see? Building a personal website to showcase your skills and accomplishments can help you get ahead of the digital curve, whether you’re seeking a job in academia or beyond. This workshop will equip you to leverage your creativity to present your best digital identity. You’ll be introduced to the basic technical aspects of building a website, and learn some design tips and best practices for effective visual communication. Students are encouraged to bring their own digital content (photos, CV/resume, articles, and more) if possible, as the workshop will include time to start building your website and get feedback from presenters. It is also recommended to bring a laptop to maximize the usefulness of this workshop.
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| STEM PhDs can positively impact society by working in think tanks, non-academic research organizations that influence public policy around an important issue or cluster of issues. Think tanks hire PhDs to conduct and evaluate studies and help develop policy recommendations. Our PhD Career Panel discussions are like a combination of an "ask me anything" and an informational interview. They take place in our discussion forums, so it all happens online and in writing.
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Careers in Biotech and Pharma
Monday, April 3 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm; Reception & Q&A 1:00-1:30 pm
1111 Genetics-Biotechnology Center | Career Development
Are you looking for a position in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry? Come learn about local and multinational companies from current employees. Companies include Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A, Inc. (TPUSA), Invenra Inc., and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Everyone knows what a brand is. Nike, Pepsi, Disney, Apple. It’s a buzzword thrown around a lot in career and job search conversations. Why should you care? Your potential employers are googling you and making decisions with the content they receive before you sit in the interview chair. You have the ability to manage your reputation both online and offline. Come to this workshop prepared to engage in individual and small group exercises to help you develop a 5 word personal brand. We will also cover ways to start establishing your brand online.
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| Do you want to plan fieldwork, finish your dissertation, finalize your capstone project, or lead a team project? Project management is a set of skills that can be applied in academic settings, as well as in non-profits, laboratories, and many others. Learn principles of project management and apply them to a project that you define in this collaborative short program comprised of two half-days. The first session (Sat. Apr. 8) will provide an overview of project management and the second (Sat. Apr. 15) will enable you to apply the concepts to your project. You will think creatively, define a problem, establish project goals, create a plan, and prepare to implement your project. Since no project runs perfectly, the program will also address how project leaders manage change and other common challenges. Leave prepared to deliver results to yourself and others. Students will also have a chance to have lunch and network with successful project managers at the end of the second session.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| Improving Style
Fridays: March 31-April 21 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
6176 Helen C. White | Communication
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| Excel 3: Macros and VBA
Wednesday, March 29 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People InDesign
Thursday, March 30 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People Excel 1
Tuesday, April 4 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
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For more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) click here.
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Special Events & Conferences
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Enter the "Film Your Research Contest" before June 15
In an effort to get scientists connected with the concept of "visual science," the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) invites graduate students, postdocs, undergraduate students and early career scientists to make a 2-minute video featuring themselves or a lab member performing a scientific experiment/technique in the lab or in the field. Four winners will earn cash prizes ($3,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd, and $1,000 for third, as well as $2,000 for the people's choice award). Learn more here.
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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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Wayne State University is seeking recent or upcoming Ph.D. graduates as postdoctoral fellows for three-year appointments beginning Sept. 1, 2017 (students who successfully defend their dissertation by Sept. 1 are eligible to apply). The goal is to build a pool of early-career, urban-disparity scholars who will contribute to diversity and bolster academic excellence in keeping with Wayne State's mission and strategic plan.
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