Presentation on assessing prospective schools, the components of a...

Read more about [Career Navigator Workshop] Applying to Ph.D. Programs with David Van Vactor, Ph.D.

This is two-part session with workshops co-hosted and run as part of the Spring PhD PATHFinder course (March 22 - March 26, 2021).

 

PART 1 (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

What do you consider when you're making a career transition? Attend this session to hear stories about graduate students and postdocs who successfully jumpstarted (or crawled) into new industry roles, and strategies and timelines for how they did it. 

You will also learn about InterSECT...

Read more about [Career Navigator Workshop] Exploring PhD Careers with Job Simulations / Identifying Your Ph.D. Transferable Skills

This year, we will be hosting Harvard Startup Week instead of a career fair. Harvard Startup Week is dedicated to fostering Education, Connections, and Opportunities in entrepreneurship and the startup sector. Employer representatives will be invited to participate in several educational programs and networking events throughout Startup Week.

Student Eligibility: Harvard Startup Week programming is open to all Harvard University students and recent alumni. MIT students should contact their school's career center to register.
 

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The GCC Virtual Career Expo is a single day, online career expo for advanced degree students, postdocs, and alumni in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, sponsored by the GCC. This event connects PhD & Master’s students, Postdocs and Alumni to employers for a virtual networking and recruitment experience using the CareerEco platform.
 

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Virtual Event in Crimson Careers 
Non-FAS Harvard students, please register through your school’s career center.

Connect with 25+...

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Read more about PhD Pathfinder Course - MedSci 316QC

"This year will be our 15th year of hosting our successful international career fair connecting talented researchers at all career levels to employers, job opportunities, information and advice. For the first time, we’ll be hosting you online due to the circumstances, but the event will be as dynamic and rewarding as ever. 

 During our free event you can:

• Connect with a diverse range of academic and scientific companies 
• Discuss live job roles via video or chat
• Get practical advice on making yourself stand out as a candidate...

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Read more about [NIH OITE] 2020 Virtual NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair

Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE

Life is a series of choices and transitions. Transitions can be times of personal growth and development. They can also be frustrating and difficult. Much of the time, they are both. Worries about balancing work, life, and family time; making school/career decisions; and navigating interpersonal issues with mentors (and others) can contribute to feelings of being overwhelmed and disconnected. A common element of managing the challenges of life is finding community, using resources, and developing your problem solving,...

Read more about [NIH OITE Webinar] New Beginnings: Making Successful Transitions

Understand how your personal interests, skills, and values contribute to your future career success. Topics to be covered include the importance of career decision making, learning styles, self-assessment, transferrable skills, defining success, personal needs, work/life balance, and articulating short-term and long-term goals.

Speaker(s): Amanda (Dumsch) Langer, OITE Career Counselor

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Read more about [NIH OITE Webinar] Career Planning for Scientists

Considering applications for a faculty position in the next few months, the next year or a couple years down the road?  Want to know more about what the application process and what document and evidence you will have to demonstrate?  Looking to know more about what the interview process and timeline are like?  Wondering how things differ from school to school with their application and interview expectations?

In this session, Dr. Jason Heustis (Director of Student Development and Training Evaluation at Harvard Medical School) will lead a discussion covering...

Read more about [PGE PDD Webinar] Finding, Evaluating, and Applying for Bioscience Faculty Positions in Different Environments (Jason Heustis, Ph.D.)

Ever wonder what a Provost does?  Or what the difference is between an Assistant Dean and an Associate Dean, or the difference between Dean of the Faculty and the Dean of Education?   Are a graduate student or post-doc considering your career options and want to know more about the full range of career trajectories and entry-level positions available for roles in education?   This session should help you answer this questions.

In this session, Dr. Jason Heustis (Director of Student Development and Training Evaluation and Lecturer on Biological...

Read more about [PGE PDD Webinar] Understanding University Structures and the Range of Career Options in Higher Ed (Jason Heustis, Ph.D.)

Landing a great scientific research post-doc is a critical step in launching a career as a research scientist – whether your career goal is to be in academia, in government, in industry or at a private research institute.  This session is designed to provide advice to trainees - from the PI perspective - on how to find scientific research post-doc positions, how to apply, and how to stand out among many applicants for positions in various environments.  Panelists will share their perspectives not only from their past experiences having landed successful post-docs (including...

Read more about [PGE PDD Webinar] The Post-Doc Landscape (Part 3): Landing (and Funding) a Great Scientific Research Post-Doc…in academia ….or biotech/pharma …or at an institute … or a startup