The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is a nationally-recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral scholars. NCFDD membership provides a variety of on-demand virtual programs and resources to support your success in the academy. Sample webinars: Every […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
15 posts
How do you tell your advisor that you don’t want to pursue the faculty path? Or, at least, that you’re exploring other possibilities? Maybe you’ve decided you don’t like research. Maybe you don’t like teaching. Maybe you’ve realized that you need to be in a particular geographic area. Maybe you’ve […]
Internships are not a standard part of Ph.D. training, especially in the biomedical sciences, write Kimberly A. Petrie and Ashley E. Brady, but the tide is shifting. Although internships have long been common practice for undergraduates and many professional students, internships are not a standard part of Ph.D. training, especially in […]
I Can Do What with my Graduate Degree? Careers in Local Government Have you wondered how you might leverage skills and knowledge developed while in graduate school to pursue a successful career in local government? Have you every wondered how your graduate degree might be relevant in local government? Career […]
Come to a Career Pathways information session! Monday, October 22, 2018 Learning Commons LC 1310 Drop in between 12:00 and 1:30 PM for an informal Q&A!! Snacks and drinks will be provided. BRING A FRIEND!
November 2, 2018 Career Pathways workshop on ‘Becoming a Skilled Researcher.’ 12.00-2.00pm in Learning Commons, LC 1310-1311 & online (access here: http://bit.ly/PFF_archive)
Interested in how you can use your PhD to pursue a career outside of academia? Want to work in the real world? Career Pathways offered a free webinar ‘PhDs that Work: Finding Success in an Uncertain Job Market ‘(by Beyond the Professoriate) on September 19, 2018. The event recording is now available […]
OPM (the Office of Personnel Management) is offering a series of free writing your federal resume webinars. The webinar will go over the USAJobs resume builder as well as explaining each section of a job announcement. If you are interested, here are the links to register: 10/24 5pm – […]
Looking forward to a semester filled with professional and career development events? Look no further! The Career Pathways Fall 2018 calendar of events is now available!! Sep 19 – PhDs that Work: Finding Success in an Uncertain Job Market (by Beyond the Professoriate) 12.00-1.30pm in Constant 2086 (RSVP: http://bit.ly/cp091918LIVE)or online (register: […]
Thanks to everyone for a successful year! We launched Career Pathways and the Preparing Future Professionals Certificate in August 2017 to supplement the Preparing Future Faculty Certificate. I’m proud that we are able to offer ODU graduate students and post-doctoral scholars a wider range of professional and career development opportunities. […]