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Careers Beyond Higher Education Panel 1: Government, Non-profits & Consulting

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Careers Beyond Higher Education Panel 1: Government, Non-profits & Consulting

April 2 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degrees to positions in government, the non-profit sector, and consulting. Panelists will address how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current graduate students. Plenty of time will be given for questions. This is the seventh event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Speakers

Lameese Akacem, Ph.D. (Integrative Physiology),Program Officer, Division of Training and Workforce Development, Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Brian Buma, Ph.D. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Senior Climate Scientist, Exploration, Innovation, Environmental Defense Fund

Jenny Ramirez, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants

Vanderlei Vargas Jr., Ph.D. (Atmospheric Science), Research Associate IV, NOAA Global Systems Laboratory

Event Schedule

This online event meets on Wednesday, April 2 at 8-9pm Gulf Time / 1-2pm Atlantic / 12-1pm Eastern / 11am-12pm Central / 10-11am Mountain / 9-10am Pacific.

Audience

This event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics.

Registration

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No cap. Registration opens Tuesday, January 21.

Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu), who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

  • Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
  • Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

Learning Outcomes

All CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes.

Professional Development

  • Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways

Details

Date:
April 2
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
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