The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc

The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc

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  • 6 Sequences
  • Advanced Level
  • Subtitles in Spanish
  • Starts on January 29, 2023
  • Ends on March 11, 2023

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Syllabus

  • Explore identities and roles you hold and how they impact your work environment;
  • Identify strategies to transition into your new postdoc community and align your expectations with those of your mentor;
  • Apply career planning tools effectively and create an actionable plan that can both guide and be integrated into day-to-day practice;
  • Develop and implement an action plan to support progress on personal or professional goals that effectively build and sustain resilience;
  • Reflect on your own professional and personal identities and explore how to cultivate and support an inclusive research environment.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Henry (Rique) Campa
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Michigan State University

Sarah Chobot Hokanson
Assistant Provost of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs
Boston University

Denise Drane
Director of Research and Evaluation at the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
Northwestern University

Bennett Goldberg
Director of the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
Northwestern University

Robin Greenler
Assistant Director, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Jessica Maher
Associate Director, Delta Program
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Rick McGee
Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment and Professional Development
Northwestern University

Antonio Nunez
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Michigan State University

Anne-Sophie Bohrer
Postdoc
Michigan State University

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