The Postdoc Academy develops professionalism and skills for postdocs. Using inclusive, active-learning approaches, participants in this course will build skills to (1) find success as a postdoc, (2) draft an actionable career plan, (3) work in an effective intercultural environment, and (4) develop resilience.Â
What you will learn:
- Explore identities and roles you hold and how they impact your work environment, identify strategies to transition into a new community, and align your expectations with those of your mentor
- Identify and apply strategies to use career planning tools effectively and build an actionable plan that can both guide and be integrated into day-to-day practice
- Build an awareness of your own professional and personal identities and explore strategies to create and support an inclusive research environment
- Develop, implement, and reflect on an action plan to support progress on personal or professional goals that effectively build and sustain work-life resilience
Instructors:
, Associate Dean, Graduate School, Michigan State University
, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
m Assistant Provost of Professional Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, Boston University
, Director of Research and Evaluation at the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Northwestern University
, Director of the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching, Northwestern University
, President, Green Scientific and Educational Consulting
, Assistant Director, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning, University of Wisconsin - Madison
, Associate Director, Delta Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison
, Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment and Professional Development, Northwestern University
, Associate Dean, Graduate School, Michigan State University
, Program Director, Boston University