Career Development
Register now for the Horizons Conference--a fully virtual career conference designed for doctoral students, postdocs, and their friends! The conference is hosted by Johns Hopkins University and will happen on Thursday, November 12 from 9am - 3pm ET. Read on to learn more.
Register now for the Horizons conference--a fully virtual career conference designed for doctoral students, postdocs, and their friends! The conference is hosted by Johns Hopkins University and will happen on Thursday, November 12 from 9am - 3pm ET.
It will feature keynote speakers Dr. Valerie Young, expert on Imposter Syndrome and Dr. Leroy Chiao, former NASA Astronaut
There will be 12 Panel Chats with doctoral-level professionals representing a diverse range of doctoral training, including education, STEM, humanities, music, international studies, public health, nursing, and social science. Topics include:
- How do I explore career during grad school?
- How do I pivot my career beyond academia?
- How do I design my personal brand for any career?
- How do I communicate my academic story?
- How do I manage my health and wellness?
- How do I network and find mentors?
- How do I adapt to a new environment after grad school?
- How do I build my academic portfolio?
- What can I do with a PhD?
- What does research look like beyond academia?
- What can I do to establish a global career?
- What can I do to keep growing as an academic?
Additionally the conference will hold workshops on:
- Academic Job Search 101: STEM
- Academic Job Search 101: Humanities & Social Sciences
- Acing the Interview
- Using LinkedIn to Virtually Network
- Growth Mindsets, Self-Care and Productivity
- Design Your Career: Using Life Design Principles to Find Your True North
- Using Twitter to Advance Your Career