Past Events

Ready to make the most of your next job offer? Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop designed specifically for graduate students and postdocs. This workshop will equip you with essential negotiation skills and strategies to confidently navigate job offers in the industry. Learn how to effectively communicate your value, negotiate salaries, and understand the nuances of benefits packages to ensure you land the job you deserve.

Learn the characteristics of an effective teaching statement —including what search committees look for —and begin drafting/refining your statement to vibrantly convey your teaching values and the instructional choices you make to help students achieve learning goals.

We’re excited to explore career pathways for international graduate students and trainees, helping you get best positioned for work in the U.S. Hear from outstanding international alumni from various industries who will share their insights and experiences.

Join us for an insightful workshop designed to enhance your interviewing skills and boost your confidence. This session will cover essential strategies to help you demonstrate your fit for various roles.

Join us for an informal opportunity for students to engage directly with Graduate School Dean Sarah Ades and have a relaxed conversation over lunch to discuss ideas, ask questions or simply connect. This is your chance to share your thoughts and hear from the dean in an open, welcoming setting.

What does it take to break into data? What’s it like to do data engineering at an enterprise scale – or at a startup? Join the Office of Career and Life Design for a panel conversation with graduate alumni working across the data pipeline, and learn about the range of careers and opportunities in data.

Prepare for the Empower Your Pitch competition in this interactive session! Attendees will learn strategies for using elements of storytelling to accessibly share the highlights of your current research and teaching practices with a broad audience.

Join us for a lunch & workshop series this semester for hopeful/soon-to-be/already-parents/caregivers who are graduate students and postdocs.

Learn more about the Empower Your Pitch competition during this virtual/remote info session for graduate students and postdocs in the arts & humanities. Empower Your Pitch is a campus-wide research communication competition open to students and postdocs in all programs.

Join the Office of Career & Life Design for this cohort-based four-week pilot course, where we will guide graduate students and postdocs through a series of discussions and activities that introduce and apply design thinking to their own lives.