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Effective Mentoring Series (in-person)

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This mentoring workshop series (CIMER: Entering Mentoring) will provide graduate students training in competencies and skills with effective mentoring (being mentors themselves). Graduate students in all disciplines are welcome to participate. Students who will be or are currently mentoring undergraduate … Read more

How to determine next steps in your academic career

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As someone nearing the end of their PhD or postdoctoral studies, you might be thinking a lot about what’s next. Many of your peers may be thinking about the academic job market, and your own supervisor or committee members might … Read more

Balancing Non-Academic Career Pursuits While Pursuing A PhD

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Pursuing a professional career while in a PhD program can be a daunting task, but there are plenty of successful examples. Join us for a lively panel discussion with PhDs from both inside and outside the academy at PhD Balance.Robbie Hable … Read more

Why you can’t convert your CV to a resume

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PhDs and Postdocs often approach resume writing as a self-reflective exercise, simply translating their academic accomplishments from a CV into a two-page resume. But this is the wrong approach. A resume is actually a persuasive document designed to convince a … Read more

Navigating Non-Linear Career Paths

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Stepping off the traditional academic faculty pathway – that well-trodden road leading from assistant to associate to full professor – can feel daunting, especially after most PhDs have invested over a decade of time pursuing a linear training model that … Read more

CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations (virtual)

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Hear graduate students and postdocs from across the CIRTL Network share the results of their Teaching-as-Research (TAR) projects in this online presentation session. TAR projects investigate questions about teaching and learning, including assessing the effectiveness of specific learning activities and … Read more

Triangle entrepreneurial trainee event

Alexandria LaunchLabs 9 Laboratory Drive, 1st floor lounge, Durham, NC, United States

Please join us for a joint trainee panel and networking event, hosted by UNC's KickStart Venture Services and Duke's Translation & Commercialization Office. This event will feature panelists who are early in their careers outside of academia, as well those … Read more

Mentoring undergraduates in STEM research (in-person)

Murray Hall G201 Chapel Hill, United States

Mentoring undergraduate students is a routine function of academic research labs with applications in academia and in business. This workshop is designed for graduate and post-graduate students who are already mentoring (or will be) and will cover strategies for common mentoring … Read more