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2022 Faculty Job Search Prep Camp – Virtual

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Sponsored by Career Services, The Center for Teaching & Learning, and The Grad Center
August 2-4 and October 20-21

If you’re planning to apply for faculty jobs, either in this upcoming cycle or in the future, join us for this virtual two-part Faculty Job Search Prep Camp to get a head start on planning your job search. Through workshop presentations and faculty and alumni panels, we’ll help you understand how you can best prepare for each step of the process, from assessing your readiness to go on the faculty job market and crafting application materials to preparing for interviews and negotiating offers. Visit https://careerservices.upenn.edu/2022-faculty-job-search-prep-camp-virtual/ for complete information and registration.

Expanded Job Search Prep Camp for Doctoral Students & Postdocs

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Presented by Career Services | co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Center

All workshops and panels will be hosted virtually on Zoom

6-10th June, 2022

We invite all doctoral students and postdocs at Penn to a series of virtual workshops and recruiter panel discussions in June to learn about approaches to exploring a diversity of career options beyond the faculty path. This series of programs covers the full spectrum of the job search process, from exploration to negotiation, and can provide you with a solid foundation for your career development next steps – no matter where you are in the process.

All of the virtual workshops will be recorded, and will be posted on the Penn Career Services YouTube channel after the series. The panel discussions will also be virtual, but will not be recorded, and so please try to make room on your schedule for these events if you are interested in the topics.

To view our pre-existing video content specific to graduate students and postdocs, please visit the Penn Career Services YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/PennCareerServices), and make sure to subscribe to get alerts when new content is posted.

Please see the flyer for the complete schedule listed below:

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Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop (GROW)

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Georgetown is hosting their first postdoc recruitment event, the Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop (GROW) on April 12th from 1-5 PM ET! GROW 2022 will be a half-day virtual event with opportunities to hear from current GU postdocs and the GU T32 programs. In addition to the research talks, participants will greatly enjoy a professional development session with Drs. Caleb McKinney and Liz Salm based on their research project management program, the Academy for Transferable Management Skills!

Registration is open for late-stage graduate students and early postdocs who are asked to provide a CV, a statement of research interests, and an expected PhD date. To find out more and to register, visit the GROW website at https://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/postdoc/grow/#!

Georgetown Research Opportunities Workshop

PSPDG Scientific Communication Workshop Series – Podcast Workshop

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The Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group’s Science Communication workshop series continues next week with a workshop on creating your own podcasts. The workshop will be held virtually on Thursday, March 17th from 3pm to 5pm. We are excited to welcome Seth Shostak, one of the hosts of the podcast Big Picture Science. Seth is also a senior astronomer at the SETI Institute and he has played multiple roles in TV series and documentaries.

Register for the workshop here through EventBrite. To stay in touch about updates for this and other science communication workshops, join our Slack Channel or sign up for email updates through this Google Form.  

Please be advised that this is an interactive workshop. This workshop is the fifth in a series of 7 to be offered by PSPDG throughout this academic year. Participants that complete 5 of 7 workshops and accompanying homework exercises will be awarded a Science Communication Certificate that can be added to a Resume or CV.

BGS Improv Workshop

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Want to discover how improvisation can improve your communication skills? 

Would you like to meet new people and have fun while learning how to think more quickly on your feet?

BGS is hosting a FREE Improv Workshop

Tuesdays (March 15th – April 19th) 

6:00 – 8:00 pm

Houston Hall 

(Room numbers provided upon registration)

Penn ID and green PennOpen Pass required

REGISTER NOW! : https://forms.gle/mEXv4PTjkWmTyhRJ9

WHAT ARE STUDENTS SAYING ABOUT BGS IMPROV?

‘BGS Improv made me much more confident in speaking up in class and delivering my presentations.’

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‘Before I took BGS Improv, I didn’t think as quickly on my feet. Now I do.  

The difference is amazing!’

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‘It was just plain fun and we laughed a lot!’

If the idea of improv makes you nervous, check out this short video to see how much fun and informative this workshop is: 

Space is limited, so sign up today and invite a friend to join you!

https://forms.gle/mEXv4PTjkWmTyhRJ9

QUESTIONS?

Contact Priyanka Chatterjee (prichat@upenn.edu)