2023-2024 Topics & Calendar

Please see the details for the academic year 2023-2024 below. These offerings are designed for doctoral students and Postdocs from ALL disciplines unless stated otherwise. 

Spring/Summer 2024 Calendar

Please check "2023-2024 Topics and Calendar" as you plan your summer of 2024 and click on each specific offering to get more information. 

Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Online)

Doctoral Career Design Course (Sep. 2023)

The Doctoral Career Design Course offers current doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to participate in intentional career exploration and decision-making. Given the changing career landscape, early engagement in the career planning process will better prepare doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars to pursue meaningful career pathways after graduate school or postdoctoral training.

International PhD Career Readiness Series (Nov. 2023)

The International PhD Career Readiness Series is intentionally designed to focus on providing strategies of career preparation for international PhD candidates and Postdocs in the United States, including best practices on navigating PhD career landscape and U.S. workplace culture, job search process, and how to prepare for the immigration portfolio.

Virtual Learning Platform: Beyond the Professoriate

Doctoral students and Postdoctoral Scholars of all disciplines have 24/7 access to an e-learning platform, Beyond the Professoriate. This platform offers asynchronous, recorded content, live webinars and events, and career prep worksheets. You will find resources on the following topics: (1) Career Transition Self-Assessment Tool; (2) Interview Library; (3) Professional Careers; (4) Academic Careers; (5) Live Webinars.

Postdoctoral Research Symposium 2023

Academic Job Document Retreat (Aug. 2023)

In August and September 2023, the Graduate School and TLTC will provide those interested in going on the academic job market this year with three opportunities to work on documents and an application package, including the virtual Academic Job Market Boot Camp, local UMD teaching philosophy workshop and faculty panel, and two office hour blocks for you to receive feedback.

My mentor or advisor is engaging in unethical behavior. (research misconduct, etc.)

1. University of Maryland Policy and Procedures Concerning Scholarly Misconduct.
2. Melissa Thompson, Research Integrity Officer - melissa@umd.edu 301-405-0540
3. Contact info for department chairs and school leadership

My mentor or advisor is not fulfilling their mentoring responsibilities.

1. UMD’s Standards for Mentorship 
2. Advisor Policy
3. Statement of Expectat