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As faculty, staff, and group leaders who serve doctoral students and Postdocs, you can easily promote career and professional development within your academic program, department, or school/college!

A2i Industry Insights (Oct. 2023)

Accelerate to Industry (A2i) Industry Insights module focuses on preparing graduate students and Postdocs for careers in the private sector (also commonly referred to as "business"), non-profit, and government. While this module takes its focus from its name, a comprehensive look at topics related to the job search is covered in this series through talks by industry experts and workshops that cover key competencies topics.

Archive | 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. 

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.

Doctoral Virtual Learning Platform: Beyond the Professoriate

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
   1. Email: melissa@umd.edu
   2. Phone: 301-405-0540
3. Contact info for department chairs and school leadership
   1. DGS Contact Intervention
   2. Department or Ch