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Developing Your Winding Career Path

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Dr. Eloise Boisjoli and originally presented to the CHE Graduate Students May 2, 2019.

You may download the full presentation here. The full handout from the presentation is here

Websites with stories about post-professorate careers

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Link. Advice and consulting services on the academic job search and all elements of the academic and post-academic career. (Warning: site is sometimes highly depressing.) The book version is available in the Grad Office Library!

InterSECT Job Simulations

Link. An online platform that allows PhD-level scientists and humanists to explore future career options. 

Creating an Individual Development Plan

ChemIDP

Link. A career planning tool specifically for chemical scientists. 

MyIDP

Link. A web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences.

ImaginePhD

Link. A free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. While this site targets PhD students outside STEM, it does have many resources for professions such as consulting, development, diplomacy, higher ed administration, research and analysis, and translation.

Websites about Higher Education (all have job boards)

A way to keep up with trends in higher ed including the latest buzz words for academic interviews.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
ChronicleVitae
Inside Higher Ed


Other Resources

"Initiating a Research-Focused Academic Career in Chemical Engineering: Perspectives from Faculty at Different Career Stages"