Professional Development Events
BU Postdocs can sign up for the events below. Please e-mail eswara@bu.edu with any questions regarding the offerings.
November 8, 2024
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
F32 fellowship information session
Learn about the NIH NRSA F32 postdoc fellowship in this webinar presented by Dr. Marc Maffei and Juliana Ronderos, who recently began their F32 postdoc fellowship. They will share their approach, the writing process and submission process. Register here to attend.
November 13, 2024
3 to 4:15 p.m.
Individual Development Plan
Online session to participate in a self-assessment of strengths, interests, values and begin your IDP process. Read more about IDP at BU here and sign up for any session in November/December 2024.
November 15, 2024
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Tailoring your resume
In this webinar, attendees will learn about the features of a resume as compared to a CV and why non-academic career paths and the job openings ask for a resume. Postdocs can also learn about the anatomy of a resume, and most importantly how to tailor your resume for the various jobs and career paths one would want to explore and try. Register here
November 20, 2024
noon to 1:00 p.m.
Preparing for interviews
Register here
Getting an interview and acing the interview brings us closer to the coveted job! How can we prepare for interviews- be it on phone/Zoom or in-person? Whether you are considering faculty careers or jobs outside of academia, this session will prepare you to get a handle on the process, train yourself in some techniques to calm your nerves, prepare strategically for research, behavioral and the informal interview questions.
Beyond questions on skills, training and expertise in your research, questions in interviews can be around behaviors and competencies. Employers are interested in identifying candidates who will fit their organization and contributing members of their team and ask questions that will allow them to evaluate fit. Postdocs can also indicate their interest in a mock interview.
External Organizations hosting relevant professional development events for postdocs
November 18, 19, 2024
Cambridge, MA
“Designing your Postdoc” is a workshop that uses design thinking to help early stage postdocs plan their training thoughtfully, with care given to needs assessment and to the professional development opportunities and resources available to them. Stanford University staff, Dr. Sofie Kleppner and Robin Sugiura, Postdoctoral Affairs, will be at Harvard campuses on November 18, and November 19 to present two workshops on this topic. Sign up here.