Leaving the Ivory Tower: What Else You Can Do With a Graduate Degree

This lecture will take graduate students and postdoctoral scholars through the process of identifying their transferrable skills, exploring non-academic careers, and networking and negotiation strategies.  This is a good introduction for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are contemplating leaving academia or are just seeking a better understanding of the relevance of their experience and knowledge in an non-academic setting.

When:  Monday, January 10th - 11:30 – 1 pm
Where: UCC 210, Seminar Room

Register on-line Here

Non-Academic Career Support Drop-in sessions (all sessions held in UCC 210, Seminar Room):

Transferrable Skills – Jan 21 – 2-4pm
Resume/Cover Letter – Feb 16, 2-4pm
Job Search – March 25th, 11-1pm
Interview Strategies – April 25th, 11-1pm

 

Postgraduate Fellowship Opportunities   

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Canadian government recently announced a new funding program for postgraduate fellowships.  The program will fund 70 new awards annually with a total of 140 awards active at any one time at full program implementation (at program maturity).  The fellowships will be distributed equally across the three federal granting agencies.  For more information, see the SSHRC website.