2024 GPDN Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars - Day 2

Date & Time

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
10:00 am to 12:50 pm

Location

Online

Offered by

Graduate Pathways to Success and Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network

Registration Closed / Past Event

 
 

Each year, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network hosts a career symposium for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows aimed at professional development and career exploration. All sessions are online.

Join the 5th annual Career Symposium from Nov 19 - 21. Registration is free through UBC’s sponsorship.

Agenda:

All time listed below is in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

10:00 am – 10:35 am: Research Your Career: How You Can Act on What We Know About PhD Job Outcomes, by Joel Rodgers, PhD & Jessica Wurster, PhD, University of Toronto

10-minute break

10:45 -11:20 am: Effective Strategies for Tackling Networking Conversations, by Ketan Marballi, PhD, Toronto Metropolitan University & Phil Miletic, PhD, University of Waterloo

10-minute break

11:30 am -12:05 pm: L’élaboration du dossier de candidature professionnel - Points de repères, by Annie Boissonnault, Université de Montréal

10-minute break

12:15-12:50 pm: Determining Psychological Safety in Your Future Workplace, by Joanne Lieu, PhD, University of Toronto

The full 3-day program agenda is now available.

Registration Information

Registration is open. It is open to current UBC graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff who are supporting current graduate students. 

Please note that the registration survey will be the same for Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of the Career Symposium. In the registration survey, there are options to choose which sessions you plan to attend. 

Accessibility

If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email graduate.pathways@ubc.ca, 604-827-4578, well in advance of the event.