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May
22
2025
NCA Workshop: PhD + Postdoc Industry Alumni Panel (Chicago Campus)
3:00 PM Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, 303 E. Superior
As part of our PhD and Postdoc Career Development Series, we will be exploring different non-academic career pathways. W...
Jun
16
2025
NCA Workshop: Setting Goals for Summer and Exploring PhD Career Resources
10:00 AM
To kick off summer, join us virtually to review PhD career resources to explore and pursue different career pathways. We...
Jun
23
2025
NCA Workshop: Identifying the Right Roles for You: Skills, Values and Your Career
10:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
In this session, we’ll engage with self-assessment activities to identify what you want to do and how you want to do it ...
Jun
30
2025
NCA Workshop: Foundations of Networking for PhDs
10:00 AM 620 Lincoln Street
Putting the work into network! We’ll spend time discussing how to develop a goal driven approach to relationship develop...
Jul
7
2025
NCA Workshop: Leveraging LinkedIn for PhDs
10:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
Building on the previous session, we'll develop our LinkedIn profiles, draft text for different profile sections, and di...
Jul
14
2025
NCA Workshop: AI, Résumés and You
10:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
In this session, we’ll discuss the difference between academic CVs and resumes and best practices for writing compelling...
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