The Graduate School’s
Fall 2021
Timely Topics Series
Timely Topics is a series of opportunities to engage with subject matter experts on topics relevant to those who support and advise graduate students and programs. Every session is available to all UConn faculty and staff. We hope you’ll join us for the upcoming session:
Career Outcomes for PhDs and Implications for PhD Training
The PhD has traditionally been seen as preparation for tenure track faculty position, even though well more than half of the PhDs in the United States are employed outside of colleges and universities. The recent emphasis on “alt-ac” careers has been reframed as a focus on career diversity, because for many PhD students a tenure track position is the alternative, not the norm. In spite of this shift in emphasis, training in most PhD programs remains similar to what it was when most students pursued tenure track careers. In this session, we will discuss the variety of career paths that PhD students pursue and new approaches to PhD training that retain the fundamental focus on research training and prepare students for success in many different careers.
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Time: 11am-12pm
Register: Through this link
Facilitators: Kent Holsinger, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School
Kay Kimball Gruder, Assistant Director, Graduate Student & Postdoc Career Programs and Services, Center for Career Development (Storrs)
You can learn more and see all the session scheduled for Fall 2021 at our webpage: https://grad.uconn.edu/timely-topics/
For more information, contact: Megan Petsa at megan.petsa@uconn.edu