Event: Maximizing Your Postdoc to Land the Ideal Permanent Position: What Search Committees are Seeking Across Employment Sectors
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 22, 3:00 PM Eastern Time (12:00 PM Pacific)
Mark Your Calendars! The SOT Postdoctoral Assembly (PDA) is hosting a career-focused webinar entitled, “Maximizing Your Postdoc to Land the Ideal Permanent Position: What Search Committees are Seeking Across Employment Sectors.”
Forethought and preparation for this career transition is essential for postdocs to sell themselves and obtain an interview. How to sell your experiences and be a successful candidate are specific to each career track, as well as each position. Generalizing the three major sectors (academia, government, industry), we planned this webinar to discuss career transition strategies for postdocs and graduate students including how to be competitive for full-time employment, how to navigate across job sectors, and what to expect during a formal interview.
Hosted by PDA Secretary Karin Streifel, the webinar speakers will give guidance for preparation for transitioning from trainee status to a career position. A knowledgeable panelist from each employment sector, academia, industry, and government, will share his or her insight into the hiring process and offer advice for making a competitive application.
Industry: Tao Wang, Novartis
Academia: Pamela Lein, University of California-Davis
Government: John Lipscomb, US Environmental Protection Agency
The objectives are to 1) give postdoctoral fellows insight into gaining the desirable qualifications and skills and 2) advise how they can enhance their application to stand out to a search committee.
Please join us to learn more about how to effectively plan and prepare for a successful transition from a postdoctoral position to permanent employment!
A Q&A session will follow the speaker presentations. Questions? Contact Rachel Woodson.
Register for the PDA Spring Webinar today!