Graduate Programs

Doctoral Career Path Seminars, 2007-08

Doctoral Career Path Seminars, 2007-08

Past Seminar Presentations


The Doctoral Career Paths seminars are an outgrowth of the more broadly focused Professional Development Seminar Series. They are panels of PhDs from a range of disciplines who have pursued a variety of careers. The 2007-08 series will cover a broad range of possible career trajectories for PhDs, from multiple academic tracks to large multi-national corporate careers to careers in small companies, non-profit, and/or government organizations. Panelists describe their careers, the bases for their career decisions along the way, and the outcomes. These personal histories are a vivid way to illustrate what various career options are like, day to day and over time, in terms of culture, professional norms, and career benchmarks. The goal of the Doctoral Career Paths seminars is to help doctoral students focus their career ambitions.

To register for any DCP event, go to the registration page.

If you have any difficulty, please call the Graduate Support Programs Office at x8-7970.



     
Tuesday, October 2nd, 12-1:30 PM:
Choosing A Niche Within the Academy: Criteria and Preparation		 Register by:
Mon, Oct 1st
  Peter Lee, Professor and Department Head, Computer Science
  • Rangos 2, 2nd floor, University Center
Wednesday, October 24th, 12-1:30 PM:
Hybrid Academic/Small Company Careers		 Register by:
Mon, Oct 22nd
 

Jon Cagan, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and co-founder and Chief Technologist of DesignAdvance Systems, Inc.
  • Rangos 2, 2nd floor, University Center
 
Monday, November 19th, 12-1:30 PM:
Environmental Careers: Urban Development, Academic Research, Green Engineering...		 Register by:
Fri, Nov 16th
  Felicia Wu, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh and CMU alumna; John Smith, Manager of the Sustainable Production Technology Section, Alcoa Inc., Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and CMU alumnus; and Jim Campbell, Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering 
  • Rangos 2, 2nd floor, University Center
 
Monday, January 14th, 12-1:30 PM:
Multinational Corporate Careers		 Register by:
Thurs, Jan 10th
  Ming Li, Senior Research Scientist and Section Head, Solidification and Deformation Processing, Alcoa Technical Center; Mark Re, Senior Vice President of Research, Seagate; and Cindie Giumarra, Materials Engineer, Alloy Technical Group, Alcoa Technical Center 
  • Rangos 2, 2nd floor, University Center
 
Monday, February 11th, 12-1:30 PM:
Consulting: WIthin the Academy and Industry		 Register by:
Fri, Feb 8th
  John Mather, Executive Director, Masters Programs; Teaching Professor of Marketing, Tepper School of Business and Jay Kadane, Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics, Emeritus
  • Rangos 2, 2nd floor, University Center
 
Tuesday, March 11th, 12-1:30 PM:
Career Benchmarks in the Academy		 Register by:
Mon, Mar 10th
  Granger Morgan, Lord Chair Professor of Engineering and Head of the Engineering and Public Policy Department, and Susan Polansky, Teaching Professor of Hispanic Studies and Head of the Department of Modern Languages                                                                   
  • Connan Room, 1st floor, University Center
 
Monday, April 14th, 1:00 - 2:30 PM:
CANCELLED		 Register by:
Mon, April 10th
  CANCELLED
  • Connan Room, 1st floor, University Center