Career Pathways Communities
What?
Career Pathways Communities, a novel educational model developed as an initiative of our NIH BEST grant and first launched in Spring 2017, are peer learning communities--each themed around one of eight career pathways categories. Each Community is joined by two guest professionals (i.e., a Ph.D. scientist experienced in one or more careers within the career pathway) and facilitated by cBCD staff.
Learning objectives
By the end of the experience you will be able to…
- Compare attributes of careers within the career pathway
- Articulate how skills developed in an academic setting translate into the career pathway
- Identify actions that will enable reaching your career-related goals
- Reflect on your progress toward goals and seek support where needed
Additional benefits
- Build connections with a professional in the career pathway
- Build peer networks that will enable ongoing sharing of resources and experience
- Support progress toward career-related actions identified in your Individual Development Plan
What are the Communities and when will they take place?
Each Career Pathways Community is themed around a different career pathway category (see Communities from prior years as examples). The next Communities will be publicized through the GSBS Career Development Center.
Eligibility and process for participation
ARCHIVE: BBS Ph.D. students: BBS Ph.D. students are required to participate in two Career Pathways Communities: one community in Spring of their third year, and a different community in Fall of their fourth year. The time commitment is estimated to be six hours per semester, along with brief homework to prepare for the meetings.
To participate: Registration information will be listed here when the next Communities are held.
ARCHIVE: For postdoctoral scholars and advanced graduate students across all graduate programs: Postdocs and advanced students are encouraged to join Career Pathways Communities. Students in a stage of training earlier than third year should not apply. Postdocs and advanced students will be selected based on best fit for this learning opportunity, based on application responses.
View the archive of past Career Pathways Communities >