International PhD Career Readiness Series (June. 2024)

The International PhD Career Readiness Series is intentionally designed to focus on providing strategies of career preparation for international PhD candidates and Postdocs in the United States, including best practices on navigating PhD career landscape and U.S. workplace culture, job search process, and how to prepare for the immigration portfolio.

With 4 interactive sessions, we hope to tackle topics commonly faced by PhD candidates and Postdocs with an international background. Led by Dr. Priya Date and Dr. Yi Hao who work with many graduate students and Postdocs and share the lived experiences of international PhDs and immigrants, this series is best suited for PhD students in their candidacy (or ABD status), and Postdoctoral Scholars. 

Topics, Schedule, Format, and Location:

 12-1 pm (ET), Tuesdays and Thursdays in the 2nd and 3rd week of June -- virtual

1. Understanding Workplace Culture in the U.S.: June 11 (Tuesday)
2. Navigating PhD Career Landscape and Articulate Your Transferable Skills: June 13 (Thursday)
3. Using Professional Development to Strengthen Immigration Portfolios:  June 18 (Tuesday)
4. Job Search Strategies for International Scholars: June 20 (Thursday) 

* This series is to address the overarching challenges facing international PhDs and to enhance individuals' career readiness post-PhD/postdoc training. Most content will be applicable to those interested in academic AND industry careers in the U.S. For Session 4, however, we will focus more on job search strategies in careers beyond academia.

Application Deadline: May 8, 2024. 

Contact Dr. Yi Hao (yihao@umd.edu), Program Director for Career and Professional Development at the Graduate School, if you have any questions.