The Ph.D. Program in History

at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Job Opportunities

Office of Career Planning and Professional Development

Marilyn Weber

Dear Students,

Welcome to a new semester at the Graduate Center.  We at the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development look forward to meeting you (or seeing you again).

We’ve recently revamped our website (though we’re still in the process of adding a few bells and whistles). We hope that we’ve made it easier for you to find out about the services and resources we offer.  Please take a look at: https://careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

Here are a few upcoming programs that may be of interest to you. To learn more, register, and find out more about speakers, go to: https://careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/events/

For those on the academic job market:

  • How to Apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences) (*Not organized by us, but a great program sponsored by the Renaissance Studies Certificate Program), Friday, September 18, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
  • For MA students: The Basics of Applying to Doctoral Programs, Friday, September 18, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Tuesday, October 13, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Behind the Scenes with an Academic Search Committee, Wednesday, October 14, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

For those of you interested in learning about or pursing alt-ac, industry, or other non-faculty careers, we are organizing:

  • Leaving the Hallowed Halls: How to Bridge the Gap Between Academia and Industry (*Organized by the Professional Psychologist Planners), Monday, September 21, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
  • Starting Early (Thinking about a Plan B before You REALLY Need It), Thursday, September 24,  4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Networking, Thursday, October 8, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Skills! Values! Interests! Using Career Assessment in your Job Search, Thursday, October 22, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Hiring from the Recruiter’s Perspective, Wednesday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Writing Strong Resumes and Cover Letters, Thursday, November 11, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Interviewing (for non-faculty positions), Thursday, November 19, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Our series of workshops on the non-faculty job search will culminate with “Post Grad (Center): Putting Your Graduate Skills and Training to Work,” a half-day conference on December 4th which will give you the chance to meet, learn from, and network with Graduate Center alumni from a range of professional backgrounds. Susan Basalla, author of So What Are You Going to Do with That? Finding Careers Outside of Academia, will be our keynote speaker.

Finally, you receive email from us via your fantastic APOs, but, if you’d like to sign up to hear from us directly, consider joining our new email lists: https://careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/services/email-lists/  Or, follow us on Twitter: @CareerPlanGC

Best,

Jenny

Jennifer S. Furlong, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Career Planning and Professional Development

The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

365 Fifth Avenue, Room 3300.31

New York, NY 10016-4309

212-817-7416 (t)

212-817-1621 (f)

JFurlong@gc.cuny.edu

https://Careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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