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Career Development Workshop

June 15, 2020 - 9:00 am - June 18, 2020 - 1:00 pm

Career Development Workshop

With an increasing number of available jobs shifting from academia to industry settings, understanding the skills necessary to compete and succeed in an industry position is critical. This four-day workshop will provide you with interactive experiences and guidance as you prepare to move beyond academia and pursue your career! As part of your registration, you will also receive access to Flamingo, the virtual career coach, to help guide you through the job search process. Additionally, the workshop will end with an opportunity to meet with representatives and recruiters from each of our sponsor companies as part of a virtual networking session.

Who should attend?: This workshop series is for graduate students, doctoral candidates and post-docs looking for professional guidance as they pursue their careers.

Date & Agenda: The workshop series will take place over the course of 4 half-days (Monday-Thursday) and will cover the following topics:

The Business of Science

  • Your Three Identities
  • 24 Core Competencies
  • Types of companies and Jobs
  • Developing a targeted resume

Communications for Scientists

  • Technical Literacy
  • Applied Communications in Interviewing
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Social Intelligence

Project Management

Networking for Success

  • Initiating conversations
  • Building your network
  • LinkedIn
  • Negotiating your departure with your PI
  • Negotiating your Salary

Cost: Free ! This course is offered at no cost to students due to the generous support of our sponsors.

Registration: Registration is free for students. Prior to the workshop, all registered students will receive an email from SciPhD with instructions on joining the virtual classroom and accessing Flamingo. June 8th is the deadline to register.

Participation: Students are expected to attend the majority of the sessions. If your schedule conflicts with the workshop schedule please email Laura Sconyers, laura@lswinstitute.org in advance for arrangements to be made.

About:

SciPhD provides training for scientists who want to transition from academia to non-academic careers.

Randall Ribaudo, Ph.D.

Human Workflows and SciPhD co-founder Dr. Randall Ribaudo has over twenty years of experience in the Scientific Research and biotechnology field and has successfully made the transition from academia to industry. Dr. Ribaudo co-founded Human Workflows after more than five years at Celera Genomics where he was a liaison to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic communities, served as product manager for the mass spectrometry software group, led a task force to define strategic direction and advised on product development for enterprise solutions for information integration. Human Workflows provides consulting services to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to improve their information integration processes. Dr. Ribaudo’s experience as an academic and industry scientist, coupled with his experience consulting with industry scientists provides unique insight to the critical skills necessary to promote success in academic and industry settings, and forms the basis for the SciPhD training programs. The combined communications and behavioral sciences talents of co-founder Larry Petcovic, and the academic and industry experience of Dr. Ribaudo have resulted in training programs that are deployed at over 60 institutions in the United States and abroad.

Larry Petcovic

Larry started his career as a Health Physicist. He quickly recognized the importance of mastering communications and added a degree in applied behavioral sciences with continuing studies in the social neurosciences. He continues to consult as an Executive Communications Coach with Fortune 100 clients as well as startups. His experience in 360° performance coaching, behavioral based blended training, process improvement techniques, selling skills and leadership development provides an in-depth corporate understanding. Larry has served in Training and Human Resources VP positions in a variety of industries. Larry holds a BS in Chemistry, an MS from Rutgers University in Environmental Radiation Sciences, an MS from Johns Hopkins University in Applied Behavioral Sciences and additional graduate studies in Executive Development at George Washington University.

Details

Start:
June 15, 2020 - 9:00 am
End:
June 18, 2020 - 1:00 pm
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/career-development-workshop-registration-104361544188

Organizer

Life Science Washington
Email
kaitlyn@lifesciencewa.org
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Venue

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