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Career Preparation
Stanford University provides resources to help graduate students prepare for leadership roles in their chosen career fields, whether within or outside of academia.
Academic Chats
The VPGE office offers a series of monthly lunch-time seminars, called Academic Chats, for graduate students and postdocs considering academic careers. The sessions are led by Rick Reis, the founder and coordinator of the internationally acclaimed Tomorrow’s Professor eNewsletter, See this web site for information about the 2009-10 Academic Chats program (information about the 2008-09 Academic Chats is also available). Note that special sessions for postdocs are also being offered in 2009-10.
Future Faculty Seminar
Offered through the Center for Teaching & Learning, the Career Development Center, and the Career Center in the School of Medicine, with support from the VPGE, this weekly seminar series addresses the broad spectrum of duties and opportunities presented through faculty positions, beyond the research-related aspects normally covered in graduate/post doc training. Offered in Fall Quarter 2009.
Other Stanford Courses/Resources
Various schools, departments and programs at Stanford offer courses aimed at the professional development of students. Among these are:
- CTL Courses aimed at improving skills related to teaching and communicating, including courses designed particularly for graduate students.
- MICRO/IMMUN 221: Professional & Leadership Development. Open to bioscience graduate students, this course is specifically designed to help those students develop the leadership, communication, team dynamics, conflict resolution and negotiation skills necessary to be successful in almost any arena, including academia, business, development, industry, and government. SPRING quarter.
- GSBGEN 374: Interpersonal Influence and Leadership. Open to graduate students outside of the school of business, this course combines two popular GSB courses, teaching students to build productive, effective and rewarding relationships at work. Students develop self-awareness, learn to raise and work through difficult issues, to give and receive feedback, and to work effectively in groups. WINTER quarter (see the registration page for non-GSB students).
- Especially for women in science:
- Stanford is a member of MentorNet E-Mentoring Program, a program to match undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and untenured faculty in math, science, and engineering with mentors who have work experience. MentorNet provides the training, coaching and support for them to pursue an 8-month mentoring relationship.
- Women in Science and Engineering. Small discussion support groups are available for women graduate students in science and engineering fields. Contact Laraine Zappert.
Career Development Offices
Several career development centers on campus offer one-on-one consultation and workshops for graduate students.