Career Matters

  • 10/26 Career Panel: PhDs as Higher Ed Professionals

    Wondering what it is like to be a PhD working in a higher ed administrative role? Attend this virtual panel event and hear the career journeys of PhDs working in different departments at UConn.  Panelists will share their career paths, experiences and decisions that led them to these roles, and provide advice in job search and career preparation. 

    Time and date:  

    4:00 - 5:15 p.m. (Eastern Time), Thursday, October 26, 2023 

    Panelists:  

    Jessica McBride 

    Director, Office of Communications, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources 

    PhD in French and Francophone Literature, University of Connecticut  

    Stuart Duncan, PhD 

    Director of Programming and Diversity Recruitment, The Graduate School 

    PhD in Music Theory, Yale University  

    Stephany Santos, PhD 

    Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Biomedical Engineering 

    Executive Director, Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, UConn School of Engineering 

    PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut  

    Sarah Dorr, PhD 

    Director of Professional Development & Research Scholar, International Studies Association 

    PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds 

    See more details about the panel event here.  

    This event is brought to you by the Center for Career Development at UConn. 

    For accommodation requests, please contact the Center for Career Development at career@uconn.edu one week before the event.    

     

    For more information, contact: Damiao Zoe Xu at dzx19001work1@uconn.edu

If you have any questions, please contact Grad School at 860-486-3617.