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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

2024 CU-PSAC Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award Competition

Calling all postdocs represented by PSAC at Carleton! This upcoming event aims to showcase and recognize outstanding research achievements by Postdoctoral Fellows represented by PSAC, Local 77000 at Carleton University. Find out more here. The deadline to apply is September... More

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Virtual Winter Career Fair – January 25

Virtual Winter Career Fair Wednesday, January 25, 10am-4pm All Carleton students and alumni are invited to attend the Virtual Winter Career Fair on Wednesday, January 25! The Career Fair will give you the opportunity to: Chat with recruiters and professionals. Meetings will take place as speed-networking-style conversations (about 10 minutes).... More

Friday, September 2, 2022

Book Review: Navigating the Path to Industry

Navigating the Path to Industry A Hiring Manager's Advice for Academics Looking for a Job in Industry By M. R. Nelson Annorlunda Books, 2014 Navigating the Path to Industry is a short book that aims to demystify the basic steps academics and graduate students in the sciences need to take when conducting their first job... More

Friday, April 8, 2022

Science Communication Workshop Opportunity: ComSciConCAN!

ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on enhancing communication skills and fostering an inclusive community that can effectively communicate scientific information to academic and non-academic audiences. Created in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard University and MIT, over 2000 graduate students have now benefited from learning the skills... More

Friday, April 8, 2022

Book Review: How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble

How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble A Practical Guide By Inger Mewburn, Katherine Firth, and Shaun Lehmann Open University Press, 2019 Graduate students seeking advice on academic writing have access to a growing list of books that guide them through the process of becoming strong academic writers. Unlike many such guidebooks, which tend... More

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The Psychology Wellness Centre: A New Support for Students

The Psychology Wellness Centre is a virtual centre staffed by Carleton University psychology graduate students who are trained peer wellness coaches. If you looking for non-urgent assistance with goal-setting, time-management, support to improve wellness goals, and information on other available wellness services at Carleton please complete the... More

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The 3MT and GRADflix contests are on!

This year, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs is running two separate communications contests for graduate students: the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) contest and the GRADflix contest. Find out more... More

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Canadian Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

From October 18 to October 21, 2021, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network is hosting the annual Canadian Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, which is aimed at professional development and career exploration. Because Carleton University is one of the sponsoring institutions, all Carleton graduate students... More

Monday, September 13, 2021

Psychology Mental Health Day

This year, in partnership with MeWeRTH, Psychology Mental Health Day will be on Thurs. Oct. 7th from 2:30-4:00. The Lived Experience speaker will be Elizabeth Manley, the Olympic figure skater who will be discussing her journey of mental health and sport. All are welcome to attend. Find out more... More

Friday, October 30, 2020

Emmet Collins: PhD in Political Science (2016)

Interview with Emmet Collins, PhD in Political Science (2016)   Could you tell us about how you landed your first position after graduate school or about your career path in general? Looking back, what lessons have you learned? Can you think of specific pitfalls that current graduate students should avoid? When I was writing... More

Friday, October 30, 2020

Jeff Collins: PhD in Political Science (2018)

Interview with Jeff Collins, PhD in Political Science (2018)   Could you tell us about how you landed your first position after graduate school or about your career path in general? Looking back, what lessons have you learned? Can you think of specific pitfalls that current graduate students should avoid? I completed an internship... More

Monday, September 14, 2020

Book Review: A PhD Is Not Enough

A PhD Is Not Enough A Guide to Survival in Science Revised Edition By Peter J. Feibelman Basic Books, 2011 First published in 1993 and revised for 2011, A PhD Is Not Enough has become a well-known guide for PhD graduates in the sciences, and for good reason. Short but carefully worded, it provides... More

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