Careers Beyond Academia

Interviewing 101: The Lingo, The Process and The Options
2020-10-28 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Join us to explore the fundamentals of interviewing in industry (government, NGO, think tanks, for profits.) This workshop will present an overview of interviews, types of interviews you may encounter and advice on how to articulate your research and PhD work into professional experience.
To Register
A zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event. For more events promoted by Careers Beyond Academia, please visit our website.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Slide Design and Graphics
2020-10-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Join us to focus on the important role that well-designed slides and graphics play in effective job talks, teaching and conference presentations. We’ll demonstrate good ones as well as pitfalls to avoid. Pre-register here.

Get the Most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2020-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom, NY, United States
If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a session on November 2 @ 12:30 pm, November 19 @ 10 am, December 2 @ 11 am or December 9 @ 12 pm ET. Doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome!
Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future.

How to Approach Professionals in Industry
2020-11-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Networking starts with simple connections. Who do you know in industry – not the hiring manager but a former classmate or Cornell alum. This workshop will explore how you can find professional allies, steps to ask for a conversation and tips to utilize connections.
To Register
A zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event. For more events promoted by Careers Beyond Academia, please visit our website.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Overcoming Stage Fright and Improving Your Presence
2020-11-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Who doesn’t get at least a little nervous when preparing and presenting for audiences of any size when the stakes are high? (No one!) Thinking about a class presentation? A job interview? A presentation at a colloquium or conference? Join us to learn ways to manage nervousness and anxiety about presenting and to develop and demonstrate confidence with your audience. Pre-register here.

NYAS-Career Paths in Consulting and Beyond
2020-11-12 17:00 - 18:30
Consulting is a popular career path that’s open to individuals with diverse professional degrees and backgrounds—including those with PhDs in STEM. Consulting provides the opportunity to learn about business strategy and operations in the corporate world, and allows you to use the problem-solving skills you learned as a trainee in Academia while you gain project management, communications, and partnership development skills.
Intrigued? Then join us for our 90-minute webinar, Career Paths In Consulting and Beyond, next Thursday, November 12, 2020, from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EST. Register now for this webinar brought to you by the NY Academy of Sciences Science Alliance program.
During this panel discussion, you’ll hear from scientists who successfully paved their way into consulting. They’ll talk about:

Career opportunities available in consulting
What you learn as a consultant and the additional career avenues you may be exposed to
The pros and cons of pursuing this career path

After the panel discussion, stay on for an online networking event where you can ask panelists your specific questions.
Cornell has an institutional membership to the NYAS for all faculty, students and postdocs. Enroll now to take advantage of the myriad member offerings! NYAS enrollment link

From the organizers:
I hope you’ll take some time out of your day to learn about this exciting, lucrative career alternative. And please share this email with those in your network who may also benefit from hearing from these scientist-consultants. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Srikant Iyer, PhD
Associate Director, Science Alliance
New York Academy of Sciences

Extending the Reach of Your Research
2020-11-13 12:00 - 13:00
Better understand how to design experiments for developing new devices, diagnostics, or drugs. Whether you are looking for potential industry collaborations or targeting industry as a career option, it is important to know what key questions are addressed in industry compared to academia. This working group is intended for participants to discuss how to better position academic researchers to work with industry by identifying effective programs to build skills for better industry interactions.
Extending the reach of your research: beyond publications, toward novel therapies or technologies
Let’s expand the possibilities around experiments together! This will be an interactive small group experience.
Sign up for one of two one-hour sessions, at noon on either Friday November 13 or December 1
Faculty, postdocs, and grad students are encouraged to participate!

Brought to you through a collaboration between Biogen and Careers Beyond Academia in Cornell’s Graduate School.

Leadership Insights & Making Tough Decisions
2020-11-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Student Leadership Educators Network (SLEN)
Join the Student Leadership Educators Network (SLEN) for an outstanding panel of Cornell Deans as they discuss and share compelling stories and insights about making tough decisions as leaders. This ‘fireside chat’ will allow for your questions, submitted in advance by email to gradcareers@cornell.edu or during the session.
Leadership Insights and Making Tough Decisions
Three of our distinguished campus leaders will hold an informal fireside chat about their personal leadership insights, lessons learned, and instances where they have had to make tough decisions, taking into account the risk involved. Bring your questions!
Lynden Archer– Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor in Engineering in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and David Croll Director of the Energy Systems Institute

Ray Jayawardhana – Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Astronomy

Kate Walsh– Dean and E. M. Statler Professor, School of Hotel Administration, S.C. Johnson College of Business

With opening remarks by Robert Gravani, Professor in the Department of Food Science and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices Program.
This session has been organized by two members of the Advisory Committee of the Cornell Student Leadership Educators Network (SLEN) : Donna Haeger, Professor of Practice, Director- Dyson Leadership Development Program,The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Cornell Graduate School’s Careers Beyond Academia.
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Meeting ID: 521 152 6030
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About SLEN:
The Student Leadership Educators Network (SLEN) is a campus-wide group of faculty and staff dedicated to the promotion of student leadership development at the university. At monthly meetings, the group shares emerging developments and best practices, dialogues across curricular and co-curricular dimensions of leadership development such as foundational leadership competencies, and collaborates on projects and events. The current iteration of SLEN builds upon a rich history of professional staff and faculty convening to discuss and collaboratively develop experiential learning to promote leadership.
SLEN Fall 2020 Convenings
Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 9:00-10:30am
Leadership in Uncertain Times with General Casey Moore and Dean Vijay Pendakur
Monday, October 19 from 2:00-3:30pm
Talking About Race: Uncomfortable And Necessary Conversations with Cal Walker and Dr. Nia Nunn
Monday, November 16 from 12-1:30pm
Leadership Insights & Making Tough Decisions with Deans Lynden Archer, Ray Jayawardhana, and Kate Walsh

Job Search Virtual Discussion Group
2020-11-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
The Job Search Virtual Monthly Chat is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward. Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration. After this information is shared, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
To Register
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 17 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact al546@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Transferrable Skills – How to Communicate Your Job Ready Skills to Industry
2020-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The workshop will identify the skills that hiring managers are seeking and work with YOU to identify the skills you already possess. The workshop will explore ways to effectively communicate skills and training to industry (non-profits, business, government, think tanks and more!) This workshop will teach you how to recognize the difference between technical skills, interpersonal skills and subject matter expertise.
To Register
A zoom link will be sent after registration. For more events promoted by Careers Beyond Academia, please visit our website.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Careers at IDA – Science Policy & National Security Analysis
2020-11-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Join Cornell alumna Abby Goldman (PhD ’18, Materials Science & Engineering) and Steve Rabinowitz for an online presentation and discussion about career opportunities in science policy and national security analysis at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). IDA is a federally-funded think tank that provides objective technical and policy analyses to the Federal government on a range of multidisciplinary topics. IDA assists the United States Government in addressing important national security and science policy issues, covering a spectrum of topics from basic science and system evaluations to cost analyses, workforce, human-machine interfaces, cybersecurity, intelligence, and strategic planning. Following graduation from Cornell, Goldman joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), specifically within their Science Technology Policy Institute (STPI). Rabinowitz has been working in IDA’s Operational Evaluation Division for 28 years, where he leads the Undersea Warfare task.
To Register
Full-time positions as Research Staff Members and Research Associates are available to qualified candidates with master’s and doctoral degrees in a variety of STEM fields as well as social sciences. IDA also runs a Summer Associate program for graduate students and rising senior undergraduates and two-year Science Policy Fellowships and three-year Data Science Fellowships for recent bachelor’s and master’s degree recipients. Because all candidates must be eligible to obtain security clearance, U.S. citizenship is required.
A zoom link will be sent to all registrants the day before the event. For more events promoted by Careers Beyond Academia, please visit our website.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Get the Most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2020-11-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom, NY, United States
If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session on November 19 @ 10 am, December 2 @ 11 am or December 9 @ 12 pm ET. Doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome!
Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future.

Extending the Reach of Your Research
2020-12-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Better understand how to design experiments for developing new devices, diagnostics, or drugs. Whether you are looking for potential industry collaborations or targeting industry as a career option, it is important to know what key questions are addressed in industry compared to academia. This working group is intended for participants to discuss how to better position academic researchers to work with industry by identifying effective programs to build skills for better industry interactions.
Extending the reach of your research: beyond publications, toward novel therapies or technologies
Let’s expand the possibilities around experiments together! This will be an interactive small group experience.
Sign up for one of two one-hour sessions, at noon on either Friday November 13 or December 1
Faculty, postdocs, and grad students are encouraged to participate!

Get the Most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2020-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, NY, United States
If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session on December 2 @ 11 am or December 9 @ 12 pm ET. Doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome!
Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future.

Create an Employer Ready LinkedIn Profile
2020-12-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
We will start with a short overview presentation with tips on how to use LinkedIn, exercises to identify a good tagline, and an interactive session to work on profiles and receive feedback. We will email a worksheet and the zoom link the day prior to the event.
To Register.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

International Student / Postdoc Job Search Discussion
2020-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
The International Students/Postdocs Job Search Virtual Chat is designed to get international students/postdocs who are seeking for jobs together to talk about questions and concerns that all share, and strategize about how to move forward. During this session, we will first have a brief introduction of all the career and immigration staff present, and then open it up for all participants to ask questions and have a facilitated discussion.

Our experts in careers and/or immigration include:

Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director for Careers Beyond Academia
Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies
Colleen McLinn, Executive Director for Future Faculty and Academic Careers
Elizabeth Shedd, Senior Immigration Advisor, Office of Global Learning
Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor

Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact ry274@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least four days in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Meets by Zoom (link to be sent when registered)
To Register.

Get the Most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2020-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, NY, United States
If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session on December 9 @ 12 pm ET. Doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome!
Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future.

Careers In.. Data Analysis
2020-12-09 16:00 - 17:00
Come hear about the creative work done by professionals in core facilities who are responsible for collecting, processing, and maintaining samples for research and other purposes. Speakers are from Humanities and STEM fields who do critical work that allow their respective organizations and units to thrive. Find out how data analysis careers are essential for research.
Insight into Careers in Data Analysis: Work Essential for Research
To Register. December 9 at 4-5pm
A zoom link will be sent to all registrants.
Moderated by Cedric Clark, Doctoral student in Food Science and Careers Beyond Academia Advisory Board member.
Speakers:
Stefan Green; University of Illinois at Chicago; Director of the Sequencing Core, Research Resources Center

Lara Mouttham; Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory Coordinator, Veterinary Biobank

Eric Acree; Cornell University Library, Director, John Henrik Clarke Africana Library; Coordinator of Fine Arts and Music Libraries

Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Advanced LinkedIn Profile Workshop and Discussion
2020-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This is an advanced level workshop. Prerequisite would be the Create Your LinkedIn Profile. In this advanced workshop we will exchange feedback and keywords. Share your profile and expand the body to highlight your transferrable skills for your professional future. Each participant should have a basic profile they are willing to share.
To Register.
A zoom link will be sent to all registrants.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

How to Start Your Industry Job Search
2021-01-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This workshop is for PhD students and postdocs that are exploring opportunities in industry – NGOs, government, businesses and more. The workshops answers basic questions, explores Cornell resources and discusses steps you can take right now – whether you are just beginning your Cornell journey, going on the job market or simultaneously job hunting in academia and industry.
To Register.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset
2021-01-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
This session will explore how an entrepreneurial mindset can help you in any profession, and why employers seek people who embrace this mindset. We will define some qualities that will help you thrive in any professional environment and self-assess whether you are an entrepreneur. Many PhD graduates have gone on to discover fulfilling roles in intellectual property, technology transfer, licensing, entrepreneurship, and as intrapreneurs in large companies to do social good and make an enhanced impact on the world. Whether you have an idea and want to start your own enterprise, are thinking about joining an early stage organization, or want to explore career options around innovation, it helps to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset, in and beyond academia.
Students, postdocs, staff and faculty from all disciplines are welcome!
Sign up now to participate
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

LinkedIn for Beginners: Create an Employer Ready Profile
2021-01-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Flagship Fellowship Information Session
2021-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Flagship is a venture capital firm dedicated to life science innovation. We perform our own R&D in the Flagship Labs, and we created over 100 companies (including Moderna) in the past 18 years. The 2021 Fellows Program is a 12-week paid fellowship sponsored over the summer at Flagship’s offices in Cambridge, MA. The fellowship is designed to be a unique opportunity to experience our approach to basic science, innovation, and venture creation and to learn from our talented team to apply this approach first-hand. We’re looking for amazing PhDs and postdocs who might be interested, and we’d love to see more folks from Cornell join us!
Whether your goal is to pursue a career at the intersection of science and business, try something different, or gain exposure to Flagship’s world class network, the Fellows Program offers a unique set of desirable skills and experiences for your next step.
Over 160 graduates of our Fellows Program have gone onto exciting careers in life science, including:
– Science-centric roles at leading academic and research institutions, such as Stanford, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Broad Institute, Whitehead Institute, MIT, Koch Institute and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
– CEOs/Founders of their own companies and startups
– Consultants at leading firms such as Bain Consulting, McKinsey, and Boston Consulting Group
– Scientists and leaders in global biotech and pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca, Alnylam and Biogen
– Investment professionals at venture firms
– Foundational, ground-level positions—such as Senior Scientist, Business Development, and Head of Research— at cutting-edge Flagship startups
– Positions within the Flagship Labs origination and innovation group
We are looking forward to seeing you at the info session! You can find a job description here, and the application is available at this link.
To Register for the Information Session

Pathways to Success Symposium: Getting Your Foot in the Door
2021-01-28 13:30 - 15:00
Getting Your Foot in the Door Presented by Careers Beyond Academia
Join us for a panel discussion with alumni and other professionals who will share how they got their foot in the door to explore unexpected pathways for their career success. This discussion will also include an exploration of some of the key resources, strategies, and opportunities that helped them in their decision-making processes. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with those who can share insights to help your future!

Vivek Ashok, Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Government
Ezen Chu, Ph.D. ’17, Clinical Variant Curator, Natera
Wisler Charles, Ph.D.’ 16, Field Application Scientist at GenScript
Ronda Hamm, Ph.D. ’08, Global Academic Relations at Corteva Agriscience and Adjunct Faculty at Ball State University

Register now via Qualtrics.

Pathways to Success Symposium Full Agenda
January 27, 2021 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST Adapting Professionally: Finding Direction in a Changing World
Learning the skill of adaptation is foundational to our ability to find success both personally and professionally. And how we respond to change, challenge, and set-back are ultimately what creates resilience. Because we are in a dynamic, ever-changing world that has recently magnified the impact of additional external stressors, such as the double pandemic, this is the perfect time for a conversation about the intersectionality of our professional identity and strategies for how to adapt professionally. Whether you have a position secured, or are seeing fewer employment options in the future, join us for an expert-driven discussion panel discussion.
P2S Focus Area: Build Your Skills- Balance & Resilience
January 27 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EST How to Strategically Prepare for Multiple Career Pathways
Are you thinking about going into academia or beyond? Do you know which skillsets will be valued and how to tell your story? Whichever career pathway you are thinking of pursuing, the session will help you think about the timing and how to prepare yourself for success.
P2S Focus Area: Prepare for Your Career

January 28, 2021 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST Exploring and Preparing for Faculty Careers with an International Lens
Join us for a panel discussion with international and domestic Cornell postdocs, graduate students, and alumni on their experiences seeking faculty careers in the U.S. and abroad.
P2S Focus Area: Prepare for Your Career
January 28 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EST Getting Your Foot in the Door
Join us for a panel discussion with alumni and other professionals who will share how they got their foot in the door to explore unexpected pathways for their career success. This discussion will also include an exploration of some of the key resources, strategies, and opportunities that helped them in their decision-making processes.
P2S Focus Area: Prepare for Your Career

Pathways to Success Event Sponsors
Career Services, English Language Support Office (ELSO), the Graduate School, and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies. Participating Graduate School Offices include: Academic and Student Affairs, the Big Red Barn, Careers Beyond Academia, Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Graduate Student Life, and the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement.

Frame Yourself as a Top Job Candidate
2021-02-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This workshop is structured for PhD students and Postdocs entering the Industry market. We will focus on career options, strategies and techniques to explore career options in industry, non-profit and government. Ever wonder what skills transfer? Or if you could be a consultant? Bring a job advertisement for your Dream Job, computer and spirit of adventure!
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance.
To Register

Information Session on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Learn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in an all-virtual competition in Spring 2021.

Careers in… Librarianship
2021-02-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Learn about different types of industry careers in Libraries. Come join this panel discussion and interactive networking session with professionals. The speakers will share their advice, pros and cons of working in this environment, educational/experience requirements and how they transitioned into this field. Come armed with your own questions which will be discussed throughout the session.
Panelists are:
Lyndsi Prignon who is the Director of Human Resources for the Cornell University Library and the University Press. She is responsible for leading the HR function. She will discuss what the Human Resource team looks for when recruiting for Library and Reserve positions. Lyndsi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration & Marketing from Elmira College and is a Certified Human Resources Professional with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Matthew Kibbee is a Reference and Information Assistant at Mann Library where he assists patrons with their research and supervises the library’s student employees. He received his M.A. from University of Chicago and his Ph.D, in English Literature from Cornell University.
Jasmine Burns (she/her) is the Visual Resources Metadata Librarian at Cornell University Library (CUL). Jasmine holds a BA in Art History and Spanish Literature from SUNY Albany, an MA in Art History from Binghamton University, and an MLIS from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her previous work experience includes museum educator, Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress, and visual literacy librarian. Jasmine has served in a number of leadership roles at a local and national level, including on several hiring committees for librarian positions at CUL.
Carrie Jedlicka is a Clinical Medical Librarian at the Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center at Weill Cornell Medicine. As Clinical Medical Librarian, she supports the information needs of clinical faculty and staff at New York-Presbyterian/Weil Cornell Medicine (NYP/WCM) by conducting literature searches for clinical queries, research projects, and manuscripts for publication. Other aspects of her role include answering reference questions, helping maintain the library’s Balanced Scorecard (strategic planning program), facilitating educational workshops, and contributing to grant editing. Carrie graduated from the Master of Library Science (MLS) program at Queens College in December 2019. She also has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Georgia. Previously, she worked for seven years in roles including therapist and case manager at various non-profits in New York and Georgia.
To Register

We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Get the most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2021-02-11 12:00 - 2021-02-13 13:00 | Zoom, NY, United States
If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session. Doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines are welcome!
Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future.

Sculpting Your Career
2021-02-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Join Careers Beyond Academia for an interactive workshop to identify opportunities and activities to expand your resume, gain experience and grow your network. Discussion about how to potentially create activities, expand writing and explore experiences.
To Register

Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Get the most out of Careers Beyond Academia
2021-02-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
