The Research and Professional Development (R&PD) Subcommittee of CUPS organizes events for the professional and personal development of Columbia postdocs. Our main goal is to provide resources that supports the postdoc community in their current roles, as well as prepare those ready to transition in their career. We have events exploring diverse career options for PhDs, networking opportunities with professionals, panel discussions on women in science, immigration info sessions, talks promoting mental health and many more!
In the past year (2017-2018) we have successfully organized a Biotech Career Panel & Networking Session, a Women in Science Panel and an Immigration Info Session. We are also looking forward to organizing Careers Beyond the Postdoc – an informational session on non-academic careers with over 20 PhD professionals from a variety of career sectors.
The committee meets on a monthly basis and is recruiting new members! By joining this subcommittee you can i) get experience in a leadership role, ii) shape the career development opportunities available to Columbia postdocs iii) get support in implementing your own ideas, iv) make new connections in various professional fields.
We recently made the decision to endorse JoLS, Journal of Life Sciences, the first-ever peer-reviewed Open Access international publication run entirely by postdoc scientists. If you are interested in this initiative, please visit their website: http://www.journalofLifeSciences.Org
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Slide 1: Alumni Career Event, 2024
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Slide 2: Alumni Career Event, 2023
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Slide 3: Life as a consultant: learn about Exponent, 2023
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Slide 4: CUPS & Startups: A Networking series, 2023
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Slide 5: Growing up in Science, 2018
