The Postdoc Academy: Building Skills for a Successful Career

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Free Online Course: The Postdoc Academy: Building Skills for a Successful Career provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 7 weeks long, 2-4 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. The Postdoc Academy: Building Skills for a Successful Career is taught by Sarah Chobot Hokanson, Bennett Goldberg, Henry (Rique) Campa, Robin Greenler, Jessica Maher, Rick McGee, Antonio Nunez and Anne-Sophie Bohrer.

Overview
  • The Postdoc Academy provides skill development for postdocs as they prepare to transition into their next career step. Using inclusive, active-learning approaches, participants will build skills to (1) inform your approach to leadership, (2) build and supervise a team, (3) manage projects, (4) apply teaching skills beyond the classroom, (5) develop strategic communication skills and (6) prepare successful job application materials. Connect with other postdocs nationally and share your experiences within a second professional development MOOC built specifically for postdocs and created with postdocs. This course was created with funding from the National Institutes of Health grant number R25GM121257.