Are you a PhD or postdoc who’s still deciding between faculty and non-faculty positions? Maybe you don’t have to choose just yet. Check out this blog post from The Chronicle of Higher Education to learn more about tandem job searches—how to …

Welcome to Season Ten! Michael and Natty welcome our new producer, Lorna Lin (COL ’27), and talk about the many career-related stresses we’re already hearing about during the first week of school…and how to put them at ease!

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This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …

Zoe Vaz, COL ’25, Hartford, CT

This summer, I had the privilege of working as a research assistant on a public health intervention clinical trial called Tiempo Juntos Pro Nuestra Salud. The trial focused on promoting cognitive health, cardiovascular health, …

Giorgio Rawda, COL ’25, Syracuse, NY

This past summer, I was given the opportunity to work in Dr. Mariella De Biasi’s lab, which explores the neurochemistry behind drug addiction in mice. Through my hands-on work, I learned how to investigate …

Join Career Services for this new fall programming – the Career Insights Series is a set of fall programs for Penn graduate students and postdocs to dive into different career fields. Each week is centered around a career field, and will …

Zhitong Chen, SEAS Masters of Computer and Information Technology 2025, Wuhan, China

This past summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern as a Product Manager at Leiga in Cupertino, California. This role was a transformative experience, both professionally and …

Jing Ren, COL ’26, Malden, MA

As a first-generation, low-income student, I never imagined I’d find myself working at a credit hedge fund. This summer, I spent eight weeks at Silver Point Capital, my first foray into the corporate world. …

If you’re looking to make a difference and explore a wide array of opportunities, you may consider exploring the world of the Federal government. And yet, it’s not always an easy industry to navigate. Some government hiring happens very early …

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This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through …