Interested in pursuing a future in Academia & Education? Find resources, events, opportunities, and advice to confirm your interest and kickstart your career.
Explore a career path in Academia & Education
With a career in academia and education, you can inspire the next generation of students, create and deliver courses or educational materials, and generate new knowledge through research. Sample career paths include becoming a professor at a university or college; an investigator at a research institute; higher education staff; K-12 teacher; or creator of educational programs at museums. Click on the menu items below to explore additional resources.
CAPD is coordinating the second annual, institute-wide Career Exploration Series that begins on September 12th and runs through IAP! This series is a collaboration between MIT departments, programs, employers, and alumni to help all students learn about the different career and graduate/professional school options available to you.
Learn how to structure your course and particular class sessions in ways that will get students actively participating — and will enhance their learning:
Why Discussion Matters
7 Strategies to Change the Norms of Class Discussions
How to Keep …
By Simona Rosu
Simona RosuSenior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
The purpose of these series of videos are to introduce you to the academic sector and how it works in the UK giving you an overview of it as a labour market for …
By Simona Rosu
Simona RosuSenior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
Written by: Kendall Powell | Science Careers | Published on: Oct 25, 2021
The journal Science has interviewed postdocs who’ve recently succeeded with their job search. In addition, two recent studies collected data to characterize what makes a successful candidate and what criteria search …
By Simona Rosu
Simona RosuSenior Assistant Director, Postdoctoral Career and Professional Development
