Career and professional development events for postdocs
Postdocs have many programs they can attend through CAPD, and sometimes it’s hard to find where to go. Here’s a helpful page that highlights the key programs and events that are postdoc-only and PhD & postdoc-only.
Postdoc only events include: Plan Your Postdoc, National Postdoc Appreciation Week, the LMAP program, many MIT PDA/CAPD co-organized postdoc alum panels and specific postdoc workshops.
PhD/postdoc only events include: all workshops and events associated with the Industry Bound Career Series, Faculty Job Search Series, and the Graduate Professional Development certificates.
Here’s a handy graphic to visualize what’s written above.
Programming by semester
Looking for previous program slides? Go to the bottom of the page under “program slides.”
Postdoc only
Build a career development timeline
Thursday, May 14 | 3:00-4:30pm ET | E19-202
Previous workshops this Spring (see workshop slides below)
Visualizing your research identity
PhDs and postdocs
Industry Bound Career Series & Employer relations events
C.H.A.O.S: career planning for the unplannable
Pursuing Academic and Non-Academic Trajectories Simultaneously
McKinsey Advanced Professional Degree Panel
Friday, February 27 | 12:00 – 1:30pm ET | Location TBD
McKinsey Advanced Professional Degree Case Workshop
Tuesday, March 3 | 12:00 – 1:30pm ET | Location TBD
Industry interviewing for PhDs & postdocs
Thursday, March 12 | 12:00-1:30pm ET | Virtual
Academic Opportunities
Career Opportunities in Southwest Germany for PhDs and Postdocs (in E19-202)
Thursday, March 5th 2026, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Career Opportunities in Southwest Germany for PhDs and Postdocs – Coffee Chats
Friday, March 6 | E19-274 | Book your slot on Handshake!
Heidelberg University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
University of Freiburg
Nuts and Bolts of Grant Applications (open to ALL postdocs) Wednesday, March 11th 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Building 45-230
Postdoc only
PhDs and postdocs
Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions, October 17
From TA to Solo Instructor – Advancing Towards the Faculty Path – Tuesday, October 21, 3:00-4:30pm ET
Campus Interviews and Job Talks – Wednesday, November 12, 12:00-1:30pm
Negotiating your job offer – Thursday, December 4, 12:00 – 1:30pm ET, Virtual
Industry Bound Career Series & Employer relations events
Industry resumes and cover letters for PhDs and postdocs – Tuesday, September 16, 12:00-1:00pm ET, Virtual
Careers in Research for PhDs & Postdocs Panel – Thursday, September 18, 12:00-2:00pm ET, E19-202
From Academia to Industry: Life of a PDT Quantitative Researcher for PhDs & Postdocs – Wednesday, October 8, 5:00-7:00pm ET
Postdoc only
OVPR Industry resume and cover letter bootcamp
MIT/GT/VT Collaboration: Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI Fellowship Info session (email your Postdoc career advisor for the recording)
PhDs and postdocs
Faculty application workshops (researching + teaching statements, cover letters, CVs)
Graduate Professional Development Certificates
Research Mentoring Certificate – IAP and June
Grant Writing Training Certificate – IAP
Other Events:
Faculty careers in Germany (Baden-Württemberg), August 28, 2025, 11:30 – 2:00pm ET
Postdoc-specific workshops often run on a yearly cycle (in the fall it is often faculty-focused; in the spring it is industry-focused). To ensure you have all the resources you need, feel free to download slides from Fall 2025-Spring 2026 postdoc workshops.
