Welcome UF PhDs!
I maintain this page in my capacity as the Graduate Professionalization and Placement Coordinator, including slides from the Professionalization seminars for 2023-24 AY. As a reminder, Professionalization Seminars are mandatory for all First Year PhD students.
This page also includes links and other material to assist you in your graduate career. Please contact me if you would like to see any other material here and check back often!
Professionalization Seminars
Materials
APSA Graduate Placement Reports
“How to Thrive in Graduate School” -Colleen Wood for MPSA
“Navigating the Post-Doc Job Market” H. Alarian for APSA Political Science Now
“The ULTIMATE Academic Job Market Guide” -K.Anne Watson for Duck of Minerva
“Academic labour markets in Europe” Alexandre Afonso for LSE Impact
Upcoming events
Fall 2024 events TBD
Follow the link below to have events populate to your Google Calendar as they are posted.
PAST Events 23-24
September 8 12:50-2pm: Building your Academic Footprint (Recommended for 1-3 years)
October 27 12:50-2pm: Academic Conferences and Presentations
December 6 12:50-2pm: IRB, Grants, and Conducting Fieldwork
February 23, 12:50-2:30pm: How to Publish
March 8, 12:50-2:30pm: Academic Careers outside the Professorship (with Aimée Bourassa (PhD), Lecturer and Internship Coordinator and Michael Goldberg (PhD), Career Design Specialist for Advanced Degrees)
March 22, 12:50-2:10pm: Project and Time Management (Work Smarter, not Harder)
April 12, 12:50-2:30pm: The Academic Job Market*
* Required for all students entering the job market next two years