Position: Graduate Fellow 2019-2020

Department: Career Services, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate Student/Postdoc Team
www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices
 

Career Services at the University of Pennsylvania is a centralized office that serves undergraduates, graduate students, alumni of Penn programs, and postdocs. The Graduate Student/Postdoc Team serves graduate students, graduate alumni, and postdocs in humanities, social sciences, STEM, and professional programs. Our goal is to meet the diverse career needs of this population through one-on-one advising, workshops and networking events, experiential opportunities, and by connecting with employers. We focus on creating and implementing innovative approaches to helping graduate students/postdocs in their professional development. An overview of resources for doctoral students and postdocs can be found here: https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/phdpostdoccareers.php

Each year we hire a PhD student to develop and expand on our PhD Externship program that provides the opportunity for students to gain brief, immersive experiences in jobs within academic administration and the non-profit sector to help them gain marketable skills and explore career options. Each new PhD fellow working on this project has supported our goal of growing this program to include more campus hosts, and, most recently, to include off-campus hosts for the first time, and to have more PhD students serve as externs. We are excited to see what new approaches can be taken to make this a meaningful, relevant, and dynamic experience for students engaged in career exploration.

We are seeking a doctoral student from any discipline who would like to take an active role in learning about and highlighting career options for PhDs, and who wants to make a positive impact as part of our team of graduate student/postdoc career advisors.  Candidates who can bring a high level of enthusiasm for supporting graduate students and postdocs across campus are encouraged to apply.  Skill in writing for a broad audience, event planning, relationship building, organization/time-management, and a willingness to learn are required; general knowledge of the University and support services is preferred.

Projects and responsibilities:

·       Support the continued development and growth of a newly developed externship program for PhDs providing brief practical experiences in academic administration, with a strategic plan to move towards establishing opportunities in other non-faculty career paths of interest.

·       Assist with expanding the externship program, including Penn and non-Penn opportunities

·       Devise and implement new strategies for increasing student interest in and applications for the externship program

·       Develop ideas for additional experiential activities and career simulations that will benefit the doctoral students and postdocs that we serve.

·       Assist with online resource development, write and develop content for website, social media and other resources.

·       Attend occasional team meetings.

Hours and Compensation: the Career Services Grad Fellow works for Career Services on an hourly basis.  The fellow will receive $15 per hour. The fellow is expected to work 8-12 hours per week. Please check with your department to confirm that the income from this position would not affect your funding status; additionally, if you are employed at more than one campus job, you cannot work more than 20 hours per week in total if you are currently enrolled in classes per University policy.  

Any student who will be enrolled in a University of Pennsylvania doctoral program in 2019-2020 is eligible to apply.  Employment is contingent upon fulfilling responsibilities. 

The deadline to apply is September 13th. Apply with resume and cover letter (preferably in single pdf attachment) to Marianne Lipa at mlipa@upenn.edu.  No phone calls please.

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