Norman-Burgdolf Heather L, Vanderford Nathan L
Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Markey Cancer Center and Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Nat Biotechnol. 2016 Jan;34(1):111-3. doi: 10.1038/nbt.3459.
Over the last decade, PhD trainees and postdoctoral scholars have become increasingly vocal regarding the misalignment in research training and career outcomes. With the unsettling shifts in the faculty job market, more and more new highly skilled PhDs are looking to transition into a variety of other professional careers despite lacking specific education and training for such careers. The Graduate School at the University of Kentucky has developed a “Preparing Future Professionals” course to help combat the absence of sufficient “work ready” education and preparedness for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. This course allows students to self-reflect on potential careers and their own transferable skills, provides opportunities for student engagement with PhDs in a wide variety of careers and career development specialists, and allows students to practice critical elements of the job search process including resume and cover letter building and mock interviews. Within this article, we describe the format, topics, themes, strengths, and limitations of the course. By sharing this information, we hope to provide a template for other institutions to develop similar courses that will fulfill the needs of doctoral and postdoctoral trainees.
在过去十年中，博士生学员和博士后学者对研究培训与职业成果之间的脱节问题越来越直言不讳。随着教师就业市场令人不安的变化，越来越多新的高技能博士尽管缺乏此类职业的特定教育和培训，却希望转向各种其他职业。肯塔基大学研究生院开发了一门“培养未来专业人员”课程，以帮助应对研究生和博士后缺乏足够的“就业准备”教育和准备的问题。该课程让学生对潜在职业和自身可转移技能进行自我反思，为学生提供与从事各种职业的博士以及职业发展专家交流的机会，并让学生练习求职过程中的关键环节，包括简历和求职信撰写以及模拟面试。在本文中，我们描述了该课程的形式、主题、主旨、优点和局限性。通过分享这些信息，我们希望为其他机构提供一个模板，以开发满足博士和博士后学员需求的类似课程。
