- Originally Aired
- February 23, 2018
- Event Type
- Webinars
- Presented By
- Fatimah Williams, Ph.D.
- Recordings
- Audio
Graduate students and postdocs receive a wealth of information and mentorship on securing an academic position. But what about when you decide to pursue professional options in industry, nonprofit, or government? This workshop by Fatimah Williams, Ph.D., (Col ’02) shares popular nonacademic careers for PhDs, and provides a 5 step framework for launching an effective job search.
About Fatimah Williams, Ph.D.
Fatimah Williams, Ph.D. (Col ’02) is a speaker, author, and career coach whose professional development guidance has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Scientific American, University Affairs, numerous podcasts, and her book Be Bold: Launch Your Job Search or Career Change with Confidence. She founded Beyond the Tenure Track to equip graduate students and PhDs to explore and prepare for diverse professional opportunities.
Dr. Williams holds a doctorate in Cultural Anthropology from Rutgers University and bachelor’s degrees in Foreign Affairs and African American Studies from the University of Virginia. Awarded the nationally competitive Consortium for Faculty Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr. Williams also serves as chair of the Workshops Committee of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology and is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium and the National Postdoctoral Association. Additionally, she is a former Associate Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Advising at the University of Pennsylvania Career Services.
Contact Dr. Williams at fatimah@beyondthetenuretrack.com.