WISE Graduate/Post-doctoral Professional Development Workshops

Click here to see the Spring 2008 workshops offered.

About the Grad/Post Doc Professional Development Workshop Series

Many issues facing graduate and post-doctoral women in STEM disciplines today mirror those facing men. Women in STEM disciplines, however,also face some distinctly different challenges. The WISE Grad/Post Doc Professional Development Workshop Series provides programs which address both general and gender-specific issues. Sample topics include:

• Developing a research statements
• Negotiating a first tenure-track position
• Working with grants and journal submission reviewers

WISE programs go a step beyond just providing information, to creating a forum for women to address these issues with other similarly-situated women. In addition, certain topics are addressed specifically to acknowledge the experiences women in STEM may face. Workshops are kept small (typically no more than 16 participants) to provide for a high level of interaction among participants and create an environment to support open dialogue. In addition, each program is structured as a two-part series with related "homework" required between the meetings, allowing participants to being putting into action the skills being learned.

 

Click here to see the FALL 2007 Workshops offered.
Click here to see descriptions of past workshops offered.

 

For more information about the Grad/Post Doc Professional Development Workshop Series, please contact Tess Barker at maria-barker@uiowa.edu.