Career and professional development events for postdocs
Postdocs have many programs they can attend through CAPD, and sometimes it’s hard to find where to go. Here’s a helpful page that highlights the key programs and events that are postdoc-only and PhD & postdoc-only.
Postdoc only events include: Plan Your Postdoc, National Postdoc Appreciation Week, the LMAP program, many MIT PDA/CAPD co-organized postdoc alum panels and specific postdoc workshops.
PhD/postdoc only events include: all workshops and events associated with the Industry Bound Career Series, Faculty Job Search Series, and the Graduate Professional Development certificates.
Here’s a handy graphic to visualize what’s written above.
See your program offerings by semester
Postdoc only
Perfect your elevator pitch – February 20, 2026
PhDs and postdocs
Industry Bound Career Series & Employer relations events
C.H.A.O.S: career planning for the unplannable
Pursuing Academic and Non-Academic Trajectories Simultaneously
McKinsey Advanced Professional Degree Panel
Friday, February 27 | 12:00 – 1:30pm ET | Location TBD
McKinsey Advanced Professional Degree Case Workshop
Tuesday, March 3 | 12:00 – 1:30pm ET | Location TBD
Industry interviewing for PhDs & postdocs
Thursday, March 12 | 12:00-1:30pm ET | Virtual
Academic Opportunities
Career Opportunities in Southwest Germany for PhDs and Postdocs (in E19-202)
Thursday, March 5th 2026, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Career Opportunities in Southwest Germany for PhDs and Postdocs – Coffee Chats
Friday, March 6 | E19-274 | Book your slot on Handshake!
Heidelberg University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
University of Freiburg
Nuts and Bolts of Grant Applications (open to ALL postdocs) Wednesday, March 11th 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Building 45-230
Postdoc only
PhDs and postdocs
Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions, October 17
From TA to Solo Instructor – Advancing Towards the Faculty Path – Tuesday, October 21, 3:00-4:30pm ET
Campus Interviews and Job Talks – Wednesday, November 12, 12:00-1:30pm
Negotiating your job offer – Thursday, December 4, 12:00 – 1:30pm ET, Virtual
Industry Bound Career Series & Employer relations events
Industry resumes and cover letters for PhDs and postdocs – Tuesday, September 16, 12:00-1:00pm ET, Virtual
Careers in Research for PhDs & Postdocs Panel – Thursday, September 18, 12:00-2:00pm ET, E19-202
From Academia to Industry: Life of a PDT Quantitative Researcher for PhDs & Postdocs – Wednesday, October 8, 5:00-7:00pm ET
Postdoc only
OVPR Industry resume and cover letter bootcamp
MIT/GT/VT Collaboration: Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI Fellowship Info session (email your Postdoc career advisor for the recording)
PhDs and postdocs
Faculty application workshops (researching + teaching statements, cover letters, CVs)
Graduate Professional Development Certificates
Research Mentoring Certificate – IAP and June
Grant Writing Training Certificate – IAP
Other Events:
Faculty careers in Germany (Baden-Württemberg), August 28, 2025, 11:30 – 2:00pm ET
Postdoc-specific workshops often run on a yearly cycle (in the fall it is often faculty-focused; in the spring it is industry-focused). To ensure you have all the resources you need, feel free to download slides from previous postdoc workshops organized by CAPD.
CV Flash Review
Industry Interviewing
Mentorship versus management
Networking and community building
Postdoc resume refresher
Plan Your Postdoc (PYP) for early career researchers
