To schedule an appointment email phdcareer@brown.edu or do so on Handshake with Zhichun Lin, Ph.D., the Assistant Director of Career Counseling for Graduate Students.
Center for Career Exploration
Careers Beyond Academia
Brown Center for Career Exploration Youtube Channel that features Brown Ph.D. Alumni who are currently working in different sectors sharing their career transition experience and providing tips of career exploration and preparation. The channel also includes the employers' info sessions of their insights on hiring Ph.D. applicants.
VersatilePhD’s mission is to help graduate students, ABDs and Ph.D.s identify, prepare for and excel in professional careers. It currently serves many of the leading North American research universities, including Ph.D. students, post-docs and alumni, by providing unique and instructive content, networks, job analytics and readiness tools.
ImaginePhD is a free career exploration and planning tool for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences. It is designed to allow users to: Assess their career-related skills, interests, and values; explore career paths appropriate to their discipline; create self-defined goals; and map out next steps for career and professional development success.
My Independent Development Plan (myIDP) provides: Exercises to help you examine your skills, interests, and values; a list of 20 scientific career paths with a prediction of which ones best fit your skills and interests; a tool for setting strategic goals for the coming year, and articles and resources to guide you through the process.
InterSect is an online platform that allows Ph.D.-level scientists and humanists explore future career options, regardless of professional stage. Its goal is to provide true-to-life job simulation exercises that help individuals consider: What are my professional interests and skills? How do my interests and skills translate to potential careers? What are my career options? Which careers haven't I considered?