Registration Instructions:
Use the sections below to register for virtual workshops, career panels, the keynote speaker, and the networking lunch. Please ensure that you have selected all interested sessions before submitting registration.Learning Goals
Participants will have the opportunity to learn from the keynote presenter, University of Michigan alumna Laura Morgan Roberts. Morgan Roberts holds a Ph.D. in organizational psychology and is the CEO and founder of the Alignment Quest Enterprise. She is also a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Morgan Roberts’s keynote address will be followed by an in-person networking lunch with local professionals representing diverse career sectors. The conference is co-sponsored by the University Career Center, Rackham Graduate School, and the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Michigan Medical School.Effectively Explore Careers Beyond the ProfessoriateThe goals of Ph.D. Connections are to enable students and postdoctoral fellows to:
Gain an increased awareness of careers available to Ph.D.s in a variety of sectors
Learn about skills and key competencies that are important in different industries
Develop strategies and build networks to explore careers beyond the professoriate effectively.Schedule Overview

March 21: Virtual Pre-Conference Workshops
10:30 a.m. EST
Taming the Impostor: Navigating the Ph.D. to Professional Job Search
12:30 p.m. EST
Networking in Preparation of Attending a Conference
2:00 p.m. EST
Talking Outside Your Field: Explaining Your Research During Your Industry Job Search
3:30 p.m. EST
Harnessing Generative AI for Professional Excellence: Strategies and Applications
March 22: In-Person Conference
Rackham Graduate School, Fourth Floor
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Check-In 10:00 a.m., Amphitheatre, 4th Floor
Keynote Address: Roshni Rao, Ph.D.| Executive Director of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Career Design; Director, Phutures, Johns Hopkins University
11:30 a.m., Assembly Hall, 4th Floor
Networking Lunch
1:30 p.m.
Career Panels—Panelist names and bios coming soon!
Careers for Humanities - East Conference Room, 4th Floor
Careers for Social Sciences - West Conference Room, 4th Floor
Careers for STEM - Amphitheatre, 4th Floor
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Networking with Panelists