Spring 2022 Career Panels

The IDP Prgram's Spring 2022 Career Panels will be held once/month in February, March, and April. In these virtual events, panelists will first respond to moderated questions about working in their career sectors. After the moderated portion, questions from audience members will be addressed.

These panels are a great way to learn what a 'day in the life' looks like for PhDs in various career sectors and provide an opportunity to network with the panelists.
 

Spring 2022 Career Panels:

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Join us for a career panel focused on careers in higher education administration! Attendees will have the chance to hear from administrators in a broad range of roles across Columbia. 

Featured panelists:

  • Rachel Bernard – Director of Graduate Career Development at Columbia's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
  • Chiara Bertipaglia – Director of Scientific Programs at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute
  • Roger Lefort – Assistant Director for Research Integrity and Research Compliance and Training at Columbia 
  • Kwame Osei-Sarfo – Director, Bridge to the PhD Program in STEM at Columbia Engineering
  • Ericka Peterson – Executive Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Columbia

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The March Panel will be held on Consulting Careers. Attendees will have the chance to hear and learn from panelists in a range of consulting roles.

Featured panelists:

  • Seoeun Lee, PhD – Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  • Zach Lamport, PhD – Scientific Consultant at Exponent
  • Ola Jacunski, PhD – Freelance Consultant 

Following the panel discussion, there will be time for an audience Q&A. This event is presented as part of the Columbia University Individual Development Plan (IDP) program for Postdocs and PhD students.

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The April Panel will be held on Academic/Faculty Career and will take place on April 20 from 5 – 6:30 PM.

Join us for a career panel focused on careers in academia! Attendees will have the chance to hear and learn from faculty panelists from a range of disciplines.

Featured panelists:

  • Holly Hunsberger, PhD – Assistant Professor, Foundational Sciences and Humanities, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
  • Irvin Hunt, PhD – Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  • Edward Twomey, PhD – Assistant Professor, Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Following the panel discussion, there will be time for an audience Q&A. This event is presented as part of the Columbia University Individual Development Plan (IDP) program for Postdocs and PhD students.

Register Here