Workshops
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Nafisa Gillani
Doctoral Professional Development Coordinator
School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
ngillani@uwo.ca
Developing and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships
Build productive collaborative partnerships to draw upon the experiences and expertise of others to achieve a common goal. The following resources are designed to help you form collaborative professional relationships that involve seeking out mutually beneficial relationships with others both inside and outside the academic environment.
Workshops
Cultivating your Scholarly Identity – Maximizing your Impact & Reach
It is increasingly necessary for researchers to have a professional presence online. In this workshop you’ll learn how to establish and manage your scholarly identity to help you connect with colleagues, find collaborators, and expose your research to new audiences. You’ll also learn how to boost your scholarly impact using social media and how to make sense of alternative metrics that come with these new methods of knowledge communication and dissemination
Cultivating Career-Enhancing Connections
With 80% of jobs never advertised, it's important to look beyond job postings and recognize the value of people and relationships in finding employment. We will reframe the concept of networking, help you increase your confidence when describing yourself, and generate options for prototyping career conversations; moving you closer to meaningful job opportunities.