February 24 & 25, 2023
For the 11th consecutive year, the Beyond Academia Conference will gather panels, workshops, and keynote lectures aimed at PhD professional development and careers outside of academia. Registration is free and open to graduate students and postdocs at any institution. Register now!
November 14-15th, 2022
Need to update your professional profile? Join us to learn more about creating a stellar LinkedIn profile, have professionals revise your CV or resumé, and update your professional headshot!
CANCELLED due to a UCB campus safety issue. New date and time TBD.
April 21, 2022, 12-1pm PST
George Matsumoto, PhD, is a former marine biology professor who will share how he now uses his scientific diving skills for research at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
February 24 & 25, 2022
For the 10th consecutive year, the Beyond Academia Conference will gather panels, workshops, and keynote lectures aimed at PhD professional development and careers outside of academia. Registration is free and open to graduate students and postdocs at any institution. Register now!
February 9, 2022, 12-1pm PST
David V. Johnson, PhD, Deputy Editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review and Co-Editor of The Raven, will join us to share his career trajectory from philosophy professor to journalist.
December 10, 2021
Enrique Lin Shiao, Associate for Asset Acquisitions at BridgeBio, shared with us how he landed in a type role that he hadn't known existed during his PhD.
November 29th, 2021
Need to update your professional profile? Join us to learn more about creating a stellar LinkedIn profile, have professionals revise your CV or resumé, and update your professional headshot!
October, 21 2021
Emma Kovak, Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst at the Breakthrough Institute, joined us to discuss her path from Plant Biolgy PhD to a career in science policy and science communication.
September 27th, 2021
The WIWIDIGS panel focuses on advice and discussions from current UC Berkeley Graduate Students on how to navigate your PhD journey and how to prepare for your future career.
February 25 & 26, 2021
For the 9th consecutive year the Beyond Academia conference will gather panels, workshops and keynote lectures aimed at PhD professional development and careers outside of academia. You can register for free CLICK HERE.
January, 28 2021
Sophia Quach McCabe, Academic Coordinator at the Art, Design, and Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, talked about leaving the engineering world to become a world-class art historian.
December 3, 2020
Cheri Ackerman, PhD offered her insights on transitioning out of academia, her work as Co-Founder & CEO of Concerto Biosciences, and more!
November 20th, 2020
Curious about how to properly update your professional profile? Join us to learn more about LinkedIn, have professionals revise your CV or resumé, and more!
December 10, 2020
Co-hosted with The Berkeley Science Review, this event will offer you an opportunity to expore careers in writing and science communication!
December 15th, 2020
In this interactive workshop, you will learn to use the myIDP career development tool to help you develop a structured plan for pursuing a career outside of academia.
October 28th, 2020
Kim Tran, PhD will offer her insights on transitioning out of academia, her work as a consultant and author, and more!
October 15th, 2020
Recruiters are negotiating experts. Are you? Join a free offer negotiation webinar. Prepare yourself to get what you want with tech industry offers.
September 29th, 2020
Weslee Glenn, PhD will offer his insights on transitioning out of academia, his work as Principal Scientist at Provivi, Inc., and more!
September 10th, 2020
The WIWIDIGS panel focuses on advice and discussions from current UC Berkeley Graduate Students on how to navigate your PhD journey and how to prepare for your future career.
February 27 - 28, 2020
Our flagship conference is a two-day event with close to 100 PhD speakers who successfully transitioned from academia to industry.
January 29th, 2020 from 4pm-7pm
Bring your resumes and CVs for critiques by a professional portfolio coach.
Nov 6th, 2019 from 7-8pm
Recruiters are negotiating experts. Are you? Join a free offer negotiation webinar. Prepare yourself to get what you want with tech industry offers.
September 19th, 2019
Join Beyond Academia, a student organization committed to helping PhDs navigate their post-grad employment options, for a panel discussion about what we wish we had known when we started here.
February 28 - March 1, 2019
Our flagship conference is a two-day event with close to 100 PhD speakers who successfully transitioned from academia to industry.
January 30th, 2019 from 4pm-7pm
Bring your resumes and CVs for critiques by a professional portfolio coach.
September 25th, 2018 from 4-7pm
Are you interested in careers in government and policy? Do you want to learn more about postdoctoral fellowships for PhDs interested in government positions?
September 5th, 2018
Join Beyond Academia, a student organization committed to helping PhDs navigate their post-grad employment options, for a panel discussion about what we wish we had known when we started here.
April 25th, 2018
The Careers Reception is a networking event designed for PhDs and postdocs who are interested in learning more or applying to work outside academia by talking to representatives of companies and organizations directly. All of the participating representatives are interested in hiring PhD holders.
March 1 - March 2, 2018
In 2018 we held our sixth annual conference, with over 300 attendees and keynotes from Eric Chulze and Susan Basalla May!
January 31st, 2018 from 4pm-7pm
Bring your resumes and CVs for critiques by a professional portfolio coach.
January 22nd, 2018
Berkeley PhDs! Interested in launching a life sciences start-up during or after graduating/the postdoc? This event is for you!