Your doctoral training is building your research skills but do you have a clear plan for turning that training into a career?

Join Laura Miller, PhD, PC, Director of the Office of Academic Career Development, Health Sciences, for a practical, hour-long session designed to help you take ownership of your career development starting now, not after graduation.

In this seminar, you'll: 

• Get a working framework, not just theory. Learn the ADAPT model of career development planning, a structured approach you can start applying immediately to your own training.
• See how career planning fits alongside your research, not against it. Discover how a developmental approach to professional growth complements each stage of your academic and scholarly training, so career planning feels like part of your PhD rather than a distraction from it.
• Get your specific questions answered. Bring your own questions about the career resources available to doctoral students at Pitt and get direct answers from the person who oversees them.

Whether you're early in your program or approaching your defense, this session will help you leave with a clearer sense of what to do next and where to go for support.

Fall 2026 Seminar Dates:

• Wednesday, September 30th, 4:00-5:00pm  REGISTER NOW!
• Thursday, October 8th, 12:00-1:00pm  REGISTER NOW!

Spring 2027 Seminar Dates:

• Tuesday, January 26th, 12:00-1:00pm  REGISTER NOW!
• Thursday, February 3rd, 4:00-5:00pm  REGISTER NOW!