As you navigate your research and the academe, there are a myriad of resources to help you with each step of your journey. From goal setting tools such as Imagine Ph.D. and MYIDP to career development and networking opportunities, all resources are free and accessible to students that are designed to help support you in your development, progression and career outcomes.
General Resources
Princeton’s Center for Career Development assists graduate students in exploring and preparing for their careers. The Center offers one-on-one advising and programs for career development tactics such as self-assessments, networking, internship and job options and more.
ImaginePhD is a career exploration and planning tool for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers and scholars dedicated to the humanities and social sciences. It is a free, online resource that enables you to explore careers by evaluating and reflecting on your own abilities, values and interests that navigates related professional opportunities.
LinkedIn Learning offers more than 5,000 on-demand courses on business, creative and technology skills that is available to you at no additional cost.
myIDP is a free, career-planning tool that is designed to meet the needs of Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars in the sciences. This tool helps you define and pursue your career goals with exercises to match your skills, interests and values with a variety of scientific professions.
Research & Data Analysis
Sharpen your communications skills, apply to be a presenter for Research on the Road, a new initiative between the Graduate School and Alumni Engagement that brings the exciting research conducted by Princeton graduate students out to the wider Princeton alumni community through regional gatherings in cities across the country. Three to five graduates students who are in their third year or above will be selected and coached to present a seven-minute talk about their research. In 2020, participants traveled to (or presented remotely to) Princeton alumni in the Greater Philadelphia area, Seattle and Chicago.
Leadership & Collaboration
The Keller Center focuses on bridging technology and society through innovation, design, and entrepreneurship. The Center provides a broad range of interdisciplinary courses, co-curricular activities, workshops, and lecture series aimed at educating leaders for a technology-driven society.
Keller Center Fellows in Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship serve as key advocates and supporters of the Keller Center's role while honing their skills as leaders and entrepreneurs. Graduate and undergraduate students selected as fellows serve for terms of one academic year. The fellows are invited to special events and functions hosted by the Center and are eligible to apply for special funding to pursue individual and group projects.
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community that supports and enriches you to be successful in the academe and beyond. We have an institutional membership: claim your account today!
The Council offers mentorship, networking and funding opportunities in the startup or entrepreneurial space. Graduate students are encouraged to take advantage of the many resources available.
Princeton Innovation Center, powered by BioLabs, provides co-working lab and office space specifically designed to help high-potential high-tech startups go further and faster on limited investment capital. The Center is available to companies formed by Princeton’s faculty, students and alumni, as well as by members of the wider New Jersey community.
Teaching & Mentoring
Graduate students in the humanities who have successfully completed their general examination and who have already demonstrated excellence in teaching as an AI in a previous semester may apply to participate in a pilot initiative that allows them to co-design and co-teach an undergraduate course at Princeton with a faculty mentor. The aim of this initiative is twofold: first, to facilitate graduate student intellectual development and pedagogical and professional experience under the guidance of a seasoned mentor, specifically through the design and full co-teaching of a course; and second, to provide innovative new team-taught classes for Princeton’s undergraduates.
PUPP is a comprehensive academic and cultural enrichment program for high-achieving, low-income high school students from Ewing, Lawrence, Nottingham, Princeton and Trenton High Schools. PUPP works with high school scholars beginning the summer after their 9th-grade year and continuing through high school graduation. The program's goal is to prepare students for success at selective colleges and universities. Fellows serve as mentors and lead weekly academic enrichment sessions on critical reading, writing and thinking skills for 6 to 12 high school juniors and seniors.
PTI provides credit-bearing college courses to inmates at New Jersey correctional facilities near Princeton’s campus. Courses in several disciplines are taught by volunteer instructors, including Princeton faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, alumni, and advanced undergraduates. Graduate student volunteers have the opportunity to teach their own courses in a nontraditional, meaningful setting through this initiative.
ReMatch is a research mentoring program designed to connect undergraduate students and graduate students, two historically unconnected populations at Princeton, through their shared interest in academic research. ReMatch offers fellowship funding for mentorship connections and joint research projects. The graduate student mentors come from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering, representing research opportunities of interest to a wide spectrum of undergraduates.
Each of the undergraduate residential colleges at Princeton includes up to ten graduate students who live among the undergraduates within the college and offer academic, intellectual, social, and cultural programming and support to those undergraduates. Residents graduate students (RGSs) are appointed each spring through an interview process managed by the Office of the Dean of the College.
Written & Verbal Communication
GradSpeak is a workshop offered monthly to enhance graduate student's public speaking skills where practice is encouraged and feedback is given in a constructive supportive environment. Each session will have an inpromptu topic (e.g. your research in a nutshell, someone who inspires you) and a focus on a technical skill such as diction or eye contact with the audience. Co-sponsored by The Graduate School, and PrincetonWrites.
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School and the Graduate Student Government, Graduate Writing Days offer graduate students of all years of study a quiet, comfortable place to write with good food and lots of caffeine. Pre or post-generals graduate students are welcome to work on a dissertation chapter, conference paper, journal article, seminar presentation, chapter, or grant application during Graduate Writing Days.
Princeton Research Day (PRD) is a one-day celebration of the research enterprise across generations of scholars and researchers at Princeton. It is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, Office of the Dean of the Faculty and Office of the Dean of Research. Undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs may apply to present their research in various formats to the campus community. The event promotes Princeton’s commitment to scholarship, innovation, and research and provides a venue for professional development. There are additional opportunities to volunteer to chair or judge a session.
Sharpen your communications skills, apply to be a presenter for Research on the Road, a new initiative between the Graduate School and Alumni Engagement that brings the exciting research conducted by Princeton graduate students out to the wider Princeton alumni community through regional gatherings in cities across the country. Three to five graduates students who are in their third year or above will be selected and coached to present a seven-minute talk about their research. In 2020, participants traveled to (or presented remotely to) Princeton alumni in the Greater Philadelphia area, Seattle and Chicago.
Speak with Style (SwS) is a group dedicated to exploring the art and science of effective communication. SwS aims to provide a medium for people to share their strategies in speaking with more confidence, and avails itself as a resource and platform for students to polish and perfect their presentation, pitching, and social communication skills. To learn more about joining this group please email sws.princeton@gmail.com.
Career Management
Princeton’s Center for Career Development assists graduate students in exploring and preparing for their careers. The Center offers one-on-one advising and programs for career development tactics such as self-assessments, networking, internship and job options and more.
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community that supports and enriches you to be successful in the academe and beyond. We have an institutional membership: claim your account today!
Personal Well-Being & Effectiveness
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community that supports and enriches you to be successful in the academe and beyond. We have an institutional membership: claim your account today!