Anthropology Social Events, Special Lectures, & Weekly Seminars

      Professional Development Collection

      Boston University is committed to providing a supportive and competitive training environment for research and scholarship. Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs (PDPA) offers programs, resources, and services that are tailored to meet the specific needs of doctoral students, postdoctoral scholars, and their faculty mentors.

      The PDPA PhD Progression Platform is unique in that it offers official microcredentialling via 7 Core Capacities (Career Development, Disciple Specific Knowledge, Research Skills, Management & Leadership, Self Awareness, Communication Skills, and Teaching Skills). This platform can sync with your LinkedIn profile, which is easily transferable to other companies who use similar credentialling systems. For every 60-90 minute module, you can earn a badge encrypted with metadata to authenticate and reflect your career development and skills — that can all be verified by Boston University!

      It is a major resource for students, postdocs, faculty, and admins across all BU schools and campuses in STEAM disciplines.

      Career & Professional Development contains resources to help you prepare for future careers through self-assessment and creating Individual Development Plans, as well as guidance for exploring potential career pathways in both academic and non-academic job fields. You will also find information on PDPA workshops, events and experiential learning opportunities. The Resources section of our website has information about a variety of  PDPA and University-wide resources available to doctoral students, including how to connect with PDPA through bi-monthly PhD Office Hours and our Moderated Discussions. We also encourage you to check out our podcast, Vitamin PhD, a supplement to your doctoral training!

      PDPA supports doctoral students primarily through professional development programs, but as part of Graduate Affairs and the Office of Research, we are also here to direct doctoral students to resources throughout the University relevant to other aspects of the graduate experience. Visit the following links to the Graduate Education and Office of Research websites for information on Health & Wellness offerings, Living in Boston and finding Community at BU, or finding support for your research.

      Explore the PhD Progression pathways:

      Level 1 (Skill Exploration Pathways)

      Level 2 (Skill Development Pathways)

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      Extra Resources

      See the following extra categories below for content more specifically related to the field of anthropology, and for example documents from previous or current graduate students in the department.