Career Development Series
These seminars and workshops will be held on Thursdays at 9:30 am MT unless otherwise noted.
For media training with the UCAR Communications Team, NCAR|UCAR employees can make an appointment at any time.
To be notified of upcoming seminars, information about specific events below, or access to recordings of these events, please contact Scott Briggs at NCAR.
Career Development Workshops |
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| Date | Topic |
| 2024 | |
| March 4, 2024 | Communicating in the Workplace: Discovering our conflict styles |
| January 22, 2024 | How to collaborate in the face of disagreement |
| TBD | Panel on jobs in the private sector |
| TBD | Panel on jobs in the private sector |
| TBD | Working with proposal budgets |
| 2023 | |
| November 13, 2023 | Crafting a research statement - workshop |
| November 6, 2023 | Writing a job-specific cover letter |
| October 31, 2023 | The Importance and Practice of Listening |
| October 9, 2023 | Early Career Professional Development Workshop at the UCAR Members Meeting |
| August 31-September 1, 2023 | NCAR Postdoctoral Retreat |
| June 15, 2023 | Creating an Empowered and Accountable Support Network |
| Jan. 26, 2023 | Session 7: Convergent Science |
| 2022 | |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Session 6: Project Logistics Part 2: Developing a Budget |
| Nov. 17, 2022 | Session 5: Research Relevance and Broader Impacts |
| Nov. 3, 2022 | Session 4: Project Logistics Part 1: Project Management |
| Oct. 20, 2022 | Session 3: NCAR/UCP Policies and Protocols |
| Oct. 6, 2022 | Session 2: Granting Organizations' Procedures and Policies |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Session 1: Overview of NCAR/UCP Postdoctoral Grant Writing & Management Series |
| Mar. 11, 2022 | Careers Outside of Academia |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Interviewing: Panelists From Three Sectors |
| 2021 | |
| Nov. 10, 2021 | Elevator Speeches |
| Oct. 14, 2021 | Writing a Research Statement |
| Aug. 19, 2021 | A Discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
| May 27, 2021 | Giving an academic job talk |
| May 13, 2021 | Private Sector Panel |
| Apr. 29, 2021 | Panel on Academic Job Interviews: Interviewee Perspectives |
| Apr. 15, 2021 | Panel on Academic Job Interviews: Faculty Perspectives |
| Apr. 1, 2021 | A Research Statement Feedback Workshop |
| Mar. 18, 2021 | Writing a Research Statement Seminar |
| Mar. 4, 2021 | A Cover Letter Feedback Workshop |
| Feb. 18, 2021 | A CV Feedback Workshop |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | Writing a Better CV and Cover Letter |
| 2020 | |
| Nov. 12, 2020 | Panel on Faculty Jobs, 9:30 am - 10:30 am |
| Oct. 29, 2020 | Panel on Research Proposals, 9:30 am - 10:30 am |
| Sept. 17, 2020 | Conversation with NCAR Library Staff |
| Sept. 3, 2020 | Monthly meeting with Everette Joseph and NCAR Postdocs |
| July 9, 2020 | Town Hall with NCAR Directorate |
| June 17, 2020 | Mock Proposal Review Panel |
| May 28, 2020 | Panel on Transition from Postdocs to Project Scientists |
| April 30, 2020 | Time-management in an Era of Disruption |
| Apr. 16, 2020 | Networking and Collaborating - Panel with scientists |
| Mar. 26, 2020 | Mentoring: Perspectives from Faculty, Mentors, and Mentees (link to video) |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | ABCs of Breaking Bias and Maximizing Inclusion |
| Feb. 13, 2020 | Overcoming Obstacles in Publishing - Panel with Editors/Sr. Scientists |
| Jan. 30, 2020 | Overcoming Obstacles in Publishing - Panel with Jr. Scientists (link to video) |
| 2019 | |
| Nov. 7, 2019 | Effective Design and Presentation Skills |
| Oct. 24, 2019 | Interviewing in the Private Sector |
| Sept. 26, 2019 | Interviewing in the Academic Sector |
| June 20, 2019 | How to write a proposal |
| May 9, 2019 | Creating a LinkedIn Profile |
| Apr. 4, 2019 | Professional photo session (headshots) |
| Mar. 14, 2019 | Private sector panel |
| Mar. 8, 2019 | Mock review panel of postdoc proposals |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Writing a diversity statement for academic positions |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | Writing a research statement |
| Jan. 17, 2019 | CV workshop |
| Jan. 3, 2019 | CV workshop |
| 2018 | |
| Dec. 18, 2018 | Writing a teaching statement |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | Postdoc Retreat Day |
| Nov. 13, 2018 | Cover letter bootcamp |
| Sept. 25, 2018 | Proposal writing |
| July 17, 2018 | Developing effective collaborations |
| May 2, 2018 | CV and resume feedback |
| Mar. 6, 2018 | Taking charge of your career and writing an Individual Development Plan |