Building Skills for a Successful Career

Foundational Skills to Help Postdocs Find Success

The second online course, Building Skills for a Successful Career, focuses on developing advanced skills to help postdocs transition to their chosen career path. During this 7-week course, learners are encouraged to network inside the edX platform with course instructors, career professionals, and postdoc colleagues. Check out an overview of the second course here.

Course Modules

We encourage institutions to adopt and adapt our open educational materials to serve the professional development needs of their postdocs. Explore course resources for each module:

Exploring Leadership
Building and Supervising a Team
Project Management
Applying Teaching Skills Beyond the Classroom
Strategic Communications
Finding and Landing the Job