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Career Resources for Doctoral Students
Doctoral Webinars
Designed for doctoral students at Walden University, this page features panel webinars on careers in higher education, getting published, presenting at conferences, and other related topics. Here you can also view recordings of the Doctoral Career Pathways Conference.
Curriculum Vitae Guide
A detailed guide on how to build a quality curriculum vitae section-by-section.
SkillsFirst- CV Samples
SkillsFirst contains 500+ samples by category, including curriculum vitae samples.
Academic Signature Guidelines
Guidelines for listing your degree in your signature and other professional communications.
Letters of Recommendation
Tips for requesting a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
Career Skills Webinars
Webinars on a variety of career-related topics including cover letter writing, networking, and preparing for interviews.
Higher Education/Online Learning Job Boards
Scroll to the middle of the page and select the "Education" button to access job boards for higher ed faculty, administrative, and related positions.
Imagine PhD
Register on this site to access a wide range of career resources for self-assessment, career exploration, job searching, and career planning. These tools are specific to doctoral-level career paths.
Career Planning and Development Blog Articles
Read articles and watch interviews submitted by Walden University doctoral students and alums on a wide range of topics including professional branding, public speaking, strategic volunteering, leadership, consulting, executive coaching, higher ed teaching, and many more.
Academic Networking and Research Sites
Chronicle Vitae
Developed by the Chronicle of Higher Education, this social media site allows you to build and share your online curriculum vitae, network with professionals and academics interested in your work, and showcase achievements.
Research Gate
Join a network of over 9 million researchers to make your research visible all over the world. Share your publications, collaborate with colleagues, receive statistics on who has viewed your research, and access their research-focused job bank to find your next opportunity.
Academia
Online platform used by over 36 million academics to share research and papers.
Mendeley
Free reference manager and social network for students and researchers.
Google Scholar
Academic search engine used to locate research articles and track citations.
University-wide Resources for Doctoral-Level Career Development
Library Guide for Academic Publishing
This guide, developed by Walden University's OASIS team, provides valuable resources on getting published in academic journals.
Walden University Academic Journals
Walden offers 5 peer-reviewed academic journals with opportunities to submit articles for publication.
Alumni Association Webinars
Access webinars, hosted by the Alumni Association, on popular career topics such as getting an adjunct position, making a podcast, building relationships on LinkedIn, and many more.
Walden University Center for Social Change Website
Learn about social change and research opportunities at Walden including social change grants and fellowships and symposiums.
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