Ph.Ds & Postdocs

Your Ph.D. experience has equipped you not only with specialized expertise in your discipline, but also with a strong transferable skill-set that may be applied to a range of careers. Take advantage of OCS resources to explore career options, develop professional skills and experiences and conduct a rewarding job search.

Plan and Assess

Consider your interests, values and transferable skills, and use an Individual Development Plan to develop a strategy to achieve your professional goals.

Explore Ph.D. Pathways

Your Ph.D. equips you with skills that can be applied to diverse careers within and beyond academia. Learn more about Humanities and Social Sciences Ph.D. pathways and STEM Ph.D. pathways.

Grow your Network

A strong professional network will be one of your most valuable assets in your career search. Read our advice on how to make professional connections that work for you.

Build Professional Skills and Experience

Interested in exploring careers, gaining experience and building your professional skill-set? Learn about the range of professional experiences and skill-building opportunities open to you.

Apply for Jobs beyond the Academy

Prepare for a successful and fulfilling job search with our tips on every stage of the application process. Learn how to find opportunities, write effective resumes and cover letters, prepare for interviews, and negotiate offers..

Prepare for an Academic Job Search

To complement the support offered by your department and academic mentors, view our resources on:

TSAI City Joiners – Get matched with early-stage startups

Ready to join a startup without being a founder? Tsai CITY matches joiners with early-stage ventures for hands-on experience in various roles.

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Overview

This opportunity is designed for students who aspire to be Joiners—someone who works at …

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Apply to Intern at the Aspen Institute – Summer 2025

ABOUT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE:

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve …

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Stanley Willard Jr. Assistant Director of Employer Relations
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Check out these Spring Career Fair and Networking Events for Jobs or Internships

2025 Common Good & Creative Careers Networking Event
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 1:00 – 3:00PM | Golden Center at St. Thomas More Catholic Church

To register click here: https://yale-csm.symplicity.com/events/CGCC_2025

Are you looking for a networking opportunity within the CGCC industries? Are …

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CareerShift

Powerful job board that all Yale OCS students and alumni have access to
Provides millions of contacts for networking (alumni) and find recruiters for various employers or by industry

Alumni Spotlights

Ben Akhuetie-Oni (Ph.D. ’19, MCDB)

PhD, STEM
  • Director of Business Assessment, Oncology Pfizer
Meet Ben

Boris Albers (PhD ’08, Engineering & Applied Science)

PhD, STEM
  • Consultant Russell Reynolds Associates
Meet Boris

Alissa Ardito Ashcroft (PhD ’04, Political Science)

PhD, Social Sciences
  • Assistant General Counsel Congressional Budget Office
Meet Alissa

Ellen Babby (PhD ’80, French Literature)

Humanities, PhD
  • Independent Consultant Nonprofit Management
Meet Ellen

Ariel Bardi (PhD ’15, Comparative Literature)

Humanities, PhD
  • Freelance Journlist
Meet Ariel

Anne Bauer (PhD ’08, Physics)

PhD, STEM
  • Lead Data Scientist The New York Times
Meet Anne

Arjel Bautista (PhD ’10 Chemistry)

PhD, STEM
  • Senior Director, ESG Performance and Reporting Bristol Myers Squibb
Meet Arjel

Lauren Bierbaum (PhD ’08, American Studies)

Humanities, PhD
  • Senior Research Analyst CREDO, Stanford University
Meet Lauren

Peter Blodgett (PhD ’07, History)

Humanities, PhD
  • H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western American History Huntington Library
Meet Peter

Nancy Brune (PhD ’06, Political Science)

PhD
  • Executive Director Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
Meet Nancy

Erin Burke (PhD ’17, Biological Anthropology)

PhD
  • Researcher Modern Fertility
Meet Erin

Meisha Bynoe (PhD ’10, Microbiology)

PhD, STEM
  • Director of Customer Services & Business Operations Philips Healthcare Canada
Meet Meisha
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Vault Career Guides

This is just a sampling of the many career and industry guides available through Vault/Firsthand, a resource free to Yale students and postdocs.

 

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Search continually updated U.S. market trends to learn about job types (job functions), growth trends, and desired skills. The results will include general information about each job (functional area), employment trends from the past two years and projections for the next 10 years, employers that have that role, desired education level, skills for the position, and more!

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