6 workshops for graduate students
From avoiding research misconduct to how to brand yourself online and more, here are six upcoming workshops advantageous to graduate students.
Research Misconduct – How to Stay Out of Jail
Wednesday, Oct. 24, noon to 1:30 p.m. | UMC 247
Postdocs and graduate studentws are invited to join a workshop on the responsible conduct for research at CU Boulder. Joe Rosse, associate vice chancellor of research integrity and compliance, will discuss plagiarism, authorship disputes, fabrication and falsification of data. Lunch will be provided. Registration required.
How to Leverage a Job Posting to Perfect Your Application
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 11 a.m. to noon | UMC 425
Deciding what to include in your cover letter and résumé can be overwhelming. In this one-hour workshop, Alaina Nickerson from Career Services will show you how to use a job posting to identify exactly what information you need to prioritize in your application to get through applicant tracking systems and stand out to hiring managers for any role.
How to Brand Yourself Online
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m. to noon | UMC 245
Today’s job search demands not only stellar applications and active networks but often a professional presence online as well. In this new presentation, learn ways to represent your personal brand by leveraging online tools that make sense for your individual goals. Create a strategy for presenting your skills to the world and making yourself “findable” for those who need your expertise.
Writing Workshop: Making and Keeping New Habits
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to noon | UMC 247
Join Leslie Blood, PhD, the new writing coordinator at the Graduate School, for a writing workshop designed to help you establish and maintain good writing habits.
R Workshop Series: Geospatial Statistics in R
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 3–5 p.m. | Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship, Norlin E206
This two-hour workshop will serve as an introduction to geospatial statistics in R and is the fifth of a multi-part R workshop series. The class will begin by covering the topic of generalized least squares, the general framework of spatial statistics, followed by how to implement other important geo-statistical tools such as variograms, kriging, simulation and likelihood estimation. Registration required.
Honing Your Elevator Pitch
Thursday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m. to noon | UMC 245
What is an elevator pitch? What is its purpose? How do you craft one, and when do you use it? Join Cat Wilson from Career Services to answer these questions and more, and practice developing and delivering your elevator pitch.