Professional Development

Duke offers a wide range of professional development programs and support for doctoral students. The Department will offer events each semester to prepare students.

Fall 2022 Department Workshop

Navigating the Job Interview and Campus Visit with Professor Saliot

Friday, November 15, 2022

10:00-11:00 am

This is a special professional development workshop being offered by the Romance Graduate Program.  Professor Anne-Gaëlle Saliot will present Navigating the Job Interview and Campus Visit.  This workshop is specifically targeted toward students who are on the job market this year, although all students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Event will be held on zoom. Email Julia, if you need the link. 

Versatile Humanists

Duke’s Versatile Humanists program is a National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored Next Generation Ph.D. Implementation Grant aimed at professional development for doctoral humanities students. The Versatile Humanists program augments professional development programs in The Graduate School and will benefit students interested in academic or non-academic career paths.

Versatile Humanists at Duke builds on six focus areas:

  1. Individualized advising support
  2. External internship opportunities
  3. Project management roles on interdisciplinary research teams
  4. Alumni Ph.D. networking
  5. Fostering pedagogical innovations in graduate training
  6. Ongoing conversations about professional development for Ph.D. students

 

The Graduate School - Professional Development

The Graduate School offers a deep bench of professional development training, workshops and support with the goal of helping you succeed in the career path of your choice. Programs include:

  • Teaching ideas workshops
  • Courses on college teaching and a formal certificate in college teaching
  • Bass Instructional Fellowships
  • Year long Preparing Future Faculty program
  • Duke OPTIONS online program with a focus on teaching & mentoring, communication, professional adaptability, leadership, self-awareness, and professionalism & scholarly integrity
  • Six-week Emerging Leaders Institute
  • Professional Development Series featuring talks, workshops, panels and events to help students develop transferable skills
  • Professional Development Grant program to support discipline-specific professional development programming
  • Responsible Conduct of Research training
  • Writing Support in the form of courses, consultations and additional support for international students
  • Professional development blog