Professional Development Treks
A key goal of a myCHOICE Experience is to provide real-world practical experience in a specific career field beyond academic research. The Trek format allows trainees to travel with a cohort of trainees with similar interests to a hand-picked selection of companies and/or organizations within a single field. The Trek is ideal for individuals who have largely decided on a specific career trajectory and are building their professional network towards that outcome.
Upcoming: Sustainable Materials
November 17 – 20, 2020
The Sustainable Materials virtual trek will offer senior graduate students and postdocs the opportunity to speak with a broad variety of companies where PhDs are working to evolve sustainable materials. For more details on the site visit schedule and to begin your application, click HERE.
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Requirements & Expectations of all myCHOICE Virtual Trek participants
- Graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and alumni (within two years of leaving UChicago) in the Biological Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Division, or Pritzker School for Molecular Engineering are welcome to apply.
- By accepting a seat in the Trek, the trainee is committing to attend all videoconference meetings during the Trek.
- Upon completion of the Trek, you will reflect on your experience and next steps in a short statement (<500 words).
Photos from past Treks
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What trainees are saying about Treks
Attending the myChoice Computational Biology trek (2019) was an amazing experience because it allowed me to get exposure to a wide range of interesting companies in the SF Bay Area. Through this experience I was motivated to steer my job search to look specifically for smaller companies with a genomics platform. Afterwards I was lucky enough to have the hiring manager from one of my favorite companies reach out so I could interview for a position, and I got the job! It was nice because I had a chance to talk with people from that company extensively during one of the dinner networking events, which contributed to the interview offer. Overall I would highly recommend this trek to future students! Thank you MyChoice!
- Business of Science Trek to New York City (Summer 2019)
- Regulatory Affairs Trek at Vanderbilt University (Winter 2019)
- Biotech & Biopharma Trek to Boston (Summer 2017)
- Biotech & Biopharma Trek to Boston (Fall 2018)
- Science Policy Trek to Washington, DC (Fall 2016)
- Science Policy Trek to Washington DC (Winter 2018)
- Data Science and Computational Biology Trek to the San Francisco Bay Area (Fall 2017)
- Data Science and Computational Biology Trek to the San Francisco Bay Area (Winter 2019)