What Can myCHOICE & UChicagoGRAD Do For You?
Monday, October 9th, 5:30 – 6:30 PM CST
(Virtual)
Join myCHOICE & UChicagoGRAD to learn more about the vast programming and resources we offer graduate students, postdocs, and all trainees at UChicago. We offer services to complement your academic and research pursuits, from career exploration & preparation, internships, networking, writing support, and so much more. Have ideas or suggestions for new programming? We would love to hear them.
This event will kickoff the myCHOICE “What Can I Do With my PhD?” seminar series. Join us every Monday evening (5:30 – 6:30 PM) to learn about different career paths, including academia, industry, business & consulting, government, and more.
Abby Stayart, PhD
Senior Program Director, myCHOICE
Dr. Stayart has been associated with the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division for more than a decade, first as a graduate student in the Rothman-Denes lab, followed by postdoctoral training in the lab of Laurens Mets. The depth and breadth of her experience in those roles make her uniquely suited to addressing the needs of the graduate and postdoctoral communities through development of myCHOICE programming and services.
Elahe Ganji, PhD
Program Development Manager, myCHOICE
Dr. Ganji received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware. Prior to joining myCHOICE she was a postdoctoral fellow of the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at the intersection of engineering and biomedical imaging. Her background support and supplement current efforts at myCHOICE to expand programming and outreach to topics relevant to the physical sciences and engineering.
Amy Hark, PhD
Assistant Director, Graduate Career Development (STEM) Office of the Provost-UChicagoGRAD
Dr. Hark is a dedicated career advisor for STEM PhD students and postdocs. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Neuroscience where she studied sex differences in learning and memory. Prior to joining the UChicagoGRAD team, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher investigating decision-making.
