Professional Development Program
Providing doctoral students with transferable skills needed to succeed in the classroom and workplace.
NYU Tandon School of Engineering is committed to identifying and implementing strategies to support and educate doctoral students who emerge as leaders in their professions.
To enhance the development of doctoral students, we have implemented activities and programs that target their mentorship, leadership, and teamwork skills, among others.
Expand Your Degree with a Digital Badge
We offer a professional development badge, which is a credential you can earn alongside your PhD studies. This is a competency-based, small-scale learning credential designed to amplify your learning experience while verifying your skill attainment for future employers. Our badge enables you to instantly stand out in a competitive marketplace for expertise that builds on your degree.
To earn a badge, you must successfully complete 4 tracks. This requires attending all sessions and fulfilling 70% or more of a track’s deliverables on a pass/fail basis to earn the credential.
Explore Upcoming Tracks
Enhance the knowledge and proficiencies you are building in your doctoral studies with curated tracks. These professional development programs offer a focus on critical skills, targeting areas such as mentorship, collaboration, and leadership.
Fall 2024
Mentoring and Dissertation - August 26 + 27
Own Your PhD Process: Lessons Learned from the Dissertation Institute and Being an Effective Mentee and Mentor
Holly Matusovich, PhD, Virginia Tech College of Engineering
Jeremi London, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Examine strategies that enable you to take greater ownership of your doctoral education experience and progress toward degree completion. Learn tactics for becoming more effective as both a mentee and a mentor, in ways that are specific to engineering and science.
Teamwork - October 18, 25 and November 1
Teamwork Workshop or How to Play Nice with Others!
Doris Schultz, MBA, Senior Director of Research Administration, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Discover how to effectively transfer your engineering skills into the work environment. You’ll hone your ability to collaborate well with team members and increase your value as an employee.
Spring 2025
Leadership
Effective Negotiation, Team Building, and Decision Making
Negotiation and team-building skills are essential to your success as a manager. Learn strategies to enhance your abilities to think analytically, implement effective solutions, and promote team engagement.
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy for Research
Explore the possibilities of involvement in academic research, from inception to publication. Gain a deeper understanding of how to conduct ethical research, and best practices in data management, open science, communication and publications, and building a scholarly profile.
Register
Registration for each track is individual. Fill out the registration form corresponding to the track you are interested in, and we'll contact you to confirm your place in our next cohort.
- Mentoring and Disseration (August 26 + 27)
- Teamwork (October 18, 25 and November 1)
- Leadership - Registration coming soon!
- Digital Literacy - Registration coming soon!