Dr. Rachel Care is a Program Director at the Office of Career and Professional Development at the University of California, San Francisco. There, she aids the career and professional development needs of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. She also leads postdocs through their transition into a faculty position. Rachel is passionate about supporting early-stage students. As a graduate student, she helped transform the student experience by developing and using the data from a Mentorship Climate Survey to inform campus-wide changes. Rachel holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Talks with this Speaker
Session 1: Planning Your Search and Scouting for a Postdoc
This session will help you organize your postdoc search and leverage your mentoring network to scout for postdoc opportunities. (Talk recorded in November 2021)
- Part 1: What to Look for in a Postdoc PositionAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:11:35 - Part 2: Scouting for Postdoc PositionsAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:09:05
Session 4: Negotiating the postdoc, making a decision, and executing your PhD exit plan
This session will provide you with strategies to navigate the postdoc job negotiation process, choose the best job offer for you, and transition out of your PhD lab. (Talk recorded in November 2021)
- Part 1: Negotiating the postdoc, making a decision, and executing your PhD exit planAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:12:37 - Part 2: Deciding if a Postdoc Offer is Right for YouAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:06:30 - Part 3: Negotiating the Transition from PhD to PostdocAudience:
- Researcher
- Educators
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:08:17