Career Events

GRADFair is the annual fall career fair exclusively for graduate students, postdocs, and recent graduate alumni. Attendees can find internships and full-time jobs, network with employers, and learn about future opportunities.

• Learn about companies that hire UChicago advanced degree recipients
• Grow your network with alumni and recruiters from diverse employers
• Strengthen your job applications by making personal connections
• NEW: Enhance your online profile with *FREE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS* 

The date for GRADFair 2018 will be announced soon.

GRADUCon is the university’s annual spring career conference for graduate students, postdocs, and recent graduate alumni. The event features a full day of distinguished guest speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and informal networking sessions. Please click here for more information regarding the schedule and panel descriptions.

GRADUCon 2018 included discussions on the following topics:

• Careers in Data Science
• Careers in Think Tanks
• Careers in Museums and Cultural Institutions
• Careers in Science Writing
• Careers in Intelligence
• Working at Liberal Arts Colleges
• Finding Jobs in the U.S. for International Students
• Careers in Foundations
• Careers in Quantitative Finance
• Careers in User Experience Research
• Industry Research Careers for Scientists
• Alternatives for Teachers
• Careers in Consulting
• First Year as Faculty (Humanities/Social Sciences)
• First Year as Faculty (STEM)
• Writing Careers for Humanists and Social Scientists

At GRADUCon 2017, more than 400 graduate students and postdocs were in attendance at UChicago’s largest ever career exploration conference for advanced degree trainees. 80 alumni and guest speakers discussed diverse careers in 15 different panel discussions on topics ranging from think tanks to data science, from liberal arts colleges to museums and more. 270 informational interviews were held on site, as alumni participants also volunteered to share advice directly with student and postdoc participants.

Graduate students, employers, and alumni interested in more information should visit the GRADUCon homepage. They should also feel free to contact Michael Tessel at UChicagoGRAD.

GradUCon has several central objectives:

• Empower graduate students in their career search by helping to identify the transferrable skills that they are developing in the course of their academic work.
• Provide concrete takeaways from the event, giving graduate students specific next steps in their job search and a clearer vision of their career trajectory.
• Foster cross-disciplinary and cross-program conversations about various job markets and career skills.
• Connect graduate students with alumni of graduate programs.

Graduate students and postdocs with ideas about panel discussions or input about potential speakers should feel free to contact the conference planning committee directly.