Wednesday Professional Development Panel
When: July 12, 10:30am – 11:50am
Where: ILC S331
Presenters on Zoom
Audience in person
Abstract
Your career success as an international graduate student or postdoc in the United States depends not only on your skills, credentials, and experience but also on your ability to obtain a work visa or permanent residency as fast as possible. To secure the proper immigration status, you need to assemble an immigration portfolio, similar to a job application package. An immigration portfolio helps you stand out and includes evidence of your credentials, work experience, international recognition, and the importance of your work. Unlike job packages, immigration portfolios are more robust and less understood. Preparing an immigration portfolio is like building a network–it takes time, effort, and knowledge. Come learn how to use your professional development activities to create an immigration portfolio by prioritizing activities that satisfy the immigration criteria for substantial merit or the National Interest Waiver while increasing competitiveness for diverse careers.
Facilitators
Paola Cépeda, Ph.D. (Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine; Chair of the LSA Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics; International Officer for the National Postdoctoral Association)
Natalie Chernets, Ph.D. (Director of Postdoctoral Affairs & Professional Development, Associate Director of the MD/Ph.D. Program, and Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine, Drexel University)