Winter 2025

Thinking Ahead: Is a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Your Future?

The Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is excited to present GRADTalks: Is a Postdoctoral Fellowship in your Future?

Thinking ahead, no matter where you are in your graduate journey, is crucial for planning your next steps into your career. A postdoctoral fellowship can be a key opportunity in an academic or research-focused career, but it may not be the right choice for everyone.

The engaging panel discussion featured recent postdocs who shared their experiences and reflections on the factors that influenced their decision to pursue a postdoc, advice to graduate students in master’s and PhD programs. Postdocs shared real-life examples of how a postdoctoral fellowship can shape career paths in academia, industry, and beyond.

Panel:

• Dr. Aliaa Alnaggar, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, TMU, NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient
• Dr. Erin Courtice, Postdoctoral Research Associate, CARE Lab, TMU, PhD, Experimental Psychology
• Ashley Jane Lewis, Postdoctoral Fellow, TMU, New media artist