The virtual BIG10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair connects PhD and Postdoc professionals with academies across the nation (and potentially internationally) who are hiring Postdoctoral: Trainees,  Fellows, Research Associates or Scholars, Teaching Fellows, and/or Visiting Postdoctoral positions. If you want to work in academia as a Postdoc, then this is the career fair for you!

For more information and to register, visit this website: Big10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair

Who should attend the The BIG10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair?

All PhD students and Postdocs looking for a first or next postdoctoral position are welcome to attend this virtual career fair. We highly encourage all early program PhDs and early postdoc trainees/scholars/researchers to explore future careers and build your professional network within Higher Education by attending group sessions. Those of you within 18 months of completing your program should consider this a MUST attend career fair and explore current postdoc positions via individual 1:1 sessions.

How will I engage with employers at The BIG10 Academia Postdoc Hiring Fair?

• To engage with employers on Handshake’s virtual career fair platform, you must register for the career fair AND sign up for group and/or individual sessions with organizations of interest to your career goals. For details on this process, please see Signing Up for & Managing Virtual Fair Sessions.
• Review which organizations are attending the event (follow organizations you want to check back in with). Make sure to do your research on the top organizations of interest to you and determine how you see your skillsets fitting into their organization and research program.
• You’ll be able to sign up for sessions at any point, even during the career fair (as long as the session hasn’t started). Sessions are limited, so we recommend signing up before the fair begins.

If you know you want a postdoctoral position (or 2nd position), then we highly recommend you submit a C.V. no matter where you are in your current program, as some organizations will track your progress over the next several years. You can submit your C.V. by utilizing the link provided in the “You are registered” email that Handshake sends once you are registered for this career fair or via promotional emails from your home institution. Submission of a C.V. is not required to participate in this career fair, but is highly encouraged. If you are currently at a BIG10 institution and are not able to register for the career fair, but would like to submit your C.V., then please email Jeremy Hale (hale.516@osu.edu) for the Qualtrics survey link.