Career Development
Western offers a variety of excellent resources for you to invest in your personal and professional growth. This Career Development section is a central resource that lists all professional development resources available to graduate students, including online modules and discipline-specific resources.
Discover opportunities to improve your ability to communicate complex ideas, foster positive working relationships, manage projects and teams, promote work-life balance, engage learners, navigate effectively through cultural and social diversity, and develop strategies to launch your career.
Own Your Future (OYF)
- OYF is a professional development program for doctoral students
- Workshops
- Resources
Centre for Teaching and Learning
- TA programs (open to all current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars)
- Course Instructor training
- Teaching certificates
- Future Prof Workshop Series
- Teaching conferences
- Awards and Dossiers
- Indigenous Teaching and Learning Resources
Strengths Program
- Discover your talents with the CliftonStrengths assessment
- Career exploration workshops
- Online resources
Mitacs
- Free access to courses that supplement your education and research experience with skills that are in-demand for today's workforce
David Feeney
Career Coach, Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
dfeeney@uwo.ca
David is a seasoned career development practitioner, assisting students in navigating a path to help them fulfill their career goals. Changing paths himself after leaving Graduate School, David has a unique perspective on change and career design. Whether through the facilitation of workshops or one-on-one appointments, David is committed to creative career development and sees the career path as a multi-forked road. In his current role David helps support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their journey toward a meaningful life and career. Film, theatre, cooking and reading are activities that help David recharge.
Jenny Richmond-Bravo
Doctoral Professional Development Coordinator, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
jrichm6@uwo.ca
Jenny oversees the Own Your Future program and supports doctoral students to recognize the value and applicability of their degree for diverse and meaningful careers both within and beyond academia. Jenny works closely with students, faculty, staff, and subject matter experts to ensure a comprehensive and relational approach to doctoral professional development. In addition to her role with SGPS, Jenny is a doctoral student in Western's Faculty of Education where she is completing her EdD in Higher Education Leadership.
