Course

Thursday 14:00-15:50 Classroom: 1F Auditorium, IMB, AS Register for the course! 

Professional Development for a Graduate Student for Spring 2026

Organizer: Liuh-Yow Chen & Dr. Chien-Ling Lin

Co-hosted by IMB Student, Technician and Postdoc Association

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to equip PhD students with the essential skills needed during their doctoral journey, as well as to provide basic understanding for future career opportunities. Through this course, students will learn how to manage various challenges they may face during the PhD study. We also invite experienced speakers from academia and industry to share their experiences and insights for career development, helping students prepare better for future opportunities during their PhD years.

	Date	Topic		Lecturer
1.	02/26	Overview of the course		Liuh-Yow Chen 陳律佑/IMB, AS
		Part I: Survival Skills
2.	03/05	Having an efficient PhD life	[Handout]	Jun-An Chen 陳俊安/IMB, AS
3.	03/12	Stress management		Dan Luo 羅丹/AS Counselling Center
4.	03/19	Writing and submitting a paper	[Handout]	Jun-Yi Leu 呂俊毅/IMB, AS
5.	03/26	Tips for scientific presentation	[Handout]	Suewei Lin 林書葦/IMB, AS
6.	04/02	Balancing your PhD life	[Handout]	Keng-hui Lin 林耿慧/IoP, AS John Wang 王忠信/BRC, AS
7.	04/09	Qualifying exam presentation	[Handout]	Jun-An Chen 陳俊安/IMB, AS
8.	04/16	Generative AI for Research	[Handout]	Henry Sun 孫以瀚/IMB, AS
		Part II: Career Opportunities
9.	04/23	Career in the Academia	[Handout]	Henry Sun 孫以瀚/IMB, AS
10.	04/30	Postdoc. in the Academia		Chih-Yi Lin 林之儀/DLS, NCHU Chien-Ling Lin 林倩伶/IMB, AS
11.	05/14	From Basic to Application	[Handout]	Yu-Chan Chao 趙裕展/AS, NCHU
12.	05/21	Applied Research / CRO		1.Ming-Yuan Chou 周明元/ ITRI Simon Hu 胡瑞坤/ A2 Health Care
13.	05/28	Big Pharma		1.Andrea Wang 王毓棻/ AHEAD Medicine 2.Chiang-Ming Cheng 鄭江敏/ Roche
14.	06/04	Industrial Service and Supply		TBA (to be assigned)
15.	06/11	Venture Capital and Start-ups		TBA (to be assigned)