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CUNY English PhD Program @cunyenglish.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Today in English Lounge! Join us for a Job Search Series event on Jobs Outside Academia, featuring alums Param Ajmera (Ph.D. '23), Jeff Binder (Ph.D. '18), and Patrick Smyth (Ph.D. '21), who will discuss their careers in the tech industry in New York!

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FRIDAY FORUM PRESENTS
Job Search Series:
Jobs Outside Academia

Join us for the latest event in the Job Search Series, featuring a panel of English Program alumni who all work, in various capacities, in the tech industry in New York City. They will discuss their paths, their decisions, and what advice they can offer to people interested in working outside of academia.

PANELISTS

Param Ajmera (Ph.D. ’23)
Technical Writer and Content Designer, Yext

Jeffrey Binder (Ph.D. ’18)
Senior Data Scientist, Formstack

Patrick Smyth (Ph.D. ’21)
Staff Developer Relations Engineer, Chainguard

MODERATOR

Mary M. McGlynn
Professor of English and D.E.O of Job Search, Baruch College and The Graduate Center, CUNY

Thursday, April 3
4:00 PM
English Student Lounge
In Person: Room 4406
Over Zoom: 829 6604 3061/ 959920