The Value-Based Academic Careers program is a free, self-paced reflection experience designed specifically for PhDs and postdocs who want to bring more clarity, alignment, and meaning to their academic path.
Through a structured values exploration, access to a supportive academic community, and individualized mentor feedback, you’ll reconnect with what truly matters to you—and learn how to live those values more fully across research, teaching, and service.
🔍 What You’ll Get
- Self-paced values reflection journey with guiding prompts and exercises
- Personalized mentor feedback to help you interpret your values and take actionable steps
- Access to a community of like-minded academics
- Weekly co-writing sessions to support your ongoing writing and reflection
- Tools to align your academic work with your personal values in research, teaching, and service
🎯 Who Is This For?
This program is designed for:
- PhD students exploring their long-term academic path
- Postdocs seeking renewed motivation and clarity
- Early-career researchers questioning traditional success metrics in academia
- Anyone in academia who feels disconnected from their core motivations or is considering a more intentional approach to their career
💸 Cost
100% free.
This program is offered at no cost to help you reflect deeply on your academic goals—and to introduce you to our broader coaching and career development resources.
✅ What You’ll Walk Away With
- A clearer sense of your personal and professional values
- Practical ideas for realigning your academic work with those values
- Increased motivation, focus, and confidence
- A new perspective on what success in academia means to you