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2025 AOM Annual Meeting

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14323: Making the Most of It: Being Successful in a Post-Doc and Beyond

Sunday, July 27, 2025
13:30 - 15:30 CEST (GMT+2)
Location: Bella Center: Hall D- D2
Session Type: PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Teaching,Practice,International,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/B8XzxB
Following the growing interest and success of this professional development workshop (PDW) that we have been running since the 2021 at the Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting, we continue the series with a new group of panelists to share their experiences in post-doc positions. In previous years, we have had 50 – 150 people attending the session, engaging with our discussants during and after the session, and sharing sentiments regarding the helpfulness of the session. As such, this session continues to be an important pillar of AOM due to the increased interestingness and relevance of post-doc positions. Moreover, post-doc positions can be critical yet under-discussed career opportunities for academics in management. This is surprising as an increasing number of successful management scholars are starting their careers in post-doc positions. This PDW aims to inform doctoral students about such positions and facilitate community building and networking among current and previous post-docs. Specifically, this session is intended to increase awareness of post-doc training and provide informal career advice from a diverse set of academic scholars on how to be successful during and after a post-doc position for those considering or currently undertaking these interim appointments. To this end, our PDW will address three main questions: (1) What are the long-term career benefits of post-doc positions? (2) What does it mean to be successful as a post-doc, including being productive and becoming well-positioned to find an academic job? and (3) How can doctoral students secure post-doc positions? Our interdisciplinary panel reflects a range of institutions, geographic regions, career stages, and research backgrounds. By bringing diverse perspectives, we hope to enrich the current conversation on post-doc positions as springboards toward faculty roles and empower attendees to make informed decisions while pursuing or continuing their academic careers.