Graduate Careers
The UConn Department of Psychological Sciences attracts excellent graduate students each year and provides them with top-quality education and mentorship. As a result, our alumni pursue an exciting array of careers in academia, clinical practice, government, industry, and beyond. Explore our alumni placements by field and find career development resources for graduate students below.
Alumni Placements
Ph.D. Graduates
The Department surveys alumni of the Ph.D. in psychological sciences each year to collect information about initial and current job placements. We compile survey results in five-year increments to increase the sample size and significance of the findings.
More than 99% of survey respondents* report working at a position related to their degree. They also report currently holding positions in the following areas:
43%
University or college faculty
18%
Clinician
15%
Postdoc
14%
Industry
8%
Government institution
1%
Other
*Ph.D. alumni across all concentrations who graduated between 2003 and 2018, (n=250).
Placements by Concentration
In addition, several of our Ph.D. concentrations collect alumni placements of their graduates:
Career Resources for Graduate Students
Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills
The Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills offers resources tailored especially for graduate students and postdocs, including:
- Career development and career preparation events, such as seminars, career fairs, networking opportunities, and alumni career panels.
- Career coaching for help with résumés and CV critiques, practice interviews, and job searches in and outside of the academy.
- Resources for academic job searches.
- Career Readiness Modules available via HuskyCT.
- A career community for Doctoral Students.
Job Postings
The Department collects external job opportunities open to Ph.D. students and periodically posts them to the website.
Behavioral Health Clinical Director
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for a Behavioral Health Clinical Director to join their team!
[Read More]Postdoc in Systems Neuroscience at the Saleem Lab in UCL, London
Unified School District #1 (USD#1) is seeking experienced and qualified individuals for the position of School Psychologist (Pupil Services Specialist) at our Correctional Facilities under the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC).
[Read More]ICPSR Teaching Assistant
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods in hiring temporary teaching assistants to support instructors for courses in its 2025 General Sessions.
[Read More]External Career Resources
- Social Psychology Network- Online Career Center
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology JobNet
- Psychology Career Guide - PsychologyDegrees.Org
- 12 Careers in Counseling - CounselingDegreesOnline.Org
- Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts (from Those Who’ve Seen It All)
- Becoming and Being a Psychological Scientist