We offer advising, workshops and resources for Tufts Friedman School doctoral students. This includes helping you set career goals and develop strategies and skills to achieve them. Review this information for upcoming programs, highlighted resources and information to help you in the job search, whether your destination is academia or the private, public or nonprofit sectors.

Block Career Services Center Advisors are available to discuss issues such as career decision-making, job search, networking, writing resumes, CVs and cover letters, and interview prep. Appointments can be made online; plan in advance to ensure you get help before an application deadline or interview.

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy provides some of the world’s best doctoral training in nutrition.


Job Search in Academia

Your advisors, faculty, and other mentors in your discipline are key supports in your academic job search. The Block Career Services Center is also available to work with you as you assemble application materials, search and apply for positions, prepare for interviews and make decisions.

View Resources for the Academic Job Search

Job Search Outside Academia

Friedman School doctoral graduates are successful in careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. The Block Career Services Center supports grad students as they prepare documents, search and apply for positions, interview and make decisions about options.

View Resources for Job Search Outside Academia

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Resource Spotlight: Boston Network for International Development (BNID) Organization Directory

Looking for an internship, volunteer opportunity, or full-time job? The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) offers a helpful directory with more than 250 Boston-area organizations focused on international development.

View the BNID Directory

Categories include:

Advocacy
Africa
Arts
Asia

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Susannah Krenn Assistant Director, Communications & Marketing / Career Advisor
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How to Become a Change Agent

Organizations can benefit from “change agents”—people who rethink, redesign, and restructure the way things work from within. Whether they reimagine entire programs or introduce new systems and technologies, change agents cultivate bottom-up problem solving and informal leadership at their organizations.

This description of a …

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Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Snow

Director of Healthcare Media, Golin Health

While at the Friedman School, Lauren earned her MS in Nutrition from the Nutrition Interventions, Communication, and Behavior Change program.

1. What do you love about your job?  

I love my job as …

By Hannah Symons
Hannah Symons Administrative Coordinator
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Featured Resources

Need a Resume Review or Career Advising Appointment?

Prior to your appointment, we strongly encourage you to utilize VMock and …

Schedule a Conversation with an Alumni Volunteer Today!

Featured Alumni engage in career conversations with current Friedman School students, i.e., …

People Widget

  • Chief Sustainability Officer National Milk Producers Federation
Meet Nicole
  • Director of Research, Food Assistance Team Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Meet Joseph
  • Doctoral Fellow (IC-FOODS) & Doctoral Researcher (USDA) Former Agriculture and Food Systems Researcher at HowGood
Meet Emily
  • Nutrition MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) Advisor International Rescue Committee
Meet Maria