Workshops in the Academic Career Series introduce graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to the parts of academic job applications. These workshops are intended for individuals who intend to enter the job market to become a professor in the near future.
Academic Career Series: Overview of Academic Job Applications
Are you considering a career as a professor? If so, you will need to become familiar with the cycle and process of the academic job market. This workshop will introduce participants to the academic hiring cycle, the parts of an academic job application, and strategies for targeting the appropriate jobs and tailoring your materials.
Light refreshments will be provided. Priority will be given to individuals who register at the link below. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure yourself a good seat.
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Your CV is an essential component of your academic identity, but what should it contain? This workshop will provide an overview of best practices for the construction of your academic CV, including required and optional headings, formatting, organization, and tailoring, and the difference between a CV and a resume.
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Doctoral students and teaching assistants at any stage are invited to participate in a workshop on Statements of Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolios. This workshop is being offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning in conjunction with the Office of Graduate Education.
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Whether you are applying to become a professor, applying for a research fellowship, or applying to a doctoral program, your letters of recommendation are an important part of your application. A good letter of recommendation reveals important qualities that lie beneath the surface of a transcript or a resume. This presentation will discuss how to cultivate positive relationships with potential recommenders, how to choose your recommenders strategically, how to ask a mentor to write a letter for you, and how to manage your letters using a dossier service such as Interfolio.
Light refreshments will be provided. Priority will be given to individuals who register at the link below. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure yourself a good seat.
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The ability to write compellingly about your research agenda is an important part of a successful academic career; however, the best way to talk about your research will vary depending upon your audience. In this workshop, you will learn strategies for writing about your short- and long-term research plans in a compelling way for audiences such as hiring committees and grant review committees. You will walk away with concrete tips and writing prompts that will help make your research statement or research proposal stand out.
Light refreshments will be provided. Priority will be given to individuals who register at the link below. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure yourself a good seat.
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