Going on the Academic Job Market
September 20, McNeil Building, Room 285-86
- 4-5 p.m. Interviewing for Academic Jobs: What to Expect;
Dr. John Bassani, Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Dr. Jacqui
Sadashige, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
- 5-6 p.m. The Academic Job Search: Hiring from the Search
Committee's Perspective; Dr. Michael Katz, Sheldon and Lucy Hackney
Professor of History; Dr. Joseph Schwartz, Associate Professor and Department
Chair, Political Science, Temple University; Dr. Stephanie Singer, Associate
Professor, Mathematics, Haverford College
- 6-6:30 p.m. Issues in Higher Education; Dr. Peter Conn,
Deputy Provost
The Doctoral Student's Tool Kit: A Program
for Second-Year-Plus Students
September 25, Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Rm. 218
- 4-5 p.m. The Importance of Teaching; Dr. Alan Filreis,
Class of 1942 Professor of English, Faculty Director, The Kelly Writers
House
- 5-5:45 p.m. Assembling a Dissertation Committee and Finishing
in a Timely Manner; Dr. Guthrie Ramsey, Assistant Professor, Music
- 5:45-6:30 p.m. Writing a Strong Funding Application; Dr.
Warren Breckman, Associate Professor, History
The Insiders' Guide to Graduate Education
at Penn: A Program for First-Year Ph.D. Students
October 10, Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room 218
- 4-5:30 p.m. What you and your department can expect from
each other; Dr. Peter Conn, Deputy Provost; advanced doctoral students/recent
Ph.D.'s, including Kirby Randolph, History, Michael Prange, Bioengineering,
and Susan Sherr, Annenberg School for Communication, moderated by Dr. Conn,
will give first-hand advice.
Job Hunting Issues
October 17, McNeil Building, Room 285-86
- 4-5:15 p.m. Dual Career Couples and Academic Jobs; Dr.
Michael Granato, Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
- 5:15-6:30 p.m. Non-Tenure Track Positions and Surviving One-Year
Positions; Dr. Carol Schilling, Acting Director, English Writing Program
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