28th Annual Academic Career Conference for PhD Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, Fall 2016 |
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Speaker Programs
• Going on the Academic Job Market: Get Advice from Faculty Members in Humanities and Social Sciences
Tuesday, September 20, 4:30-6 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 218
Jay Lockenour, associate professor and chair, department of history, Temple University
• Going on the Academic Job Market: Get Advice from Faculty Members in Science, Math and Engineering
Wednesday, October 5, 4:30-6 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 218
• Putting Together a Strong Job Talk: Science, Math and Engineering
Tuesday, November 1, 5-6:30 p.m.,
Golkin Room, Houston Hall 223
• Putting Together a Strong Job Talk: Humanities and Social Sciences
Thursday, November 3, 5-6:30 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 218
• For PhD Students in the first and second year of their program: The Insider’s Guide to Graduate Education at Penn—A Program for Doctoral Students in the Early Stages of their Programs
Thursday, October 20, 5-6:30 p.m.,
Irvine 124, Class of 1958 Cafe
Additional Sessions
sessionsled by Career Services staff
• Write a Compelling CV and Cover Letter for Faculty Positions in Research or Teaching
Tuesday, September 13, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Stiteler Hall B26
Talking About Your Teaching
sessions led by Penn’s Center for Teaching and Learning staff
• in Application Materials,
Thursday, September 22, noon-1:30 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 218
• in Interviews,
Thursday, October 13, noon-1:30 p.m.,
Golkin Room, Houston Hall 223
• Preparing for Screening Interviews
Wednesday, October 26, 5-6:30 p.m.,
Stiteler Hall B26
• Finding the Right Postdoc for your Career Goals: Get Advice from Current Postdoctoral Fellows
Monday, November 7, 5-6:30 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall 218
• How to Talk About Your Research Effectively
Tuesday, November 8, noon-1:30 p.m., Stiteler Hall B26
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Discussion with the authors
of the Academic Job Search Handbook, 5th edition. In book club format, discuss the new edition of the Handbook* with two of its three authors and gain insights into how it can be a resource throughout your job search. Pizza lunch will be provided. All sessions will take place noon-1 p.m., Graduate Student Center, second floor conference room:
Session 1 Understanding the Academic Job Search and Planning Yours
Thursday, September 15
Session 2 Presenting Yourself on Paper: Written Materials for the Job Search
Tuesday, October 11
Session 3 Presenting Yourself in Person: Interviews—Phone, Skype and In-Person; Offers, Negotiation and Rejections
Tuesday, November 15
Session 4 Off to a Good Start or… Off to
Another Career—Tuesday, January 17, 2017
*Penn doctoral students and current postdocs may purchase a copy of the Academic Job Search Handbook in Career Services for $10. Paper and electronic copies are also available through Amazon.com
The Academic Career Conference (ACC) is co-sponsored by Career Services and the Vice Provost for Education.
Preregistration is requested for speaker/panel programs. Please check Career Services’ calendar for the latest updates to ACC program information: www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/calendar.php |
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