Program

Pre-workshop

Please complete the pre-workshop survey by July 6 and before arrival at the workshop complete the Mapping your Career worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Jun19 21). Total time expected: less than 1 hour.

Monday: Your academic career goals

8:30 Welcome, introductions, and ice breaker (slides)

9:05 Mapping your career at different types of institutions Mapping Your Career

Discuss the Mapping your Career worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Jun19 21)

• Reflection on pre-workshop career mapping activity
• Institution Types
• Panelist experiences
• SWOT
• Q & A

10:05 Break

10:15 What might your academic career trajectory include? Thoughts on some excellent but lesser-known pathways

• Brainstorm: What stepping-stone jobs are available?
• Group discussion: considerations of different stepping stones

10:45 Career management (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 8.9MB Jul12 22)

• Balancing your career with the rest of your life
• Managing time to build your skill set
• Multicontext Theory Resources:
  • AAAS Blog site: AAAS Blog Site - Multicontext Theory
  • JGR Paper:  2019 - Weissmann et al - The multicontext path to redefining how we access and think about diversity equity and inclusion in STEM - JGE - full article.pdf (Acrobat (PDF) 1006kB Jul12 22)

11:15 Summary of the morning and Monday Road Check

11:30 Adjourn

Optional lunchtime discussion groups Walk over to the student union or other location with a group

Suggested afternoon sessions:

• Any of the Monday Mini-Workshops

Evening:

• 7-8:30pm Small group review of applications materials (bring laptop!) -- also in Tate 301-20

Tuesday: Building your research and teaching skills

8:30 Introduction to the day

8:35 Pathways to Becoming an Effective Teacher

9:05 Pathways to becoming an effective teacher Discussion groups (select 2)

• 1 - Sue: Teaching at a minority-serving institution (MSI)
• 2 - Lisa: Teaching at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) and how to get teaching experience
• 3 - Lynsey: Teaching at a community college (2YC)
• 4 - Brendan: Teaching as Teaching Professor
• 5 - Gary: Teaching at a large university (R1)

10:05 Break

10:15 Panel Discussion: Moving Your Research Forward-SE-Day2.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 9MB Jul12 22) 'Moving your research forward']

• Undergraduate Research Experiences from STEM Students: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop

10:45 Moving your research forward discussion groups (select 1 table to join):

• 1 - Sue: Research at a minority-serving institution (MSI)
• 2 - Lisa: Research at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI)
• 3 - Lynsey: Research at a community college (2YC)
• 4 - Brendan: Scholarship as a teaching professor
• 5 - Gary: Research at a large university (R1)

11:15 Introduction to the elevator pitch and Tuesday road check

11:30 Adjourn

Optional lunchtime discussion groups TBA

Suggested afternoon sessions:

• Plenary Presentation, "Equitable Education For ALL" by Dr. Wendy F. Todd of the University of Minnesota Duluth
• Any of the roundtable discussions

Evening:

• Social activities

Wednesday: Getting that academic position

8:30 Introduction to the day

8:35 Elevator pitches: small group practice and debrief

9:05 Application process:

• Overview of differences and commonalities by job type
• Interviewing - advice from recent alumni of this workshop
• Show Resources
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  • ESWN Job Board
  • 2YC due July 28: FT Geology instructor at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Visiting instructor due ASAP: Visiting instructor or assistant professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in MN

9:35 Discussion of application process by job type -- Select your table:

• 1 - Sue: Minority-serving institution faculty (MSI)
• 2 - Lisa: Primarily undergraduate institution faculty (PUI)
• 3 - Lynsey: Community college faculty (2YC)
• 4 - Brendan: Teaching faculty at an R1 university
• 5 - Gary: Large university faculty (R1)

10:05 Break

10:15 "Illegal" questions and negotiations

11:00 How to form community

 

11:15 Wrap-up and workshop evaluation

11:30 Adjourn

Thursday and Friday Suggestions

2-day morning workshops. Check for availability:

Perception Science + Real-World Data + Data Visualization = Enhancing Students' Data Analysis & Interpretation in Appleby Hall 3

Teaching atmosphere, ocean, and planetary fluid dynamic fundamentals vividly with rotating tanks in Tate Hall 170

Also...

Oral presentations, Mini-workshops, and Plenary on Thursday. Thursday's Plenary is, "Beyond Climate Despair: From Anxiety to Agency"

by Dr. Jennifer Atkinson of the University of Washington Bothell

Teaching Demonstrations, Lunchtime Posters, and Round Table Discussions on Friday.  Finish strong with the Friday Town Hall & Ice Cream Social!