Program
Pre-workshop
Please complete the pre-workshop survey by July 10 and before arrival at the workshop complete the Mapping your Career worksheet. Total time expected: less than 1 hour.
- Mapping Your Career 2024.pdf (Acrobat (PDF) 59kB Jun27 24) or Mapping Your Career 2024.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 7kB Jun27 24)
Monday: Your academic career goals
8:30 Welcome, introductions, and ice breaker (Leader Introductions)
9:05 Mapping your career at different types of institutions (Mapping Your Career slides)
- 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? (Career Paths)
10:45 Career Management (& planning next steps)
- Individual Development Plan
- 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 Introduction to the elevator pitch (Elevator Pitch) and Monday Roadcheck
11:30 Adjourn
Optional lunchtime discussion groups Walk over to the student union or other location with a group
Suggested afternoon sessions:
- Mini-workshop: Look at the program.
- Or check out some of the contributed sessions! Talks are 1:30-3.30pm and posters are 4:30-5:45pm
Tuesday: Getting that academic position
8:30 Introduction to the day
8:35 Elevator pitches: small group practice and debrief
9:05 Application process: (Academic Job Search and Interviews)
- Overview of differences and commonalities by job type
- Interviewing - advice from recent alumni of this workshop
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