Program

Monday: Your academic career goals

8:30 Welcome, introductions, and ice breaker

9:05 Mapping your career at different types of institutions

• 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?

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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

Suggested afternoon sessions:

Tuesday: 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

9:35 Discussion of application process by job type -- Break-out discussion groups

10:05 Break

10:15 Awkward questions and negotiations

10:45 Discussion about negations and interviews - Break-out discussion groups

11:15 Summary of the day and Tuesday Road Check

11:30 Adjourn

Optional lunchtime discussion groups

Suggested for Tuesday afternoon:

Wednesday: 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 (two rounds of break-outs)

10:05 Break

10:15 Moving your research forward - Building your research niche and being flexible in the research environment

• 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):

11:15 Summary of the day and Wednesday Roadcheck

11:30 Adjourn

Optional lunchtime discussion groups

Suggested for Tuesday afternoon:

Thursday: Application Material Review and Topical Discussion Groups

8:30 Introduction to the Day

8:50 Break-out #1

9:30 Break-out #2

10:05 Break

10:15 Break-out #3

10:55 Wrap-up

11:15 End of Workshop Evaluation

11:30 Adjourn