ASPIRE Workshop on Preparing for a Faculty Career and Job Search

This ASPIRE workshop is for postdocs and late-stage grad students in the biomedical and life sciences who are interested in faculty careers. This one-day event will feature interactive sessions and panel discussions with current faculty on topics ranging from exploring faculty roles, to interviewing for faculty jobs. Advance registration is requested. Participants may register for the entire workshop, or choose specific sessions to attend.

Topics to Be Discussed at the Event

• Understanding faculty roles at different types of institutions
• Overview of the academic job search process
• Planning an independent research career
• How search committees work
• Effective research job talks and chalk talks
• Interviewing skills
• Insider’s view of the faculty job search: Mock faculty search committee
• Negotiating a job offer
• Applying for jobs in teaching-intensive institutions
• Writing a teaching philosophy