Academic Application Boot Camp Recorded Workshops
Here you can find recorded workshops from the 2020 - 2022 iterations of the Academic Application Boot Camp.
Recorded Workshops - Group Title
For postdocs who are going on the academic job market after years of being a student and researcher, uncertainty about how faculty search committees operate can make the stress of the academic job search and application ever more unnerving. Even with a well put together application package, it can pay to get a peek behind the curtain. In the What Faculty Search Committees Look for in a Candidate session, viewers will hear from current members of the faculty search committee at the Zuckerman Institute as they share their perspectives on what makes a strong candidate. Participants will leave this session with an understanding of what faculty members deem as desirable and impressive qualities for their next hires so that they can incorporate these ideas into their job search and application process.
Speakers:
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, Kavli Professor of Brain Science; Principal Investigator and Associate Director of Columbia's Zuckerman Institute; Codirector of Columbia's Kavli Institute for Brain Science
Daniel Wolpert, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience; Principal Investigator at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
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As a job applicant, you will seek positions that have the working environment that aligns with your skills, values, and interests. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are likely central to your value system and will factor into your career choices. In parallel, in the academic job application process institutions require Diversity statements to evaluate candidates’ experience and perspectives, while information about DEI within institutions may remain unclear or scattered across many different web-based resources for candidates.
In this workshop, participants will explore how you can find out about the DEI perspectives and culture within a prospective academic workplace, and use that understanding to reflect on and communicate their values and expectations effectively in both the application package and interview process.
Participants will leave this session with strategies for evaluating the alignment of institutions’ DEI commitments to their values, and for connecting those to the ideas they wish to write about in a Diversity statement.
About the speaker: Sarah Hokanson, PhD, is responsible for postdoctoral affairs, professional development programming and resources for doctoral students and postdocs across Boston University, as well as supporting the development of University policies related to postdoctoral scholarship. She also provides resources for faculty mentors and is the Director of Boston University’s Responsible Conduct of Research program. Sarah is the multi-PI of the Postdoc Academy, a $1.8m NIH project focused on providing digital and in-person professional development opportunities for postdocs nationwide. She is also co-PI of an NSF AGEP Alliance (CIRTL AGEP) focused on improving the research climate for graduate students and postdocs. Sarah serves in leadership positions nationally, including most recently on the AAMC Postdoctoral Leaders Steering Committee.
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One of the most difficult papers to write for academic applications is a Teaching Philosophy statement. If you are applying for a position at an American college or university that includes full or part-time teaching responsibilities, you will typically be asked to provide a 1-2 page Teaching Philosophy statement.
Barbara Houtz has over 15 years of practice guiding people through the process of writing this statement. She provides tips and specific guidelines that will help you write a document that will be unique and informative, improving your chances of being interviewed and hired.
Past Boot Camp Workshop - Group Title 2
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