Preparing Future Faculty - Seminar Series
What: Are you a PhD student or postdoc in the school of engineering, interested in exploring a path to an academic career? Do you want to learn more about what the faculty job is about? What does the academic job search consist of? How to better prepare yourself for it? Do you need help polishing your application materials?
This seminar series aims to provide information in an informal setting, demystify the faculty job and the academic job search process, create a community, and point you to available resources. This is not a course for credit.
When: Second Thursday of every month, 1-2pm, throughout AY 2023-24. Coffee and cookies at 12:45pm.
Where: ISEB 1200.
Who should attend: Ph.D students, and postdocs, in the School of Engineering, considering an academic career.
Organizer: Athina Markopoulou, Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS). With help from Marilyne Tamayo and Enmanuel Gallardo.
Tentative schedule will be updated throughout the quarter. If you want access to the rest of this canvas page, please fill out this interest form and we will add you.
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Thu, Oct 12, 2023 |
Kickoff : Seminar Overview & Goals (A. Markopoulou) [slides] Special Guest: Dean Magnus Egerstedt |
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Thu, Nov 9, 2023 |
1-2pm: Faculty Panel: Experiences from Faculty Life Confirmed Panelists: Michelle Khine, Dimitri Papamoschou, Maxim Shcherbakov, Lee Swindlehurst, and Iryna Zenyuk [15min BREAK] 2:15-2:45 pm: Faculty Hiring Information Session by Interim Dean Thomas Piechota, Chapman University |
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Thu, Dec 14, 2023 |
Campus Resources for Career Development: Kayleigh Anderson, Graduate and Postdoctoral Career Development, Graduate Division [Slides] Jennifer Olsen Ellinger, A2i (Accelerate to Industry), Graduate Division [Slides] |
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Thu, Jan 11, 2024 |
1-1:30pm: Teaching-Focused Faculty Pathways Presentation by Natascha Buswell [Slides] 1:30-2pm: Professors of Teaching Panel Panel: Natascha Buswell, Salma Elmalaki, Joel Lanning, and Mark Walter |
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Thu, Feb 8, 2024 |
Academic Job Search Process: The Hiring Perspective Panel: Magnus Egerstedt (Dean), Faryar Jabbari (Ass. Dean for Academic Personnel), Regina Ragan (MSE), Julián Rimoli (Dept Chair, MAE), Lee Swindlehurst (Dept Chair, EECS). |
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Thu, Mar 14, 2024 |
Writing a Research Statement [Slides] 1-1:30pm: Presentation and Panel Athina Markopoulou, Aparna Chandramowlishwaran (Associate Professor, EECS), Perry Johnson (Assistant Professor, MAE), Helen Lee (SSoE Director of Research). 1:30-2pm: Writing Clinic Bring your draft (CV &) research statement and get feedback. |
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Thu, Apr 11, 2024 |
Writing a Teaching Statement by DTEI Crafting Your Creed: How to Write an Effective Teaching Statement [Slides] Presentation by: Alexander Bower, Educational Development Specialist for Graduate Students & Postdocs, DTEI |
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Thu, May 9, 2024 |
UCI Graduates Panel: PhD and Postdocs, who graduated from UCI and went on to pursue academic careers, share their experience. Emiliano De Cristofaro, CS, UCR; Andria Farrens, MAE, UCI; Antonios Mamalakis, Data Science, UV; Beverly Quon, CSE, CSUSB; Hulya Seferoglu, EECS, UIC; Melinda Simon, BME, CSUSJ. |
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Thu, June 13, 2024 |
Last Session of the 23-24 Academic Year: Change of location: ISEB 1010 |
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