Our academic job market conference is coming up quick!
It begins with live sessions (entirely online, delivered via webinar) on Saturday, September 21, and continues through to September 28. All sessions will be recorded and the videos available to watch later, from October 1.
You might wonder why Beyond the Professoriate is programming for the academic job market. It’s common for PhDs to be on both job markets at the same time, and we used to think graduate students, postdocs, and other PhDs on the academic market were well-supported in their applications. Many are, but a great many are not. We’ve learned over the last year that there is a need for the kind of work we do when it comes to the academic job market and academic careers more generally.
Our goal is to help PhDs move into meaningful, rewarding careers where they can thrive. And because we know those careers can be in academia – yes, there are still tenure-track jobs out there – we’ve now got your back in your search there, too.
We’re so thrilled to launch this conference! Please join us for 13 transformative sessions, including:
- six instructional seminars on all aspects of the application process, from deciding when you’re ready to “go on the market” to crafting research and diversity statements and putting together a teaching portfolio;
- three seminars on crucial aspects of academic career building, from networking to managing your research- and teaching-focused careers; and
- four career panels featuring tenure-track, tenured, and other full-time professors working across institution types in Canada and the U.S.
Here’s the full line up. To learn more, download the program, and register to attend (or watch the replay) on our website.
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Welcome to the Conference
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EST
Jennifer Polk, PhD, and L. Maren Wood, PhD
Co-founders
Beyond the Professoriate
How to Decide When to Go on the Academic Job Market
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Laura Lohman, PhD
Director, center for the advancement of faculty excellence
Queens University of Charlotte
The Application Package: Your Academic CV and Cover Letter
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. EST
Andrew Green, PhD
Associate director, graduate students and PhDs, career center
University of California, Berkeley
How to Write a Research Statement for Academic Job Applications
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST
Daniel Olson-Bang, PhD
Director, office of professional and career development, graduate school
Syracuse University
How to Write a Teaching Portfolio for Academic Job Applications
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EST
Barbi Honeycutt, PhD
Founder
FLIP It Consulting
How to Write a Diversity Statement for Academic Job Applications
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST
Amruta Inamdar, PhD
Career services consultant, graduate student specialist, center for career opportunities
Purdue University
Monday, September 23, 2019
How to Manage Your Research Career
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST
Reinhart Reithmeier, PhD
Professor, department of biochemistry
University of Toronto
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
How to Network Successfully in Academia (and Why You Need To)
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST
Jen Heemstra, PhD
Associate professor, department of chemistry
Emory University
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
How to Put Together a Teaching Portfolio for Academic Job Applications
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST
Laura Schram, PhD
Director of professional and academic development, Rackham Graduate School
University of Michigan
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Careers at Teaching-Intensive Institutions
8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST
Morris Grubbs, PhD
Assistant dean, graduate student professional enhancement
University of Kentucky
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Panel: Working at a Research-Intensive University
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
Andrés Cisneros, PhD
Professor, department of chemistry
University of North Texas
David Shorter, PhD
Professor, department of world arts cultures/dance
UCLA
Melissa Vogel, PhD
Professor, department of sociology, anthropology and criminal justice
Clemson University
Panel: Working at a Comprehensive University
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. EST
Christopher Aiken, PhD
Assistant professor, department of kinesiology and dance
New Mexico State University
Amy Gansell, PhD
Associate professor, department of art and design
St John’s University
Katy Tarrant, PhD
Assistant professor, animal sciences and agricultural education
California State University, Fresno
Panel: Working at a Teaching-Focused Institution
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
Brooke Carlson, PhD
Assistant professor, division of humanities and fine arts
Chaminade University of Honolulu
May Hara, PhD
Associate professor, education department
Framingham State University
Darrell Lovell, DPA
Assistant professor, department of political science and criminal justice
West Texas A & M University
Panel: Working at a Canadian Institution
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. EST
Rita M. Palacios, PhD
Professor, school of liberal studies
Conestoga College
Amy Stevens, PhD
Assistant professor, department of chemistry
University of Saskatchewan
Jared Wesley, PhD
Associate professor, department of political science
University of Alberta
Want in? Register here.
