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2008 Mentoring Symposium on
"Gainfully Employed: From Launching a Job Search to Navigating Negotiations"

(Mentoring Symposium Sponsored by Women in APS and ASPET Committees) 

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am
Location: San Diego Convention Center

Organizers:
Siribhinya Benyajati
(APS)
Colleen Cosgrove Hegg
(APS)
Jelveh Lameh
(ASPET)

This career development symposium will address the needs of early career scientists who will soon transition into ‘new’ professional appointment. The workshop will provide information regarding 1) launching a job search, particularly for a dual-career couple; 2) delivering a job talk: formal seminar vs. chalk-talk; 3) the art of interviewing; and 4) negotiation tips. Each speaker has a significant amount of recent experience in their particular topic and each will give a 15-minute informative presentation.

The session will include mock sessions on interview and negotiation in which videotapes of someone interviewing for a faculty position and discussing negotiations on their salary and resources will be shown following the talks of the same topics. The mock sessions will form the basis of an interactive exercise where the audience discuss and critique the taped interview and negotiation. Two pairs of a junior faculty person and his/her respective chair will participate in the taped mock sessions and they will be present during the workshop.

The session complements the workshop on “Marketing Yourself on Paper for Academic Positions” proposed by the Trainee Advisory Committee for Experimental Biology 2008. The symposium will be of interest to scientists of all stages of professional development seeking a position, from trainees to established investigators.

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Potential Interview Questions
Siribhinya Benyajati, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Mock Interview and Negotiation Video

Michael A. Reid, Ph.D., “Interviewer”
Sean D. Stocker, Ph.D., “Applicant”
University of Kentucky

First Interview
Second Interview
  • Start-up package (Poor response / Better response)
    Chair Question 1: What kind of start-up package are you going to need to be able to do your research?
  • Laboratory space
    Interviewee Question 2: What kind and amount of space will I have for my laboratory?
               Discussion of the reasons for not starting with a huge laboratory space.
  • Salary
    Interviewee Question 4: What typically are the salaries for new faculty members?
               Discussion of what’s included in addition to base salary in terms of annual bonuses and how they can be dealt with.
  • Matching offers
    Interviewee Question 5: I’m getting other offers and one school is offering more salary. Can you match it and increase it by 10%?
  • Animal and core facilities
    Discussion 6: What is the availability of dedicated animal facilities and other specialized core facilities?
  • Temporary labs and remodeling space
    Discussion 7: What laboratory space is available and can renovations be made?

Contact us to obtain copies of workshop materials or a copy of the video.

 

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