2008 Trainee Symposium on
"Marketing Yourself on Paper for Academic Positions"
(sponsored by the Trainee Advisory Committee)
Organizers:
Lacy A. Holowatz, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Eric Berglund (Vanderbilt University)
There are many other important documents that are required as part of the application packet, especially when applying for academic faculty position. Analysis of the Trainee Advisory Committee’s (TAC) survey and the webtrends for the TAC website indicates that trainees are interested in obtaining information on how to market themselves appropriately on paper to be competitive for these limited positions.
Therefore, we have organized a career development session that will examine the different components of the application packet for academic faculty positions. Experiences speakers will discuss 1) crafting cover letters, 2) writing the research statement and plan, and 3) the teaching portfolio (emphasizing the teaching philosophy). The speakers will give informative presentations and we will conclude with a breakout interactive small group session discussing teaching portfolios. The chosen speakers have a significant amount of recent experience in career counseling, on search committees hiring for positions at Research 1 institutions and in developing teaching portfolios.
Presentations (see audio and PowerPoints from each presentation below)
Academic Cover letters & the Art of Self-Presentation
Ryan Wheeler, M.A. (The Scripps Research Institute)
Crafting the Research Statement
James A. Pawelczyk, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Creating a Teaching Philosophy You Can Use (Audio is not available, but see website link below)
Kevin Johnston, Ph.D. (Michigan State University)