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.

Additionally, this session will complement the proposed session conduced by the Women’s Committee.

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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.) Kevin Johnston, Ph.D., Michigan State University