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Webinar - Pursuing an Academic Career in the Geosciences

This virtual event is one of a series on Pursuing an Academic Career in the Geosciences offered by the National Association of Geoscience TeachersOn the Cutting Edge program with support from the National Science Foundation. Information about all events are listed briefly below and at
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerdev/AcademicCareer2012
 

PREPARING FOR AN ACADEMIC JOB INTERVIEW IN THE GEOSCIENCES
Friday, January 20, 2012
2 pm Eastern| 1 pm Central| 12 pm Mountain |11 pm Pacific (Duration: 1 hour)
Presenters: Rachel Beane, Heather Macdonald and Michael Williams


Registration deadline: January 13, 2011. Please visit the website to register.
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerdev/AcademicCareer2012/jan_2012.html
There is no cost to participate, but registration is required to save a space.

WHY ATTEND?
This is a great chance to hear multiple perspectives on the academic job interview process. Collectively the presenters have conducted on-campus and phone interviews as faculty, department chair, and dean; held interviews at professional meetings; and mentored graduate students and post-docs during the job search and interview process. During the webinar you will gain ideas for how to prepare, discuss ways to present oneself during interviews, learn about types of questions you might be asked, and more!
 

FORMAT
For this webinar, we will use Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing software for presentations and discussion. Participants will receive an email with instructions for how to log into the event.

 


FUTURE EVENTS in the Pursuing an Academic Career series:
February 15, 2012 (Wednesday): Learning to learn – What will they remember in 5 years? {with Karl Wirth}
2 pm Eastern | 1 pm Central | 12 pm Mountain | 11 am Pacific
 

March 9, 2012 (Friday): Linking goals, assessment and teaching strategies to promote effective learning {with David McConnell}
2 pm Eastern | 1 pm Central | 12 pm Mountain | 11 am Pacific
 

April 10, 2012 (Tuesday): Setting goals for effective and innovative courses {with Barb Tewksbury}
1:30 pm Eastern | 12:30 pm Central | 11:30 am Mountain | 10:30 am Pacific
 

May 2012: Developing a thriving research program and balancing it with teaching, service and other passions

For more information, please visit
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerdev/AcademicCareer2012
or contact Rachel Beane, Bowdoin College, (rbeane@bowdoin.edu).
 

Best regards,
Rachel Beane, Michael Williams and Heather Macdonald