[Grad-postdoc-assn] [Fwd: [Careerprep06] Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences: A Workshop for Grad Students and Post-Docs]

[jyin at cgd.ucar.edu]

Hi all,

Those of you who are considering a faculty career may be interested in
this great workshop that I attended last summer (see forwarded email
below).  They cover a lot of the issues that you will be thinking about as
you apply for faculty jobs, including: how to present yourself well in
your application (including teaching and research statements), resources
for being a good teacher, and even what different kinds of faculty jobs
there are out there.  It really took a lot of the mystery out of the
faculty job search process.  The deadline is coming very soon, on March
15, but I applied just before the deadline last year and got in, so you
can, too!

See the email and link below for more information, and feel free to ask me
any questions you'd like about the workshop.

Cheers,
Jeff

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Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences: A Workshop for
Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows

August 2-5, University Wisconsin, Madison
Application deadline is March 15, 2007
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep07/index.html

The workshop web page above has links to the workshop overview and the
application form.

This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students and
post-doctoral fellows who are interested in pursuing academic careers.
Faculty members and administrators will provide guidance and information
that will help participants to be stronger candidates for academic
positions and to succeed in academic jobs. Session topics focus on becoming
both a successful teacher and researcher.

The workshop size is limited. Preference will be given to those entering or
soon to enter the academic job market.

The workshop application must be completed on-line by March 15th. An
important part of each application is a statement of endorsement from a
faculty member, which we will solicit using information provided in the
completed application. The endorsement is a brief statement regarding the
potential of the applicant to benefit from and contribute to the workshop.

Operational costs of the workshop as well as room, board, and workshop
materials are covered by a grant from the NSF Division of Undergraduate
Education (DUE-0127310). Participants or their home institutions must
provide transportation to and from the workshop.

For more information about the workshop application process, contact Beth
Chambers (cuttingedge at wm.edu) . For more information about the workshop
program, contact Heather Macdonald.



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Heather Macdonald
Chancellor Professor of Geology
College of William and Mary
757-221-2443
fax: 757-221-2093
rhmacd at wm.edu
http://www.wm.edu/geology/

Mail Address:
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA  23187-8795

UPS or FedEx Address:
McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 227
Williamsburg, VA  23185

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