[Grad-postdoc-assn] Application materials exchange

[Karen McKinnon]

One clarification --

The plan is to provide feedback on each other's statements in real time on
Friday, since that is more consistent with what would actually happen in a
search committee.

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Karen McKinnon <mckinnon at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Hi NCAR post-docs,
>
> During a lovely post-doc drinks last night (thanks, Clay!), we realized
> that many of us are applying to faculty jobs and could benefit from each
> other's feedback on our faculty materials. Given that earth science
> departments tend to span many subfields, it could be especially helpful to
> hear how someone outside our own subfield reads our materials.
>
> So, here's the proposed plan:
>
> If you have a *research statement* prepared for job applications, and
> you'd like to get feedback, we'll meet up on *Friday* afternoon at the
> Mesa Lab (time TBD depending on interest) and exchange statements with each
> other. Afterwards, interested parties can segue into happy hour somewhere
> in town.
>
> If the exchange goes well, we may meet up again for teaching statements,
> CVs, and/or cover letters.
>
> Send me an email if you are interested by *tomorrow*. I'll send a follow
> up email just to the interested parties at the end of the day tomorrow so
> that we all know how many copies of our statement we should bring.
>
> Cheers,
> Karen
>
> --
> Karen McKinnon
> ASP post-doctoral fellow
> National Center for Atmospheric Research
> 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, CO, 80305
> (303) 497-1709
> http://people.fas.harvard.edu/~mckinnon/
>
>


-- 
Karen McKinnon
ASP post-doctoral fellow
National Center for Atmospheric Research
1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, CO, 80305
(303) 497-1709
http://people.fas.harvard.edu/~mckinnon/
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