Get a sampler of academic professional development in this 8-part CIRLT@CU event series covering everything from the academic hiring process, to defining your teaching philosophy, and careers outside academia. 

Join us for as many of the sessions below that you would like. All events will take place on Zoom. You will be able to select which sessions you'd like to attend one-by-one in the registration. 

RSVP for the series here.

Upcoming sessions:

Thursday, January 18 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT: Writing Your Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market

Cat Diebel-Wilson of Career Services will lead a 60 minute session about the academic cover letter, answering questions around format and content. Through this presentation you will learn the basic structure of an academic cover letter, how to tailor it to your target institution, and how to include the information that will make you a compelling candidate.

Friday, January 26 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Learn about Hiring from Faculty Hiring Committee Members

Join faculty panelists from several institutions across the country to discuss their experiences as members of academic search committees. Panelists will discuss the process of the search, how their campus/department approaches a search and any advice they may give to graduate students and postdocs looking for academic positions. Panelists will also answer audience questions. 

Panelists: Cerian Gibbes, Associate Professor/Graduate Chair, Geography, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Natalie Mendoza, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Colorado Boulder; Will Styler, Associate Teaching Professor, Linguistics and Director of the Computational Social Science Program, University of California San Diego; Noah Williams, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State University

Monday, January 29 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT: Introduction to Academic CVs

With Cat Diebel-Wilson, Graduate Student Program Manager, Career Services, University of Colorado Boulder

Get an introduction to academic CVs in this online event. We’ll review common formatting and content tips, explore ways to tailor a CV for individual academic job applications, and discuss how and when to update your CV content.

Thursday, February 1 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Early Career Faculty Panel

Join early career faculty panelists, from several institutions across the country to discuss their experiences on the academic job market, how they prepared for their current position, how their institution approaches community and mentoring for early career faculty and any general advice they would give to current graduate students and postdocs. Plenty of time will be given to questions.

Panelists: Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Teaching Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, CU Boulder; Andrea Glaws, School of Education, Colorado State University; Allison Formanack, Assistant Professor, Applied Anthropology, University of Southern Mississippi; Owen Fite, Instructor, Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno

Friday, March 15 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Diversity/Inclusion Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Corinna Rhose, Director, Student Academic Success Center, University of Colorado Boulder

What is a diversity statement? Who reads it? How do I write it? Together we will define its function; explore its controversies; and learn from real examples. 

Wednesday, April 3 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Research Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Dr. Kenneth Wright, Professor and Graduate Chair, Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder

Job postings in higher education often require a research statement as part of the application process. This session will focus on assembling a research statement for academic jobs. We’ll consider the intended audience and analyze examples from recent applicants.

Friday, April 5 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Teaching Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Preston Cumming, Professional Development Lead, Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Colorado Boulder

Learn best practices for writing a teaching statement (also called a teaching philosophy statement) for the academic job market. 

Friday, April 19 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Careers Outside of Higher Education

Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degree to professional. Panelists will address how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current graduate students. This is the final event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Panelists: Teresa Chapman, Conservation Impact Scientist, The Nature Conservancy; Alaina Beaver, Senior Principal Product Manager, ServiceNow; Brian Buma, Senior Climate Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Society

View more on CIRTL's website.

By registering for this CIRTL cross-Network program, you consent to CIRTL sharing your personal registration and participation information with CIRTL administrative staff, as well as program staff at your institution, for purposes of outreach, program evaluation, and meeting local program requirements, as applicable.

➡️ Select "I'm Interested" to receive series updates! ➡️

Get a sampler of academic professional development in this 8-part CIRLT@CU event series covering everything from the academic hiring process, to defining your teaching philosophy, and careers outside academia. 

Join us for as many of the sessions below that you would like. All events will take place on Zoom. You will be able to select which sessions you'd like to attend one-by-one in the registration. 

RSVP for the series here.

Upcoming sessions:

Thursday, January 18 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT: Writing Your Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market

Cat Diebel-Wilson of Career Services will lead a 60 minute session about the academic cover letter, answering questions around format and content. Through this presentation you will learn the basic structure of an academic cover letter, how to tailor it to your target institution, and how to include the information that will make you a compelling candidate.

Friday, January 26 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Learn about Hiring from Faculty Hiring Committee Members

Join faculty panelists from several institutions across the country to discuss their experiences as members of academic search committees. Panelists will discuss the process of the search, how their campus/department approaches a search and any advice they may give to graduate students and postdocs looking for academic positions. Panelists will also answer audience questions. 

Panelists: Cerian Gibbes, Associate Professor/Graduate Chair, Geography, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Natalie Mendoza, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Colorado Boulder; Will Styler, Associate Teaching Professor, Linguistics and Director of the Computational Social Science Program, University of California San Diego; Noah Williams, Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State University

Monday, January 29 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT: Introduction to Academic CVs

With Cat Diebel-Wilson, Graduate Student Program Manager, Career Services, University of Colorado Boulder

Get an introduction to academic CVs in this online event. We’ll review common formatting and content tips, explore ways to tailor a CV for individual academic job applications, and discuss how and when to update your CV content.

Thursday, February 1 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Early Career Faculty Panel

Join early career faculty panelists, from several institutions across the country to discuss their experiences on the academic job market, how they prepared for their current position, how their institution approaches community and mentoring for early career faculty and any general advice they would give to current graduate students and postdocs. Plenty of time will be given to questions.

Panelists: Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Teaching Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, CU Boulder; Andrea Glaws, School of Education, Colorado State University; Allison Formanack, Assistant Professor, Applied Anthropology, University of Southern Mississippi; Owen Fite, Instructor, Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno

Friday, March 15 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Diversity/Inclusion Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Corinna Rhose, Director, Student Academic Success Center, University of Colorado Boulder

What is a diversity statement? Who reads it? How do I write it? Together we will define its function; explore its controversies; and learn from real examples. 

Wednesday, April 3 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Research Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Dr. Kenneth Wright, Professor and Graduate Chair, Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder

Job postings in higher education often require a research statement as part of the application process. This session will focus on assembling a research statement for academic jobs. We’ll consider the intended audience and analyze examples from recent applicants.

Friday, April 5 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Writing Your Teaching Statement for the Academic Job Market

With Preston Cumming, Professional Development Lead, Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Colorado Boulder

Learn best practices for writing a teaching statement (also called a teaching philosophy statement) for the academic job market. 

Friday, April 19 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT: Careers Outside of Higher Education

Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degree to professional. Panelists will address how they used their degrees and training to prepare them for their current positions and any advice they can give to current graduate students. This is the final event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Panelists: Teresa Chapman, Conservation Impact Scientist, The Nature Conservancy; Alaina Beaver, Senior Principal Product Manager, ServiceNow; Brian Buma, Senior Climate Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Society

View more on CIRTL's website.

By registering for this CIRTL cross-Network program, you consent to CIRTL sharing your personal registration and participation information with CIRTL administrative staff, as well as program staff at your institution, for purposes of outreach, program evaluation, and meeting local program requirements, as applicable.

➡️ Select "I'm Interested" to receive series updates! ➡️