Making Waves: Navigating the Transition from Graduate Student to Faculty Member

From Anita Borg Institute Wiki

Moving from Graduate student to Faculty

woman on the move Woman making waves

Scholarly work (publish or persh)
Application process

• very competative
• decine in enrollment

institution (Research vs Teaching)

• size
• location

Research

• less teaching
• more research

Teaching

• more teaching
• less research

cra.org (for jobs)

• letter
• research
• publications
• community service (i.e. program committee)
• teaching statement
• references (be favorable)
• research statement
  • research problem
  • why important
  • approach
  • novel
  • how extend the work

Don't start at last minute
Get people to read

Interview process

• job talk
• oral communication different from written
• think about audience
• think about goals
• PRACTICE!
• Ask questions
• topic
  • know your audience
  • teaching - may be random topic
  • research - your topic
• negotiation
  • do your homework
    • find out range of salaries
    • benefits
  • course load
  • research opportunities
    • do I get course relief

• Navigating the transition
  • type of courses
  • creation of syllabi and course materials
  • textbooks
  • develop new courses
  • lab management
  • administrative duties

• Research
  • publications
  • seminars
  • lectures
  • meetings
  • committees
  • special projects
  • Community service

• Path to tenure
  • starts the day you arrive
  • get an understanding of the process
  • the application
  • collect as you go
  • evaluations
  • time line - 3 (review), 5(make application), 7(yes or no)

Notes by Heather D.Pfeiffer (Graduate student attending session)