Academic Job Market Intensive-Session 1

Join Career Services and the Graduate College for the first of four sessions. We'll cover how to decode an academic job description and host a panel of faculty who have been on hiring committees.

Breakfast will be served. The agenda is as follows:

• 8:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast, introductions, overview of agenda(s) 
• 9:00 – 9:30 | Grad Student focused career tools & resources 
  • Presenter: Dr. Carol Powers 
• 9:30 – 10:15 | Decoding the job description 
  • Presenter: Sarah Chabinak  
• 10:15 - 10:30 | Break 
• 10:30 – 12:00pm | Recent hiring panel (90 minutes) 
  • Facilitator: Dr. Brecca Farr   
  • Panelists:
    • Dr. Daqing (Daching) Piao, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology 
    • Dr. Jill Joyce, Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences 
    • Dr. Corinne Schwarz, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences 
    • Dr. Allissa Lee, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Finance, Spears School of Business