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"Advancing Your Academic Career: How to Get the Job You Want"
November 8th, 2006CUNY Graduate Center
The first CUNY Postdoctoral Development Program Workshop was designed to enhance the career advancement skills, such as C.V. writing and interviewing techniques, as well as to provide a cross-campus networking opportunity for postdoctoral fellows. Over 40 participants attended the event, mostly from scientific disciplines with the largest crowd from chemistry and biology departments, but included postdoctoral fellows from Economics, Political Science as well as English, French and Psychology.
The workshop was led by the Gender Equity Project at Hunter College, directed by Virginia Valian, Ph.D. and coordinated by Annmarie Nicols-Grigenko, Ph.D. Lectures were punctuated by small-group discussions and assignments. One such group assignment asked partcipants to lay out all steps involved in preparing for an on-campus job-talk, from learning about the institution and search committee members to selecting appropriate attire. A networking opportunity with light food and refreshments concluded the workshop. The workshop received an overwhelmingly positive evaluation by the participants. Plans for a future workshop that focus on career options outside of academia are currently underway.
"Alternatives to Academic Careers"
February 26th, 2007
CUNY Graduate Center
The Postdoc Program presented a workshop
featuring distinguished speakers who have established careers in the
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnological Industries and in Patent Law. Click here to view slides »
Panelists included:
Neil Stahl, Ph.D. (Sr VP of Preclinical Development & Biomolecular Science for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals)
Anne Gurnett, Ph.D. (consultant for the Tuberculosis Alliance)
Nada Jain, Ph.D., J.D. (patent attorney - biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food industry, and agriculture)
"Preparing for the Interview" and
"Negotiating Your Startup Package"
October 31, 2008
CUNY Graduate Center
The CUNY Postdoc Program presented the first workshop and networking event of the academic year.
Topics included:
Preparing for Interviews
Job Presentations
Teaching Statements
Research Statements
Negotiating Startup Package
What can you live without
What NOT to forget!
Dual Career Placements
Resources for the two-body problem
Panelists included:
Robin Bell, Ph.D. (Director, ADVANCE Program at the Earth Institute, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University)
Paola Bellosta, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Biology, City College of New York)
Vinod Menon, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Physics, Queens College)
Shirley Raps, Ph.D. (Professor and Chair, Biology, Hunter College)
Shireen Saleque, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Biology, City College)
Brian Schwartz, Ph.D. (Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, Grad Center)
