Workshop: " Launching Your Academic Job Search and Preparing Your Application Materials"

This workshop will present information on how to organize your academic job search, including the various components of an application package.

First, we will review the timeline for the academic job search process, including tips for how to prepare for and organize your time during the job search. After reviewing the anatomy of a strong academic CV and cover letter, join a mock faculty search committee to critique two application packages used by former UCSF scientists applying for faculty jobs. Finally, learn the fundamentals for writing a successful research and teaching statement.

Throughout the workshop, we will cover basics then jump quickly into how to refine and tailor your materials for a particular department or type of institution. This workshop will be useful for scientists on the academic job search now, as well as for those who want to prepare for future years. The workshop is designed for fields in the basic biomedical sciences, but principles can be applied across scientific disciplines.

When: 10:00 - 11:30 am on Friday, November 4th
Where: Ctr Bldg - Seminar Room C210
Whom: OIST Postdoctoral Scholars and Scientists are strongly encouraged to attend
Instructor: Bill Lindstaedt; Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS); University of California, San Francisco, USA
Registration: Please fill out the registration form below this page.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, November 2nd

About the instructor:

Bill Lindstaedt has been helping scientists and engineers make career decisions for nearly twenty-five years. For the past 15 years he has been helping UCSF’s PhD biomedical scientists launch their post-training careers. In addition to his current leadership duties, he also presents workshops designed to help PhD students and postdocs, as they move on to the next steps in their academic or non-academic careers. He has provided one-on-one career advising services to more than 1500 of UCSF’s PhD students and postdocs at UCSF, and he draws on these experiences to provide relevance in his large group workshops. Bill is a co-author of "myIDP", a web-based career development tool hosted by Science magazine's careers site that now hosts more than 100,000 registered users, mainly trainees in the biomedical sciences. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Master's degrees in Counseling Psychology and Higher Education Student Affairs.