This spring CIRTL is hosting an online event series exploring professional development topics in academic hiring and career preparation. "The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series" is a mix of events that feature panels of faculty and staff discussing their career trajectories and hiring experiences, and events that provide introductions to common materials needed in academic hiring, like teaching and research statements. Events take place online in Zoom (schedule varies), and are open for registration.
Registration links are available HERE
Monday, Feb. 3 | Early Career Faculty Panel
Join early career faculty panelists from a variety of colleges and universities 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 advice for current graduate students and postdocs.
This online event meets on Monday, February 3, 2025 6:30-7:30 PM
Thursday, Feb. 13 | Writing Your Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market
Get an introduction to the academic cover letter: 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.
This online event meets on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 1:00-2:00 PM
Thursday, Feb. 20 | Introduction to Academic CVs
Get an introduction to academic CVs: 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.
This online event meets on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 1:00-2:00 PM
Thursday, Feb. 27 | Writing Your Teaching Statement for the Academic Job Market
Learn best practices for writing a teaching statement (also referred to as a teaching philosophy) for the academic job market. This online event meets on
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 1:00-2:00 PM
Monday, Mar. 3 | Writing Your Diversity or Inclusion Statement for the Academic Job Market
Learn about diversity or inclusion statements as part of an academic job application: how to highlight past experiences and future goals in creating welcoming learning environments.
This online event meets on Monday, March 3 1:00-2:00 PM
Monday, Mar. 10 | Writing Your Research Statement for the Academic Job Market
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.
This online event meets on Monday, March 10, 2025 10:00-11:00 AM
Wednesday, Apr. 2 | Careers Beyond Higher Education Panel 1: Government, Non-profits & Consulting
Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degrees to positions in government, the non-profit sector, and consulting. 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 online event meets on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Monday, Apr. 7 | Careers Beyond Higher Education Panel 2: Private Industry, Consulting & Non-profits
Join panelists from various disciplines to discuss their career paths from graduate degrees to positions in private industry, consulting, and the non-profit sector. 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 online event meets on Monday, April 7 at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
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Wednesdays, Jan. 29 - Mar. 5 | University of Colorado Center for Teaching and Learning Book Club: Teaching to Transgress
Join this University of Colorado Boulder teaching and learning book club to read and discuss bell hooks’ seminal book Teaching to Transgress. This year marks this text’s 30th anniversary and it is just as relevant now as it was then! During this time, we will have discussion of the text as well as ways we can apply this understanding in our own classrooms and university lives.
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