Launching Your Academic Job Search And Preparing Your Application Materials

Tuesday, July 14, 3:30-5 p.m., Genentech Hall Auditorium (Mission Bay campus)
Thursday, July 16, 12-1:30 p.m., Room N-225 (Parnassus campus)

Speakers:
Bill Lindstaedt, Director, Office of Career & Professional Development
Cynthia Fuhrmann, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Career & Profesional Development

A similar event will be offered specifically for Doctorally Prepared Nurses in April 2010.

Publishing Science Education Research: The data, the journals, and how to get started

Tuesday, July 21, 4-5 p.m., Room GEN-N114 (Mission Bay campus)
Thursday, July 23, 12-1 p.m., Room S-163 (Parnassus campus)

Speaker:
Kimberly Tanner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology, San Francisco State University

Resources:
Download the slides from Dr. Tanner's presentation >
Josephine Tan is the medical education liaison in the UCSF library. She is available as a constultant for learning more about medical education and searching education journals. Visit Ms. Tan's education blog >

Developing a Winning Research Statement For Your Faculty Application Package

Tuesday, July 28, 3-5 p.m., Genentech Hall Auditorium (Mission Bay campus)
Thursday, July 30, 12-2 p.m., Room N-225 (Parnassus campus)

Speaker:
Francoise Chanut, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Career & Professional Development

Faculty panelists: Click on the link above to see the faculty panelists for that session.

Documenting Your Teaching: Creating a Statement of Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolio

Tuesday, August 18, 3:30-5 p.m., Room GEN-N114 (Mission Bay campus)
Thursday, August 20, 12-1:30 p.m., Room S-157 (Parnassus campus)

Speaker:
Cynthia Fuhrmann-Kelch, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Career & Professional Development

Resources:
A copy of Dr. Fuhrmann-Kelch's slides are available upon request.
Resources for creating a statement of teaching philosophy.
Ohio State University offers an excellent handbook on how to create a teaching portfolio.

The Academic Interview: Demystifying the Chalk Talk

Thursday, December 3, 10-11:30 a.m., Genentech Hall Auditorium (Mission Bay campus)

Speaker:
Michael McManus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UCSF Diabetes Center

Faculty panelists:
Click on the time/location link above to read a description of this session and a list of the faculty panelists.

(This event was previously held in Fall 2007.)

Negotiating Your Faculty Startup Package

Monday, November 16, 3-5 p.m., Room N-225 (Parnassus campus)
Simulcast to Genentech Hall Auditorium (Mission Bay campus)

Speaker:
Bill Lindstaedt, M.S., Director, Office of Career & Professional Development

Faculty panelists:
Click on the time/location link above to read a description of this session and a list of the faculty panelists.

(This event was previously held during the Fall 2008 PFF Academic Job Search Symposium.)