PFF Events
View a quick list of all OCPD events currently planned for this year. Read below for a more thorough description.
PFF is currently expanding. If a program is not already designed specifically for your population or specialty, consider attending a program for another population — many of the principles for these skills areas are the same. And please contact us! We're happy to work with you to design a program specific to your population's needs.
PFF Summer Series
A weekly series of seminars, workshops, and faculty panels focused on how to teach and how to obtain an academic job. This series introduces general principles and special topics generally applicable to all UCSF populations, with some examples and speakers focusing on the basic life sciences.
- 2009 PFF Summer/Fall Series
- 2008 PFF Job Search Series
- 2007 PFF Summer Series
- 2006 PFF Summer Series
- 2005 PFF Summer Series
- 2004 PFF Summer Series
Missed these events? Most are available on DVD, and some are available to podcast or view online. To borrow a DVD, contact us.
Teaching Workshops And Courses
- BEST (Becoming an Effective Science Teacher): Theory and Practice — a course for UCSF graduate teaching assistants and PFF Teaching Apprentices.
- Teaching workshops (with examples for teaching students at the K-12 grade levels) are also offered through UCSF's Science and Health Education Partnership.
Career Exploration
We coordinate seminars and panel discussions featuring faculty in a variety of academic settings. These events are typically held every other year. Examples of such workshops include:
- Symposium of the Professoriate for Life Sciences
- Demystifying Academic Careers in Pharmacy (planned in collaboration with the APhA)
- Academic Careers Symposium for Doctorally-Prepared Nurses
Academic Job Search
We coordinate seminars and panel discussions to help you prepare for the academic job search, including preparing your application package, interviewing, and negotiating your startup package.
These events are typically held annually or every other year (click here to see a list of this year's offerings). Examples of such workshops include:
- Preparing your faculty application package
- Preparing a winning research statement
- Interviewing, job/chalk talks
- Negotiating your startup package
- Giving a dynamic research talk — including tips for preparing your job talk
Missed these events? Many are available on DVD or viewable on-line. To borrow a DVD, contact us.
Also check out our academic job search resources.
PASS — Professional And Academic Success Skills
PASS is a series of intensive workshops designed to enhance the professional development of graduate and professional students, postdoctoral and clinical fellows, and junior faculty. Topics include: writing and publishing research articles, grant writing, building your professional network, giving a dynamic presentation, etc.
Other Academic Skills
The OCPD offers many other workshops and events for other skills areas related to academic careers. View a listing of all events offered by our office this year.