Finding and Applying for Jobs

From the job search to the negotiation process, this page has the resources you'll need when you're getting ready to move to the next step of your career.

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Planning your job search

  • Use networking and job boards to find postdoc, faculty, and industry positions
  • Considerations for dual-career searches

Application materials

  • Develop application materials for postdoc, faculty, and industry positions
  • See samples for different job types, including faculty positions at different institution types

Interviewing

  • Components of an interview: Phone or video interview, job talk or demonstration, 1:1 interview
  • Interviews for postdoc positions and faculty positions
  • How to use the interview to avoid a bad fit

Negotiating

  • Understanding compensation in industry
  • How to ask for what you need in a faculty negotiation
  • Negotiation for postdoc positions

Upcoming Events

Wed
16

OCPD Office Hours (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)

Date: October 16, 2024
Time: 4 - 5 p.m.
Wed
23

Lunch and Learn: Develop Your Negotiation Strategy

Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Tue
29

OCPD Office Hours (for Graduate Students and Postdocs)

Date: October 29, 2024
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.