Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc & Faculty Perspective (8.23.17)

The Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc & Faculty Perspective *

Join us for this wide-ranging discussion with current postdoc Victoria Abraira, PhD who has recently landed a tenure-track position, and her PI, Professor David Ginty from the HMS Neurobiology Department and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
​​​​​​​This informal discussion will focus on the academic job search with an emphasis on R1, tenure track faculty positions, including:
- Preparing the academic job package
- Communicating academic career expectations
- What to include in the cover letter, CV, and research proposal -
- How to manage the application process
- What to expect during the on-site interview
- Interview etiquette and potential pitfalls
- Job talk essentials
- Demystifying the chalk talk
- Following up & negotiations

-FEATURING-

Victoria Abraira, PhD
Current: Postdoc in Neurobiology, HMS
Soon to be: Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University
David Ginty, PhD
Professor, Dept Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School