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Preparing Syllabi for Your First Faculty Job

This working group will support graduates students and postdocs who will be new faculty in the Fall of 2022 and expected to teach their own classes. Starting a new faculty position is stressful and demanding; the CFT hopes to ease this transition by helping graduating doctoral students and postdocs create their needed syllabi in advance…

Posted by on March 15, 2022 in Events, Faculty, Resource, syllabus, working groups,


ASPIRE Job Search Series: Preparing for a Teaching Demo

How do you put together an effective teaching demonstration for a job interview? How is it different from a research seminar and how can you link the two? Come learn about key considerations for developing this important piece of your interview portfolio. Date: Thursday, October 21 Time: 11:00 Location: Light Hall 419 BCD REGISTER ….

Posted by on October 18, 2021 in Events, News, Teaching Workshops, workshops, ,


Developing your web presence

Developing your web presence Graduate School Career Development – Setting up your my.vanderbilt.edu webpage Graduate School Career Development – Do You Have Presence? Maximizing Social Media During Your Employment Search Presented by Dr. Dayle Savage, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Leadership and Organizational Studies

Posted by on October 10, 2014 in , , ,


Non-Academic Job Search

Non-Academic Job Search: Graduate School Career Development Assistant Dean Ruth Schemmer provides career advising by appointment. Appointment options include: – Hour-long appointments available on Wednesday (email Ruth.Schemmer@vanderbilt.edu for appointment time) – Walk-in appointments (15 min) are available Thursday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 PM Graduate School Career Development – Non-Academic Careers Resources for applying to and finding careers…

Posted by on July 18, 2013 in , , , , , ,


Coordinate job search with partner

Coordinate job search with partner Biomedical Research Educaiton & Training – Landing an academic job resources (section on dual career couples) Carleton College – Dual career couples (article based on dual academic professors at Vanderbilt) Higher Education Recruitment Consortium – Dual-Career Resources American Psychological Association – Dual-Career Couples article Stanford University – Dual-Career Research Report

Posted by on October 9, 2012 in , , ,


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Academic Job Search

Academic Job Search Graduate School Career Development Assistant Dean Ruth Schemmer provides career advising by appointment. Appointment options include: – Hour-long appointments available on Wednesday (email Ruth.Schemmer@vanderbilt.edu for appointment time) – Walk-in appointments (15 min) are available Thursday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 PM Graduate School Career Development – Applying for Tenure-Track Positions Timeline and resources for the…

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Choosing your professional network

Choosing your professional network/society Engineering –  Resources for STEM Teachers Magazines and Journals of Interest to STEM Teachers Biomedical Research Education & Training – PhD Career Connections: Monthly seminar series about career options for PhD scientists Chronicle for Higher Education – On Hiring blog Blog with advice on managing the academic career Chronicle for Higher…

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Expectations for professional attire and behavior

Expectations for professional attire and behavior Graduate School Career Development – Attire for job search: When showing up for an interview, first day of the internship or job, it’s hard to be overdressed. Peabody Career Services – Brand/Professional Attire: The workplace you are entering has its own culture. Most likely this has built up over…

Posted by on October 9, 2012 in , , , ,