Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc & Faculty Perspective

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Join us for this wide-ranging discussion with current postdoc Lauren Orefice, 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-

Lauren Orefice, PhD
Current: Postdoc in Neurobiology, HMS
Soon to be: Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School
David Ginty, PhD
Professor, Dept Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School