#  Academic Job Search: Chalk Talks and Presentations 

 



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 **January 12, 2021** 

 01:00PM - 02:30PM EST 

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 **Featuring**: Erik Snapp, PhD  
*Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus,*  
Author of "[How to Design a Chalk Talk](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/mbc.E19-01-0007__;!!Eh6p8Q!W7Sd-TYVPz60gN6ALLZHckJNZPiBtv72ujXB65Que7jx7I1j94tPGhEdRgLISSSwDQ%24)," in *Molecular Biology of the Cell (6/2019)*

 **Description:** Each faculty recruiting season, many postdocs ask, “What is a chalk talk?” The chalk talk is many things—a sales pitch, a teaching demonstration, a barrage of questions, and a description of a future research program. The chalk talk is arguably the most important component of a faculty search interview. Yet few postdocs or grad students receive training or practice in giving a chalk talk. In the following essay, I’ll cover the basics of chalk talk design and preparation.

 **Free eBook**: [Strategies for Obtaining a Faculty Position in the Biomedical Sciences: Views from Both Sides of the Job Search Process](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/306096/4_17_to_6_17/applyingForFacultyPositionAdvice_ES_2017_4_13/Strategies%20for%20Obtaining%20a%20Faculty%20Position%20in%20the%20Biomedical%20Science.pdf).



 

 



 

 

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