Academic Job Search Series: Postdoc & Faculty Perspective

Date: 

Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Location: 

VENUE CHANGE: TMEC Amphitheater, 260 Longwood Ave.

REGISTER 
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:
- 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