Academic Job Search Series: The Chalk Talk

Date: 

Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 11:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 

Online - Zoom link shared upon registration
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Speaker: Erik Lee Snapp, PhD, Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Author of "How to Design a Chalk Talk," in Molecular Biology of the Cell (6/2019). Full Bio HERE.
Workshop 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 this workshop, I’ll cover the basics of chalk talk design and preparation. 
This workshop is sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital Office of Fellowship Training and the HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows