Career Development

Are you a postdoc applying for a faculty job this year? OPA and CareerEd have a new program just for you, the Faculty Job Prep Summer Series.

This series brings together postdocs heading for the job market who will provide structured feedback, individual insight, and accountability as you draft your research statement, diversity statement, teaching statement, and cover letter.  By the end of the summer you will be well on your way to final application materials.

Faculty Job Prep Summer Series Overview:

Join staff from OPA and CareerEd for lunch and a look into the academic job market. We’ll discuss what different institutions look for and do some deep thinking about where you are now, where you would like to be in the future, and what steps to take to get there. This 90-minute session will help you consider your options and assess your readiness for the job market. Lunch provided.

For postdocs planning to apply for faculty jobs in 2024 and/or 2025.

Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.

Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.

Tuesday, May 7, 12:00pm-1:20pm, LKSC

Are you planning to prepare a syllabus for an upcoming course or for the academic job search? The ability to create an effective course plan and syllabus is critical to the success of courses we teach, academic job searches, and in future academic positions. Join us for an interactive workshop that will prepare you for developing or revising a course to be taught at or beyond Stanford.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Tuesday, April 30, 12:00pm-1:20pm, LKSC

In their efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, universities and employers are increasingly requiring prospective postdocs, fellows and employees to include a diversity statement in their application materials.

Tuesday, April 23, 12:00pm-1:20pm, LKSC

This panel will highlight PhD-holders who are leaders at Stanford but are not faculty members. These panelists will discuss their career paths and their roles, as well as offering advice for those who are interested in "alt-ac" or non-faculty academic careers.

Panelists:

Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.

Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.

Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.

Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.

Jessica Notini, Instructor, Stanford Law School

This 3-hour lecture will examine critical negotiation theory involving how to move from an adversarial, “fixed pie” orientation to a more collaborative and creative orientation. We will discuss how to probe beneath surface positions, demands and strategies to discover the underlying needs and motivators of the people involved in a challenging conversation. We will also analyze how to analyze potential negotiated agreements in terms of other alternatives.

Dr. John Boothroyd, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

This lecture will examine the mechanisms of writing and assembling a grant. We will examine writing strategies and requirements for the research plan, the heart of the grant. Other topics will include the grant "surrounds" --budget and its justification, research environment, biosketches, etc.