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Surviving Academia: From Getting the Job to Winning Tenure

Sponsored by the Association for Women Geoscientists.

When: Sunday, November 4, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Lunch is provided free if you attend the Panel Discussion. Where: Room location to be announced. Keep checking with us; as soon as we know it, we'll post it here. How much: $15; scholarships available, contact Mary Anne Holmes, mholmes2@unl.edu, 402-472-5211. How to Sign Up: Contact Donald I. Siegel, dsiegel@mailbox.syr.edu or call him at 315-443-3607.

This workshop constitutes a no-holds barred review of what it takes to win an academic job and keep it. Segments in the course include how to:

  • maximize the chances of winning an academic job, from the application process to the interview;
  • write a publishable scientific paper or acceptable scientific proposal;
  • teach effectively at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Most of all, the workshop provides critical mentoring for both male and female graduate students and current junior faculty on how to maximize chances of earning tenure and promotion once they enter academia.

The concepts and materials provided in this course are derived from a series of popular lectures Dr. Donald I. Siegel prepared for the Syracuse University Future Professorate Program. The mentoring Dr. Siegel and co-faculty, Dr. Suzanne O'Connell, Trinity College and Wesleyan University, will provide will also be very useful to MS students and Ph.D. students moving into government or industry employment. The concepts for success are the same.

Faculty: Dr. Donald I. Siegel and Dr. Suzanne O'Connell

Limit: 50. Fee: $15; includes course manual and lunch. Preregistration required. For information and registration: Donald I. Siegel, Dept. of Earth Sciences, 307 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, (315) 443-3607, disiegel@mailbox.syr.edu. To register, just send an email to D. I. Siegel.

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