The Graduate Student Center

The School of Social Policy & Practice, in conjunction with
the Institute on Aging and the Graduate Student Center, presents

Thriving in your job search:
Finding, negotiating and obtaining
your first academic appointment

a breakfast talk with
Nancy Hooyman
Dean Emeritus and Endowed Professor of Gerontology
University of Washington School of Social Work

Thursday, March 23, at 9:30 a.m.
Graduate Student Center Room 305
3615 Locust Walk

Faculty Conversations on the
Academic Job Search and Academic Life:
A Series for Doctoral Students and Postdocs
Faculty and administrators share valuable information to help you best understand the job search process. Plan to attend these programs. While some are targeted to people in certain broad discipline areas, all PhD students and postdocs are welcome to attend.
This series is organized by Career Services at Penn. For a full list of Career Services programs and workshops, go to http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/programs.html

Parenting in the Academy
A series of panels on parenting in the academy:

Tuesday, January 17, from 4:30-6 p.m.
Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium

Tuesday, February 21, from 12 noon - 1 pm
McNeil, Room 97

Monday, April 3, from 12 noon - 1 pm
Graduate Student Center Room 305, 3615 Locust Walk

When is the best time to start a family?
- If you have children in graduate school, how do you manage coursework or dissertation research and writing?
- Negotiating responsibilities with your mentor.
- Managing the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social changes that come with parenting while working toward an advanced degree holding a faculty position.

Speakers:
* Emily Steiner, Associate Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
* Lorrin Thomas, Assistant Professor of History, Rutgers University, Camden
* Ralph Rosen, Professor and Graduate Chair Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to attend, please sign up by sending a message to Michael DeAngelis, Graduate Student/Postdoc Unit Assistant at jmdeange@pobox.upenn.edu.

More Faculty Conversations
on the Academic Job Search and Academic Life

Preparing for Campus Interviews for Academic Jobs:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Tuesday, January 31, from12 noon - 1:15 p.m.
McNeil Room 97

Preparing for Campus Interviews for Academic Jobs:
Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering
Tuesday, January 31, from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall

Behind the Scenes with a Search Committee
Tuesday, February 7, from 12noon - 1 pm
Graduate Student Center, Room 305

Negotiating an Academic Job Offer - Humanities/Social Sciences
Thursday, February 16, from 4:30 - 6 pm
Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall

Negotiating an Academic Job Offer - Science/Engineering
Monday, February 20, from 4:30 - 6 pm
Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall

Understanding Tenure
Tuesday, February 28, from 12 noon - 1 pm
Graduate Student Center, Room 305

Preparing for/Making the Most of Your First Year
in a New Faculty Position
Thursday, April 20, from 12 noon - 1 pm
McNeil 97


	Career Series The School of Social Policy & Practice, in conjunction with the Institute on Aging and the Graduate Student Center, presents Thriving in your job search: Finding, negotiating and obtaining your first academic appointment a breakfast talk with Nancy Hooyman Dean Emeritus and Endowed Professor of Gerontology University of Washington School of Social Work Thursday, March 23, at 9:30 a.m. Graduate Student Center Room 305 3615 Locust Walk Faculty Conversations on the Academic Job Search and Academic Life: A Series for Doctoral Students and Postdocs Faculty and administrators share valuable information to help you best understand the job search process. Plan to attend these programs. While some are targeted to people in certain broad discipline areas, all PhD students and postdocs are welcome to attend. This series is organized by Career Services at Penn. For a full list of Career Services programs and workshops, go to http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/programs.html Parenting in the Academy A series of panels on parenting in the academy: Tuesday, January 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium Tuesday, February 21, from 12 noon - 1 pm McNeil, Room 97 Monday, April 3, from 12 noon - 1 pm Graduate Student Center Room 305, 3615 Locust Walk When is the best time to start a family? - If you have children in graduate school, how do you manage coursework or dissertation research and writing? - Negotiating responsibilities with your mentor. - Managing the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social changes that come with parenting while working toward an advanced degree holding a faculty position. Speakers: * Emily Steiner, Associate Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania * Lorrin Thomas, Assistant Professor of History, Rutgers University, Camden * Ralph Rosen, Professor and Graduate Chair Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania If you plan to attend, please sign up by sending a message to Michael DeAngelis, Graduate Student/Postdoc Unit Assistant at jmdeange@pobox.upenn.edu. More Faculty Conversations on the Academic Job Search and Academic Life Preparing for Campus Interviews for Academic Jobs: Humanities and Social Sciences Tuesday, January 31, from12 noon - 1:15 p.m. McNeil Room 97 Preparing for Campus Interviews for Academic Jobs: Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Tuesday, January 31, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall Behind the Scenes with a Search Committee Tuesday, February 7, from 12noon - 1 pm Graduate Student Center, Room 305 Negotiating an Academic Job Offer - Humanities/Social Sciences Thursday, February 16, from 4:30 - 6 pm Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall Negotiating an Academic Job Offer - Science/Engineering Monday, February 20, from 4:30 - 6 pm Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall Understanding Tenure Tuesday, February 28, from 12 noon - 1 pm Graduate Student Center, Room 305 Preparing for/Making the Most of Your First Year in a New Faculty Position Thursday, April 20, from 12 noon - 1 pm McNeil 97