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| - | ====== Applying for Faculty Jobs ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| - | * Key points | ||
| - | * Every vote counts | ||
| - | * The information here represent the opinion of one person; Chih-Horng Kuo | ||
| - | * Know the job | ||
| - | * Is this what you really want as a long-term career option? | ||
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| - | ===== Find Job Opening ===== | ||
| - | * Job ad posting sites | ||
| - | * Science, Nature, etc | ||
| - | * Professional organizations (e.g., academic society) | ||
| - | * Social media (e.g., Twitter) | ||
| - | * Institutional websites | ||
| - | * Personal contact | ||
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| - | ===== Submit the application package ===== | ||
| - | * Read the job ad carefully | ||
| - | * Common components | ||
| - | * Cover letter | ||
| - | * CV | ||
| - | * Research statement | ||
| - | * Future plan | ||
| - | * Reprints of representative publications | ||
| - | * Recommendation letters | ||
| - | * Often sent directly by referees | ||
| - | * Ask early | ||
| - | * Provide helpful information (e.g., updated CV, application package, points you would like to be highlighted, | ||
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| - | ===== Prepare for interview ===== | ||
| - | * Key points | ||
| - | * This may seem like a daunting challenge, yet you should have plenty of experience of seeing people who did well or poorly when you are a student/ | ||
| - | * Surprising fact: in my 20+ years of experience, in almost every round of faculty recruitment, | ||
| - | * Once you make it to this step, they want to see you to be successful. Prove them right! | ||
| - | * People are looking for someone who is a good scientist and likely will be a good colleague for the next few decades | ||
| - | * Show them that you are ready to take the job. If you are not sure, then why should they hire you? | ||
| - | * Interview goes both ways. Would them want to offer you a job? Would you want to accept the offer? | ||
| - | * The host and staff are your friends, treat them with respect and ask for help as needed | ||
| - | * Homework | ||
| - | * Department/ | ||
| - | * Question list | ||
| - | * Travel arrangements | ||
| - | * Seminars | ||
| - | * Research talk (public) | ||
| - | * Future direction (closed-door) | ||
| - | * Teaching | ||
| - | * Individual meetings with faculty members | ||
| - | * Are you prepared? | ||
| - | * Do you want to have them as future colleagues? | ||
| - | * Meeting with graduate students | ||
| - | * Meeting with administrator | ||
| - | * Visiting the facility | ||
| - | * Do they have what you need? | ||
| - | * After the interview | ||
| - | * Show appreciation | ||
| - | * Follow-up as appropriate | ||
| - | * To do | ||
| - | * To avoid | ||
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| - | ===== Negotiate for what you need to be successful ===== | ||
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