Future Faculty Boot Camp

Future Faculty Boot Camp

Event Date: April 28, 2025
Hosted By: Office of Graduate Professional Development
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: STEW 218
Contact Email: profdev@purdue.edu
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Gain crucial insights into academic career advancement and prepare for a successful faculty career! This two-day event includes 10 workshops that will help you demystify the job search, prepare your hiring documents, and get the job you want. Register now and start shaping your future in academia! Breakfast and lunch are being provided. Open link for schedule.

Sign up here: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/

Tentative Schedule:

Time April 28 - day 1
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Career Paths In Academia: An Overview
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM - Job Talk: The Long and Short of It
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Negotiation and the Start-up Package
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Interviews: In Person and Online
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM - Recently Hired Faculty and Postdoc Panel

Time April 29 - day 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Research Statements
10:15AM - 11:15 AM - Letter of Application & CV's 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Teaching statements, Teaching Philosophies, Mentoring Statements
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - US Work Visa's 
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM - Recent Hiring Committee Panel

**breakfast will begin at 8:30 am lunch will begin at 12:30 pm