Future Faculty and Academic Careers

Equity Changemaking in the Classroom and Beyond
2021-06-25 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars have been contributing in meaningful ways to making teaching spaces across Cornell more equitable and inclusive during the challenging 2020-21 academic year. We have invited a panel to present four change-making projects and discuss the story of how they made these projects happen. Following the panel presentations, we will hold small-group discussions for self-empowerment, networking, and building collective capacity for action towards greater equity and inclusion.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Graduate School.
Registration
Date & time: Friday, June 25, 2021, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
This event will take place virtually via Zoom.
Register for Equity Changemaking in the Classroom and Beyond
Goals
This is an opportunity for members of the Cornell community to take their knowledge about equity and inclusion in learning spaces and enter into a dialogue on how use it to work toward change. We hope that this event will:

demystify the process of moving from passive to active changemaking
support participants in inspiring others to care about equity and inclusion
give participants an opportunity to reflect on how to use their sphere of influence
help participants work to create a climate where people can learn and grow
provide an opportunity for discussion/community-building

Developing a Narrative for Your Teaching Statement
2021-07-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Through presentation and discussion, we will explore essential elements of a teaching statement for an academic job application. You’ll leave prepared to start your first draft Teaching Statement or to revise an existing one to make sure it accurately reflects your beliefs and experience. Presenters: Dr. Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation, and Dr. Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Cornell Graduate School.

Pre-registration is required in order to receive the link to participate via Zoom. Register for July 7
Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation, Future Faculty and Academic Careers, and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
2021-07-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
The Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward. Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration within and beyond academia. After this information is shared, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
Register for July 21
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 21 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Designing Your Research Statement Around Undergraduate Research
2021-07-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Through an interactive online discussion, presenter Dr. Jeffrey Werner (Associate Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in seeking faculty positions at four-year colleges and universities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions or PUIs) outline a research statement that highlights plans to mentor undergraduate students in research.
Pre-registration is required in order to receive the link to participate via Zoom. Register for July 22
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Writing a Diversity Statement for an Academic Job Application
2021-07-29 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Come discuss how to approach writing the diversity statement sometimes requested as part of faculty or postdoctoral job applications. We will share examples and guidance from Cornell and other colleges and universities.
Discussion Moderators: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies, and Colleen McLinn, Executive Director, Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Cornell Graduate School, and Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Programs, Center for Teaching Innovation
Pre-registration is required in order to receive the link to participate via Zoom. Register for July 29
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

CIRTL Network: Designing a Course Based on Your Research Expertise
2021-07-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Are you interested in learning more about course design? Have you ever wanted to turn your research topic into a course? Join us to hear a panel of grad students and postdocs share their own experiences building a course based on their fields of research! In this online panel, past participants in the CIRTL Network course “Transforming Your Research Into Teaching” (TYRIT) will share the courses they developed as TYRIT participants, reflect on what their course design process was like and how TYRIT influenced their work, and discuss how they’ve been able to – or will be able to – put their designs into practice. Two current TYRIT instructors, Katie Kearns (Indiana University Bloomington) and Bailey Szustak (University of Illinois Chicago) will moderate.
“Transforming Your Research Into Teaching” grew out of a course developed nearly 10 years ago at the University of Iowa, and is now a multi-institutional class bringing together students from more than a dozen universities (all either current or former CIRTL members). Each university runs its own local section of the course, and CIRTL runs a multi-institutional section for students whose universities don’t have their own local section. Students work through course content on their own each week, attend their university’s weekly discussion sections, and collaborate with each other in disciplinary-based peer review groups to develop, refine, and revise their course design projects. TYRIT will be offered again in Summer 2022.
Event Schedule: This online event takes place on Thursday, July 29 at 3-4PM ET
Registration: This drop-in, online event is open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend, but you must register in order to attend. Once you register, you will have access to the online meeting room where this event will take place.
Accessibility: We strive to be inclusive of anyone interested in participating in our activities. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact us at info@cirtl.net in advance so that we may make the necessary accommodations.
Learning Outcomes
Associate Level: Learning Community

Recognize the value of and participate in local professionally-focused learning communities associated with teaching and learning.

Transitions – Get the Mentoring You Need and Want
2021-08-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
A mentor is the most critical relationship for a graduate student. Mentoring begins with understanding what mentoring is and what you hope to get out of the relationship. Through interactive discussion and case studies, we will discuss how to establish a positive relationship and communicate effectively with your mentors.
Presenters: Colleen McLinn, Future Faculty and Academic Careers Director, and Sara Xayarath Hernández, Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student Engagement
Part of the Graduate School’s Transitions series on navigating graduate school.

NCFDD Webinar: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
2021-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Do you have a reliable and strong network of mentors?
Are you struggling to cultivate mentoring relationships?
Do you know the difference between a mentor and a sponsor?
Are you moving to a new stage of your career and wondering how to find new mentors and sponsors that are appropriate to the next level?

If so, join us for a webinar that will help you:

Map your current mentoring network
Identify your unmet needs
Plan how to expand your existing network to meet your current needs

Erin Marie Furtak, PhD, is a professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean of Faculty in the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Erin conducts her research at the intersection of science teacher and student learning in secondary science classrooms and coordinates a research team funded by a program of external, foundation- and federally-funded grants. Erin balances daily writing and research with her teaching and administrative duties, and publishes her work in journal articles, researcher- and practitioner-oriented books, humorous essays, and columns. Outside of work, Erin is an avid runner, gluten-free baker, and hangs out with her partner and two young children. See Dr. Furtak’s full bio at event page
Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

NCFDD Webinar: Supporting Trans* Scholars
2021-08-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
In this webinar, Dr. D-L Stewart will address the key questions and strategies needed to support trans* scholars, but also to reform and transform how we consider gender in the academy. Through discussion of institutional systems and processes, career advancement, microaggressions, and trans* resilience, attendees will gain greater insight into how they and their institutions can support trans* scholars.
Dr. D-L Stewart is the forthcoming Chair of the Department of Higher Education in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver and most recently served as a professor in the School of Education, Co-Program Coordinator of Student Affairs in Higher Education and core faculty in the Higher Education Leadership program specialization. See Dr. Stewart’s full bio at event page
Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

FiGLI: A Conversation with TC3 Faculty
2021-09-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Session
Join the Cornell First Generation and/or Low Income Graduate Student Organization (FiGLI) for a virtual community conversation with three faculty members of the Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) on Friday September 3 from 11am – noon (ET).
During this event, Dr. Travis Vande Berg (Professor of Sociology), Dr. Kelly Wessell (Professor of Biology) and Dr. Kimari Johnson (Professor of English) will talk about their career paths and about different aspects of teaching at a community college.
We encourage registrants to submit their own questions or topics they would like addressed during the event!
Register online for the FiGLI community conversation

NCFDD Webinar: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism
2021-09-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Webinar
Do you struggle to share your writing at early stages because it’s not perfect?
Do you find yourself devastated by criticism of your work?
Do you beat yourself up every time the tiniest thing goes wrong?
Is it difficult for you to celebrate other people’s success because it reminds you of your own shortcomings?

If any of these things sound familiar, CONGRATULATIONS! You’re a perfectly normal perfectionist! The only problem is that the nature of the Academy is likely to exacerbate your perfectionist tendencies, as opposed to minimize them. In this webinar, perfectionists will unite to get clear about:

The causes and consequences of excessive perfectionism.
The features of academic life that intensify perfectionism
Strategies to identify when your perfectionism is at work, assess whether it is useful or debilitating, and adjust your standards and behavior accordingly
The secret to finding real satisfaction in every step of the writing process

Facilitator Information
Rosemarie A. Roberts, PhD, social scientist, artist, and interdisciplinary scholar, is the Dayton Professor of Dance at Connecticut College. Her scholarship spans the areas of dance, social inequality, social group and power relations, epistemology, pedagogy, qualitative research methods, and performance. Dr. Roberts has published more than twenty articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books, co-authored a book, and authored a second book project about the relationship among hip hop dance, racialized bodies, knowledge, and power. A leader in curricular innovation, Dr. Roberts co-created an Integrative Pathway, “Bodies/Embodiment.”
In 2013, Roberts joined NCFDD as an FSP Group Coach and Individual Coach after her transformative experience in the Faculty Success Program in 2011. Passionate about having a life of mind and body, inside and outside of the academy, Dr. Roberts loves to travel, cook, dance, stay fit and hang out with her awesome kid when he’s home from college.
Register for September 9 NCFDD session

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

Building a Better Graduate Education
2021-09-09 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
The CNY Humanities Corridor “Humanities Beyond the Academy” working group hosts a series of mini-residencies for publicly engaged humanistic scholars, bringing together those interested in public humanities and careers outside the academy. Current mini-resident Leonard Cassuto, author of The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It and (with Robert Weisbuch) The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education, offers a discussion focused on this topic.
Scholars and authors Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch argue that universities need to undergo major reforms to their graduate training programs to improve career outcomes for humanities doctoral students. In this discussion, they focus in particular on how proponents of change can find allies and overcome resistance to reform.
Cornell University, Syracuse University and University of Rochester are collaborating to bring these mini-residencies together for Humanities PhDs and Postdocs. Register for Building a Better Graduate Education

Empowering Graduate Students to Advocate for Change
2021-09-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
The CNY Humanities Corridor “Humanities Beyond the Academy” working group hosts a series of mini-residencies for publicly engaged humanistic scholars, bringing together those interested in public humanities and careers outside the academy. Current mini-resident Leonard Cassuto, author of The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It and (with Robert Weisbuch) The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education, offers a workshop specifically for graduate students in the humanities, helping those who want to see and advocate for change within their own departments go about this successfully. The workshop aims to give attendees a toolbox for practical change, indicating how they can achieve consensus on goals, garner support, and turn talk into action—letting graduate students themselves serve as key agents of change. 5 copies of Cassuto and Weisbuch’s book will be given away by raffle to attendees.
The CNY Humanities Corridor group is comprised of Cornell University, Syracuse University and University of Rochester.
Register for Empowering Graduate Students

NRMN Webinar: Re-Examining Your Mentoring Relationship in the Current Moment
2021-09-13 12:00 - 13:00
The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Career Development Webinar Series presents “Re-Examining Your Mentoring Relationship in the Current Moment.” The webinar presenters are Dr. Christine Pfund, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Ruth Gotian, Weill Cornell Medicine.
The start of the new semester sparks the time for new ideas and explorations—it’s also a time for taking a look at your mentoring relationships. In our new career development webinar, Drs. Chris Pfund and Ruth Gotian will speak about the process of reevaluating these relationships to determine which direction you need to take.
Register for the NRMN Webinar.

NIH Webinar: Difficult Conversations, Conflict, and Feedback
2021-09-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
This workshop, led by Dr. Sharon Milgram, director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will discuss techniques for having difficult conversations, resolving conflict, and giving and receiving effective feedback. While this session will have a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focus, those from all fields interested in this topic are welcome to attend.
This program is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and the Graduate School NSF AGEP Award (grant number 1647094).
Register for September 17 NIH session

NCFDD Webinar: Teaching with Empathy and for Equity at the Graduate Level
2021-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
The incentive structures of academia discourage faculty from investing time and energy in being good teachers and good mentors for their graduate students. Meanwhile, the power dynamics in academia discourage graduate students from seeking the support they need. In this webinar, we will discuss how faculty can effectively, efficiently, and inclusively advise, mentor, teach, and support their graduate students. We will discuss strategies for building a foundation of trust in graduate teaching and mentoring relationships, providing constructive feedback on student work, and being advocates for students’ needs.
Facilitator Information
Jessica Calarco is an associate professor of sociology at Indiana University. She is the author of two books, A Field Guide to Grad School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum, and Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School. Her research examines inequalities in education and family life.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

NPA Webinar: Connecting for Career Success
2021-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Looking for tips to find and secure a job you will enjoy and thrive in after your postdoc? Want to learn about careers where you can apply the skills and knowledge gained through your postdoc training? Then join us to meet former postdocs who have found success in their chosen professions and learn about their career journeys!
Register for the September 21 NPA session

Cornell University is a sustaining member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). Founded in 2003, the NPA’s mission is “to advance the U.S. research enterprise by maximizing the effectiveness of the research community and enhancing the quality of the postdoctoral experience for all participants.” As a postdoc, faculty member or employee of a sustaining member institution, you are eligible for a free Affiliate Membership to the NPA, including newsletters and members-only web content. To join, visit the NPA website and choose member type “Affiliate Individual Member, Postdoc” (or the appropriate affiliate category describing you).
The 12th annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) is September 20 – 24, 2021 with NPA volunteers and steering committee members planning three national events around the theme, “I am a Postdoc.” This effort is intended to give definition to the role of the postdoc “at the bench and beyond,” uniting postdocs and recognizing their successes.

NPA Webinar: Centering Your Identity and Interests While Preparing for Your Next Career Step
2021-09-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Attend a professional development online workshop from the team behind The Postdoc Academy courses offered via EdX from Boston University. The focus of the workshop is Centering Your Identity and Interests While Preparing for Your Next Career Step.
Register for September 22 NPA session

Cornell University is a sustaining member of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA). Founded in 2003, the NPA’s mission is “to advance the U.S. research enterprise by maximizing the effectiveness of the research community and enhancing the quality of the postdoctoral experience for all participants.” As a postdoc, faculty member or employee of a sustaining member institution, you are eligible for a free Affiliate Membership to the NPA, including newsletters and members-only web content. To join, visit the NPA website and choose member type “Affiliate Individual Member, Postdoc” (or the appropriate affiliate category describing you).
The 12th annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) is September 20 – 24, 2021 with NPA volunteers and steering committee members planning three national events around the theme, “I am a Postdoc.” This effort is intended to give definition to the role of the postdoc “at the bench and beyond,” uniting postdocs and recognizing their successes.

NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
2021-09-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE
This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians
Register for Session 1
Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and live captioning will be provided for this event. Individuals who need other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Jackie Newell (newellj@nih.gov) or the Federal Relay Service @ 800-877-8339. Requests should be made as soon as possible.
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BECOMING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST SERIES
Navigating school, the career exploration process, research environments, and the stress of national/international news can seem overwhelming and lead us to doubt ourselves just when we need confidence the most. Through workshops in this series, we will work to identify attitudes and behaviors that can help us be more resilient as we navigate difficult situations in school, work and life. Each workshop will highlight emotional intelligence competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers and will provide strategies for developing these competencies as part of your educational journey. While you may participate in any of the webinars, it is best to participate in the entire series as the material relates and concepts will be developed throughout the series. Data show that trainees who attended most of the sessions of the earlier “Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series” reported that they had become more resilient, were better able to handle stress and conflict in their lives, and would recommend the series highly to their colleagues.
The workshops in the series are:
Session 1 (September 23) – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
Session 2 (October 7) – Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears
Session 3 (October 21) – Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists
Session 4 (November 4) – Developing Feedback Resilience
Session 5 (November 18) – Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
If you miss a workshop and want to watch the recording, please visit the NIH OITE series page for links based on date and topic.

Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
2021-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
The Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get graduate students and postdoctoral scholars together to talk about concerns that job seekers share, and strategize about how to move forward.
Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration within and beyond academia. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. Depending on attendance numbers, we may split into breakout rooms for more tailored questions and answers to master’s students, doctoral students and postdocs, etc.
We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other! This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School and Cornell Career Services.
Register for September 29
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 29 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Exploring Our Self-talk: Cognitive Distortion and Imposter Fears
2021-10-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE
This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians
Register for Session 2
Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and live captioning will be provided for this event. Individuals who need other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Jackie Newell (newellj@nih.gov) or the Federal Relay Service @ 800-877-8339. Requests should be made as soon as possible.
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BECOMING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST SERIES
Navigating school, the career exploration process, research environments, and the stress of national/international news can seem overwhelming and lead us to doubt ourselves just when we need confidence the most. Through workshops in this series, we will work to identify attitudes and behaviors that can help us be more resilient as we navigate difficult situations in school, work and life. Each workshop will highlight emotional intelligence competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers and will provide strategies for developing these competencies as part of your educational journey. While you may participate in any of the webinars, it is best to participate in the entire series as the material relates and concepts will be developed throughout the series. Data show that trainees who attended most of the sessions of the earlier “Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series” reported that they had become more resilient, were better able to handle stress and conflict in their lives, and would recommend the series highly to their colleagues.
The workshops in the series are:
Session 1 (September 23) – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
Session 2 (October 7) – Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears
Session 3 (October 21) – Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists
Session 4 (November 4) – Developing Feedback Resilience
Session 5 (November 18) – Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
If you miss a workshop and want to watch the recording, please visit the NIH OITE series page for links based on date and topic.

NYAS Webinar: Career Paths: Academic Workforce Development
2021-10-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Zoom
The growth and prosperity of society depends on nurturing intellectual STEM talent that drives innovation and solves real world problems, This requires creating a culture that nurtures, fosters and accepts diverse ideas, problem solving approaches and individuals.
The panelists at this webinar will discuss how STEM professionals can pave the path by creating programs and opportunities to help diverse STEM talent succeed professionally and create a culture that makes STEM accessible for all.
During this webinar, you’ll hear from a panel of Scientists on the following topics:

Career growth of the Panel in Workforce Development.
What opportunities to seek when planning for a career in STEM Workforce Development?
What are the challenges to consider when pursuing this career path?
What other avenues does it expose you to?

The event will be followed by a virtual networking opportunity with the panelists at 6:30 PM.
Panelists: Jackie Wirz, PhD, Executive Director, Saturday Academy, and André Walcott, PhD, Program Manager, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Register online for the webinar.
Sign up for free a Membership to the New York Academy of Sciences
To support your professional and career development, Cornell University will sponsor a complimentary 1-year Membership to the New York Academy of Sciences for any interested undergraduate and graduate student, postdoc, faculty and staff member. For over 200 years, the Academy has helped scientists, engineers, and innovators pursue successful careers. To request a sponsored membership, sign up at NYAS.ORG/CORNELL

NCFDD: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
2021-10-14 14:00 | Webinar
Do you often feel drained by departmental drama?
Do feel unclear how to handle conflicts that arise in your department?
Are you unsure when, where, and how to manage conflict with people who will be voting on your tenure?

Academics are notoriously conflict avoidant and the inability to manage conflict can result in negative physical, emotional, and relational consequences for tenure-track faculty. So why not learn early in your career to master the SKILL of healthy conflict so that you can effectively manage conflicts as they arise and avoid carrying around all of the negative energy, anger and resentment in your mind and body. In this webinar, you will learn:

How conflict-management is an essential part of thriving in the Academy.
How to decide when to push-back and when to pull back in the face of conflict.
The difference between healthy and unhealthy conflict.
How to get clear about the role that power plays in resolving departmental conflicts.
Ten tips for engaging in healthy conflict.

Facilitator Bio
Joy Gaston Gayles, Ph.D., is professor of higher education and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University. Dr. Gayles’ research focuses on attracting and retaining women and underrepresented people of color STEM fields. She also has established an international reputation for her research on intercollegiate athletics in higher education and the student-athlete experience. She has published more than 40 refereed articles and book chapters on issues of diversity and equity on college campuses and has more than 60 national conference presentations to her credit. Dr. Gayles participated in NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program in 2014 and now serves as a faculty success coach. She has coached over 100 faculty participants through the FSP program. For fun, Dr. Gayles loves to travel and make memories with her two kids. As a former student-athlete, she also loves sports and is a group fitness instructor at her local fitness club.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Self-advocacy and Assertiveness
2021-10-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE
This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians
Register for Session 3
Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and live captioning will be provided for this event. Individuals who need other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Jackie Newell (newellj@nih.gov) or the Federal Relay Service @ 800-877-8339. Requests should be made as soon as possible.
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BECOMING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST SERIES
Navigating school, the career exploration process, research environments, and the stress of national/international news can seem overwhelming and lead us to doubt ourselves just when we need confidence the most. Through workshops in this series, we will work to identify attitudes and behaviors that can help us be more resilient as we navigate difficult situations in school, work and life. Each workshop will highlight emotional intelligence competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers and will provide strategies for developing these competencies as part of your educational journey. While you may participate in any of the webinars, it is best to participate in the entire series as the material relates and concepts will be developed throughout the series. Data show that trainees who attended most of the sessions of the earlier “Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series” reported that they had become more resilient, were better able to handle stress and conflict in their lives, and would recommend the series highly to their colleagues.
The workshops in the series are:
Session 1 (September 23) – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
Session 2 (October 7) – Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears
Session 3 (October 21) – Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists
Session 4 (November 4) – Developing Feedback Resilience
Session 5 (November 18) – Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
If you miss a workshop and want to watch the recording, please visit the NIH OITE series page for links based on date and topic.

NextGen Professors: October Cohort Meeting
2021-10-25 16:00 - 17:30
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s NextGen Professors cohort.
NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access and equity in the academy. Participants accepted to this selective, application-based program are members of a cohort who together engage in series of professional and career development activities including monthly NextGen Professors cohort meetings, Power Mentoring Sessions with faculty, and the biennial Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development programming from the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.
October meeting topic: Kickoff Meeting and Navigating Academia Professionally and Personally
Location: TBA to program participants
Please contact Graduate School Associate Dean for Inclusion & Student Engagement Sara Xayarath Hernández (sh267@cornell.edu) or Future Faculty and Academic Careers Executive Director Colleen McLinn (cmm252@cornell.edu) with questions about this opportunity.

NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Developing Feedback Resilience
2021-11-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE
This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians
Register for Session 4
Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and live captioning will be provided for this event. Individuals who need other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Jackie Newell (newellj@nih.gov) or the Federal Relay Service @ 800-877-8339. Requests should be made as soon as possible.
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BECOMING A RESILIENT SCIENTIST SERIES
Navigating school, the career exploration process, research environments, and the stress of national/international news can seem overwhelming and lead us to doubt ourselves just when we need confidence the most. Through workshops in this series, we will work to identify attitudes and behaviors that can help us be more resilient as we navigate difficult situations in school, work and life. Each workshop will highlight emotional intelligence competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers and will provide strategies for developing these competencies as part of your educational journey. While you may participate in any of the webinars, it is best to participate in the entire series as the material relates and concepts will be developed throughout the series. Data show that trainees who attended most of the sessions of the earlier “Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series” reported that they had become more resilient, were better able to handle stress and conflict in their lives, and would recommend the series highly to their colleagues.
The workshops in the series are:
Session 1 (September 23) – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
Session 2 (October 7) – Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears
Session 3 (October 21) – Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists
Session 4 (November 4) – Developing Feedback Resilience
Session 5 (November 18) – Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
If you miss a workshop and want to watch the recording, please visit the NIH OITE series page for links based on date and topic.

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from your laptop or mobile device. The format will be interactive presentation followed by question and answer period.
Presenters: Yael Levitte, associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity, and Christine Holmes, director of postdoctoral studies
RSVP to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. Register for November 10
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact hm459@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NCFDD Webinar: How to Manage Stress, Rejection and the Haters in Your Midst
2021-11-11 14:00 | Webinar
Are you stressed?
Do you feel devastated when your articles and/or grant proposals get rejected?
Is the pressure of publishing/funding your work making you sick?

If any of this sounds familiar and you have difficulty managing the negative energy and rejection in your environment, please join us to learn:

The impact that stress and negativity can have if they are not managed
Identify the most common areas of stress in academic life
Concrete strategies for managing the physical, emotional, and attitudinal effects of stress

Facilitator Bio
Mindi Thompson, PhD, HSP, is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a licensed and registered Health Service Psychologist. She has published more than 35 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters using qualitative and quantitative methods, has coauthored a research design textbook, and has received national funding to support her research. She directs the Work and Wellness Lab at UW-Madison and is the Academic Director of Faculty Programs for NCFDD. She enjoys deepening relationships with friends and family, traveling, and basking in nature’s beauty.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

NextGen Professors: November Cohort Meeting
2021-11-17 16:00 - 17:30
NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access and equity in the academy. Participants accepted to this selective, application-based program are members of a cohort who together engage in series of professional and career development activities including monthly NextGen Professors cohort meetings, Power Mentoring Sessions with faculty, and the biennial Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development programming from the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.
November meeting topic: Taking Charge of Your Professional Development Trajectory
Location: TBA to program participants
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s NextGen Professors cohort.
Please contact Graduate School Associate Dean for Inclusion & Student Engagement Sara Xayarath Hernández (sh267@cornell.edu) or Future Faculty and Academic Careers Executive Director Colleen McLinn (cmm252@cornell.edu) with questions about this opportunity.

Ivy+ Three Minute Thesis Competition
2021-11-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
In this virtual event, Ph.D. students from Yale, Cornell University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, University of Chicago, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present their thesis research-in just 3 minutes! Join us for this celebratory showcase of the diverse and innovative work Ph.D. students are doing across our campuses.
Cornell participants:

Rachel Allison (Food Science) – “What CAN we do about stinky wine?”
Bhargav Sanketi (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology) – “To Be or Knot to Be”

Learn about Cornell’s annual Three Minute Thesis Competition
The panel of judges includes:

Julia Kent (Ph.D., English) Vice President, Council of Graduate Schools
Kobi Abayomi (Ph.D., Probability and Statistics), Senior Vice President, Research, Warner Music
Sourojit Bhowmick (Ph.D., Immunology), Director of Communications, Oncology, Alkermes
Peter Kurie (Ph.D,, Anthropology), Anthropologist, Intel

For more information, visit the Ivy+ 3MT website. Register online to receive the Zoom link.
