Future Faculty and Academic Careers

Future Professors Institute
2019-06-20 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Future Professors Institute is a one-day event featuring workshops and guest speakers from multiple institutions discussing the topic of preparing for successful faculty careers. The focus audience for the full institute is doctoral students, postdocs, JD or JSD, MFA and other terminal degree students who are interested in academic careers, with the primary audience being Cornell University students and postdocs who identify with backgrounds historically underrepresented in the academy (students of color, first-generation college students, and/or students who identify with other historically underrepresented groups such as individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and LGBTQQ). Special Invites will also go out to faculty for the Luncheon Keynote Talk and Afternoon Plenary Session. This event is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1647094 (AGEP CIRTL).
Organized by the Cornell University Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL at Cornell), the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement (OISE), and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies
For more information, please visit the Future Professors Institute website.

The Application Process for an Academic Job
2019-06-12 12:00 - 13:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
To kick off our 2019-2020 Academic Job Search Series, come learn about when to apply for positions, what documents are required, and how long the process takes.
This is a brown bag event – bring your own lunch, and we will provide drinks and dessert. Remote participation may be possible via Zoom – please inquire with the organizers.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL at Cornell), as part of the Academic Job Search Series.
RSVPs requested at: https://conta.cc/2H5oIL1

Colman Leadership Program for PhDs
2019-06-11 07:00 - 2019-06-14 19:00
Invitation to Apply to the Colman Leadership Program for PhD Students
The Colman Leadership Program seeks to enroll 20-24 students every January and June for an intensive four-day immersion program focused on providing PhD* students with skills and knowledge that will support their development as leaders in graduate school and beyond.
The program has the capacity to serve a broader base of students. Consequently, consideration will be given to applications from PhD* students from all graduate fields and backgrounds (domestic and international). However, Graduate School Deans Scholars with the following fellowships and affiliations will receive priority consideration for enrollment in the program:

Cornell Colman Fellowship
Cornell Sloan Fellowship
Cornell GEM Fellowship
Deans Excellence Fellowship
SUNY Diversity Fellowship
McNair Graduate Fellowship
Mellon Mays Graduate Fellowship
Cornell IMSD Fellowship
Cornell GEM PhD Fellowship
Provost Diversity Fellowship
Bouchet Honor Society

(*MFA students are also invited to apply, given that the MFA is a terminal degree and the degree commonly held by some faculty in fields granting this degree.)

2019 Summer Pathways to Success Symposium
2019-06-04 08:30 - 15:45 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Pathways to Success (P2S) is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful in their research and scholarship, and establish the necessary skills for their future careers.
The Summer P2S Symposia is a one-day professional development and career exploration opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. The event provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond.
Sponsored by the Graduate School, English Language Support Office (ELSO), Career Services, and Office of Postdoctoral Studies.

Connecting Research and Teaching Conference
2019-05-17 09:00 - 15:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This annual one-day conference highlights and supports the research of graduate students and postdocs, faculty and staff into effective teaching. Events will include oral and poster presentations and roundtable discussions on how to use research skills to inform and improve teaching, as well as a lunchtime panel discussion and lightning talks. Cornell faculty, staff, graduate students and postdocs are encouraged to attend as many of the sessions as they can. Outside attendees are welcome to register if they can arrange their own travel / housing.
Learn more about the Connecting Research and Teaching Conference

Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search
2019-05-15 12:00 - 13:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us for a panel discussion featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year! Bring your questions about the process and hear from recent experiences of other Cornellians.
This is a brown bag event – bring your own lunch, and we will provide drinks and dessert. Remote participation possible by Zoom.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL at Cornell) and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, as part of the Academic Job Search Series.
RSVPs requested at: https://conta.cc/2FzO6cx

Panelists:

Erika Ganda, Postdoc, Food Science
Patrick Ishizuka, Postdoc, Policy Analysis and Management
Ka Un Lao, Postdoc, Chemistry
Jermaine Toney, Postdoc, Applied Economics and Management
Frankie Zhu, PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering

Postdoc Pizza Party
2019-05-14 17:00 - 19:00 | The Big Red Barn, Big Red Barn, Sciences Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Come and meet other postdocs, their families and friends, have some pizza, soft drinks and snacks. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
This is a great time to meet and network with postdocs from other labs across campus.
RSVP to Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies at: postdocs@cornell.edu

NextGen Professors: May Cohort Meeting
2019-05-08 16:30 - 18:00 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been select 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 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 Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development program offerings of CIRTL at Cornell.
May Meeting Topic: Power Mentoring Session with Current Faculty: Navigating Tenure and Promotion Process
Location: 102 Mann Library

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Practitioner Workshop
2019-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | 341 Caldwell Hall, 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
An invited workshop for participants who have been accepted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Practitioner Program for 2018-2019.
This will be a special discussion with CIRTL Network Exchange Program visiting scholar Lance K. Bennett from University of Iowa, as well as a chance to touch base about presentation plans for the May Connecting Research and Teaching Conference.
Learn more about the SoTL Program

CIRTL Network Teaching as Research Presentations: Group Viewing
2019-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 | 341 Caldwell Hall, 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Graduate students and postdocs from around the country will be presenting 5-minute overviews of their Teaching as Research projects, including Andrew St. James, Microbiology from Cornell University. Teaching as Research (TAR) projects investigate questions about teaching and learning, including assessing the effectiveness of specific learning activities and tools, examining the learning process about a specific topic, or characterizing the student experience in the classroom. Join a group viewing or participate from your own device! Please arrive a few minutes early.
These Teaching as Research presentations have been designed and carried out by participants in Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network programs at U.S. and Canadian universities.
Link to TAR Series website

Register for group viewing
Watch Spring 2019 All-Network Presentations online
Sign up to present

NextGen Professors: April Cohort Meeting
2019-04-16 16:00 - 17:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been select 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 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 Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development program offerings of CIRTL at Cornell.
April Meeting Topic: Refining your Application Package
Location: 102 Mann Library

NCFDD Webinar: How to Craft and Submit a Winning Book Proposal in 4 Weeks
2019-04-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
As you make plans to engage in future faculty development programming this semester, please make sure to check out the set of upcoming webinars being offered by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). To access these webinars, first activate your free, Cornell-sponsored NCFDD membership via the following link: https://www.facultydiversity.org/institutions/cornell-university
Session Description:
You may have a completed dissertation, a few rough book chapters, or even journal articles you’d like to transform into a coherent book project—but where do you start? The path to getting your book published begins with a good proposal. In this multi-week course, you will be guided through a step-by-step process to complete your book proposal within four weeks, learn how to translate your research projects for a broader market, and receive invaluable advice about how to approach acquisition editors at academic presses.
What faculty members are saying about this course:
“Last summer I participated in Badia’s multi-week course on writing book proposals. This week, I am negotiating with two university presses, each of which offered a contract to my co-editor and I for our edited volume. (One press even offered an advance—for an edited volume!!) I could not have reached this point in the process so readily (and to be honest, following your advice, it felt easy) without your guidance. Thank you so much!”
NOTE: This is a four week course, meeting: March 19, March 26, April 2, and April 9
More information on free resources for Cornell graduate students

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career
2019-04-09 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-03-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-03-05 12:00 - 14:00 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively in a laboratory or field setting. Effective mentoring of students is a key skill influencing everything from research productivity to personal satisfaction. Learn best practices for mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers, and develop planning and communication skills needed to lead a research team.
All sessions will be practical in nature and feature short pre-readings or videos, case studies or discussion with panelists, and self-assessments to help identify your strengths and desired areas for improvement.
Interested participants should apply prior to the start of the series with the expectation of attending all workshops. Program completion certificates will be provided for fully participating in at least 4 of 5 sessions.
All sessions are on Tuesdays from 12:00-2:00 pm and include catered lunch. Registered participants will receive location details for each session.
Schedule of Topics for Spring 2019
February 5, 2019 – What Makes a Good Mentor and Mentee? Exploring Learning, Motivation, and Values
Understand key principles of learning and theories of motivation that can help you build a strong research group, and even learn more about yourself and values you wish to communicate to mentees.
February 19, 2019 – Aligning Expectations and Guiding Doable Projects
How do you design a doable project with a defined timespan for a relative novice in your discipline? Learn how to set expectations for mentor and mentee to make sure the project and relationship stay on track.
March 5, 2019 – Creating Inclusive Research Settings
Create and sustain a research group and academic climate in which each individual feels safe and supported. We will discuss how to create a welcoming environment for groups typically underrepresented in higher education, while reflecting on our own identities and experiences and how they may be strengths or blind spots in our mentoring.
March 19, 2019 – Handling Tricky Mentoring Situations
Learn how to address some of the trickiest situations you might encounter when mentoring undergraduate researchers or graduate students, from modeling appropriate research ethics to sharing co-advised students. We will also discuss how you might solicit feedback and turn around projects that aren’t going as planned (from the mentor’s perspective).
April 9, 2019 – Supporting Mentees’ Professional Development: Helping them Present and Publish, and Writing Fair Letters of Recommendation
Revisit some key ideas about effective communication to introduce your students to writing about and presenting their work. Learn how to write a fair letter of recommendation, and what not to say.
Questions?
Contact Colleen McLinn, CIRTL at Cornell Director, cirtl@cornell.edu or 607-255-2030.
Sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL at Cornell)

MAC: Maximizing Your Mentoring – Essential Skills for Becoming a Good Mentor
2019-03-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Biotechnology Building, Room G10, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us to hear from advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows/associates about what they believe are essentials skills they’ve developed throughout their academic career that have proven helpful to being a good mentor.
Sponsored by the Multicultural Academic Council (MAC)

Weekly Discussion about CIRTL Online Course
2019-03-26 13:30 - 14:30, 2019-03-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-03-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-03-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-03-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-02-25 10:00 - 11:00 | 341 Caldwell Hall, 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This is a local discussion group meeting for the online course Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching offered through EdX by the CIRTL Network and starting February 4, 2019. We will meet in person to discuss the prior week’s online content.
Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching prepares science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructors to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers. Participants will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them, including active learning and flipped classroom approaches.
This eight-week course draws on the expertise of STEM faculty, educational researchers, and staff from university teaching centers, many of them affiliated with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), a network of 40 research universities collaborating in the preparation of STEM graduate students and postdocs as future faculty members. There are opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, both online and within Cornell, as we also offer local discussion groups around the course content (contact Colleen McLinn at cirtl@cornell.edu for information).
This course will be offered via EdX from February 4, 2019 – March 29, 2019. Learn more at: https://futurefaculty.cornell.edu/courses/massive-open-online-courses/

Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT)
2019-03-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Kennedy Hall, Call Auditorium
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a competition for research master’s and doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills.
Cornell’s 5th annual 3MT final round competition will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 4:30pm ET in Call Auditorium. 3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
In addition to first place ($1,500) and second place ($1,000) winners from among the 10 finalists, audience members on March 20 will be asked to select a People’s Choice Award ($500). So ask your friends and colleagues to attend and provide support!
Registration is now closed. Preliminary rounds will be held February 15, 19, 20, and 21.

NextGen Professors: March Cohort Meeting
2019-03-13 16:00 - 17:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been select 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 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 Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development program offerings of CIRTL at Cornell.
March Meeting Topic: Power Mentoring Session
Location: 329 ILR Conference Center

Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs
2019-03-09 09:30 - 15:00, 2019-03-08 13:30 - 18:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
(This is an invitation-only event for participants who have applied and been accepted to the program.) The Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs is a two-day retreat for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to explore diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning. As a participant, you will identify strategies to increase inclusion and accessibility, boost student engagement, foster belongingness, and design an action plan for future teaching.
Meets: Friday, March 8, 1:30-6:30 pm and Saturday, March 9, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Apply to participate by March 1, 2019. Must be available for both dates.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning

2019 Winter Pathways to Success Symposium
2019-02-26 08:45 - 19:00 | Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Pathways to Success (P2S) is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful in their research and scholarship, and establish the necessary skills for their future careers.
The Winter and Summer P2S Symposia are one-day professional development and career exploration opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. These events provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond.
Sponsored by the Graduate School, English Language Support Office (ELSO), Career Services, and Office of Postdoctoral Studies.

Job Search Discussion
2019-02-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Are you a postdoc or graduate student going on the academic job market? Come join a monthly lunch discussion with others in the same boat, facilitated by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We’re gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Lunch served! RSVP required. Location: 102 Mann Library
Part of the Academic Job Search Series sponsored by CIRTL at Cornell and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies.

My Voice, My Story: Understanding the Untold Lived Experiences of Graduate & Professional Students
2019-02-20 11:30 - 13:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement and CIRTL at Cornell invite faculty and academic staff to join us for a My Voice, My Story session on Wednesday, February 20 from 11:30am-1:30pm (lunch served at 11:15am) in 423 ILR Conference Center. Please confirm your participation by completing our registration form at https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gj3MeQWLGLHH01.
About My Voice, My Story
My Voice, My Story sessions pair video monologues constructed from real experiences of graduate students with facilitated discussions. The primary objectives of My Voice, My Story are to utilize the power of narratives to achieve greater understanding of the stories on the lived of experiences of graduate and professional students that frequently go untold, and to develop and share strategies on how to create more inclusive and supportive research and learning environments.
Listening to the stories of the characters portrayed in the My Voice, My Story monologues provides participants with opportunities for learning through:

Listening for understanding, especially when we think we are different from one another
Developing awareness and understanding of experiences of exclusion and inclusion in the learning and research environment
Establishing respect for our mutual similarities and differences
Experiencing empathy for and identification with all of the characters portrayed in the video monologues
Seeing the commonality of our human experience that flows underneath all the stories
Recognizing instances of unconscious bias
Contributing to the development of strategies on how one can contribute to improving the organizational climate for all its members
