Explore in-person and online professional development opportunities for graduate students and postdocs on important topics in teaching, mentoring, and academic career preparation.

Local Programs

We offer a range of Cornell-based workshops and networking opportunities to prepare for Future Faculty and Academic Careers, in collaboration with partnering offices within and beyond the Graduate School. Programming is aimed at graduate students and postdocs, although current faculty and staff are encouraged to join in some learning community activities and invited speaker events. Some of our signature initiatives can be found below.

• Academic Job Search Series (with Office of Postdoctoral Studies)
• Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
• NextGen Professors Program (with Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement)
• Inclusive Higher Education Workshops
  • Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching for Graduate Students and Postdocs (with Center for Teaching Innovation)
• Promoting Your Research with Compelling Communication (with other Graduate School offices)
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Program

See: Cornell Programs

CIRTL Network Programs

• Online Events
• Online Workshops
• CIRTL Teaching as Research Series
• Other Free Online Memberships – Related programs from The New York Academy of Sciences, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, and more, available with Cornell institutional membership

See: CIRTL Network Programs

Conferences and Institutes

• CIRTL Network Teaching Institutes
• Connecting Research and Teaching Conference
• Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs
• Future Professors Institute: Advancing Diversity in the Academy
• Graduate School Pathways to Success Symposium
• Empowering Women in Science and Engineering (EWISE) Symposium

See: Conferences and Institutes

Events Schedule

• Future Faculty and Academic Careers Events Calendar
• CIRTL Network Events