SBN2008:EducationEvent

Buildyourcareer:
Buildyourcareer
putyourbestfootforward
JoanC.King,Ph.D.

ShailaMani,Ph.D.,

MasterCertifiedCoach
&CoachTrainer

BaylorCollegeofMedicine,
ChairoftheEducationCommittee

Buildyourcareer
Stepbystep
Presentation

Setthebackground
forthesession
Innomorethanthirty
minutes

Smallgroup
discussion

Facilitatorsdiscuss
yourconcerns
Switchfacilitators
after20minutes

Largegroup
discussion
discussion

Toexplorewhatthe
groupshavelearned

Topics
Howtoprepareforascientificcareer
thathasteachingasamaincomponent
withemphasisonhowtogainteachingexperienceandbe
competitive.

Whatdopostdoc&facultycandidateshavetokeepin
mindwhentheyapplyforpositions
thathaveastrongresearchcomponentandyetinvolvesteaching
guidelinesregardingtheparameterstheywillbeevaluateduponand
whattokeepinmindwhentheyapplytosuchpositions.

Balancing
careerandlife
fornewfacultymembers.
fornewfacultymembers.

StudiesofcareerSuccess
VrijeUniversiteitBrussel,Work,Organisational andEconomic
,Work,
Psychology, Pleinlaan
Pleinlaan21050Brussel Belgium

asocial
construction
ratherthanan
objectivereality

adynamic
conceptrather
thanastatic
truth.

Nicky Dries, Roland Pepermans, and Olivier Carlier. Career success: Constructing a multidimensional model.Journal of Vocational Behavior In Press, 2008.
.
model.

Amultidimensionalmodel
ofcareersuccess
Performance
Advancement
Factual
contribution

Self
development
Creativity

Inter
personal
Achievement

Relationship
withthe
outside
world

Recognition
Cooperation
Perceived
contribution

Intra
personal
Achievement

Focus
on
self
Inter
personal
Affect

Intra
personal
Affect
Perceptions&
feelingsof:
Security
Satisfaction

Nicky Dries, Roland Pepermans, and Olivier Carlier. Career success: Constructing a multidimensional model.Journal of Vocational Behavior In Press, 2008.
.
model.

Takeadvantageofthe
facilitatorstoexploreissues
facilitatorstoexploreissues

Howtoprepareforascientificcareer
thathasteachingasamaincomponent
withemphasisonhowtogainteachingexperience
andbecompetitive.
andbecompetitive.

M.SusanSmith

BertOMalley

FormerDirector,
OregonNational
PrimateResearch
Center,Senior
Scientist/Professor

Chair,Departme
ntofMolecular
andCellular
Biology

PhyllisWise

Mike
Friedlander

ProvostandExecutive
VicePresidentatthe
Universityof
Washington(UW)

Chair,Departme
ntof
Neuroscience
BaylorCollegeofMedicine

Teaching
Ivehadpostdocswhowentonto
whowentonto
essentiallyteachingjobsatsmaller
schools

Ifyouareinterestedinateaching
position,youshoulddemonstratethat
interestbymakingextraeffortstogain
teachingexperience

Documenttheseexperiencesinyour
applicationandyourCV
applicationandyourCV

M.
Susan
Smith

Phyllis
Wise

Therearemanymoreopportunitiesforgraduate
studentstodaytolearnhowtoteach
UWhasseveralprograms
whichrecordstudents
teaching

andfeedbackfromthosewho
receivedteachingawards

Ifyouareinterestedinateachingposition,take
advantageofprograms
atyouruniversity

andnationalprograms

Bert
OMalley
OMalley

Teachesthegraduatestudents/
Teachesthegraduatestudents/postdocs
Content
Teaching Howtopresent
Howtopresent
team

Taughthowtoteach
Taughthowtoteach
Teach
Referenceletter
Credentials Referenceletter

Mike
Friedlander

Challenge
emphasison
research

Itisdifficultto
succeedinaPh.D.
Programwithoutthe
mainemphasison
research

Thestudent
themselvesreally
hastotake
chargeoftheir
career

andtakeresponsibilityforensuringthattheygetthe
appropriateexperiencesandmentoring
ifthatissomethingtheyseeintheirfuturecareer.
ifthatissomethingtheyseeintheirfuturecareer.

Adifferentperspective
Adifferentperspective

JamesLange
LastmonthIvisitedtworesearchuniversitiestogivetalksto
graduatestudentsabouthowtopreparethemselvestoapply
forandsucceedinfacultypositionsatcollegesthatputa
facultypositionsatcollegesthatputa
higherpremiumonteachingthanresearch.
"I'minthesciences,"hesaid,"andwedon'tteachinmy
graduateprogram.IfIfinishmydegreewithoutanyteaching
experienceatall,willIhaveanyhopesofgettingajobata
schoollikeyours?"

"I'msorrytobetheonetosayittoyou,"Itold
him,"butwithoutanyteachingexperienceatall,a
searchcommitteeatmycollegewouldn'tconsider
searchcommitteeatmycollegewouldn'tconsider
yourapplication."

Tipsaboutgaining
teachingexperience.
Teachan
occasional
adjunctcourse
atcollegesor
programs
outsideofthe
undergraduate
divisionofyour
doctoral
university

Takea
sabbatical
replacement
positionata
teaching
institution
foryourfirst
positionout
ofgraduate
school

Takea
teaching
postdoctoral
position.Such
postsofferthe
opportunityto
teachaswell
ascontinue
yourgraduate
research

Howtosucceedinlife
byreallytrying

Peoplewhosucceedatwhatthey
do
Tendtokeepdoingit.

Successnotmoney
Successnotmoney
Createshappiness.
Authur C.Brooks.Howtosucceedinlife...byreallytrying.WashingtonDC:American Enterprise Insittute. TheAmerican
C.Brooks.Howtosucceedinlife...byreallytrying.Washington
2(3):27111,2008.

DoesHappinessPromote
CareerSuccess?
alinkbetweenhappinessandworkplacesuccess
alinkbetweenhappinessandworkplacesuccess
researcherscannotdisentangle

whetherhappinessleadspeopletoacquirejobswith
greaterautonomy

orwhetherincreasedautonomymakespeoplehappy.

JuliaK.BoehmandSonjaLyubomirsky.Doeshappinesspromotecareersuccess?
.Doeshappinesspromotecareersuccess?JournalOfCareerAssessment16(1):116,2008.

Inyourdiscussion
Inyourdiscussion

Whatdopostdoc&facultycandidateshavetokeep
inmindwhentheyapplyforpositions
thathaveastrongresearchcomponentandyetinvolvesteaching
guidelinesregardingtheparameterstheywillbeevaluatedupon
andwhattokeepinmindwhentheyapplytosuchpositions.

Must have a
drive and a
passion for it
& a willingness
to work hard!

Ivethoughtaboutthisalot.
Wealldo.Wehave
postdocsandyousense
andyousense

M.
Susan
Smith

thosewhohavethedrive
andtheabilitytobecome
independentlysuccessful
Thisisnotaneasytimeto
enterintoaresearchcareer
inanacademicsetting
inanacademicsetting

TotalandNewFaculty1970to
2006inUSMedicalSchools
MedicalSchools
16

40,000

14

Number

35,000

12

30,000

10

25,000
8
20,000
6

15,000

PercentNewFaculty

45,000

10,000
5,000

TotalFaculty
FirsttimeFaculty
timeFaculty
PercentFirsttime Faculty
PercentFirst

Source:http://www.aamc.org

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Key things

M.
Susan
Smith

PublicationswhenIseeapersonwho
hasfinishedaPh.D.andhasonlyone
publication,Istartgettingnervous.

Thehabitofdoingresearchand
publishingisalearnedhabit.Youeither
learntodoitoryoulearntopostpone.

Itswhatallowsyoutobesuccessfultoget
agrantfundedandthenanothergrant.
Can you
pose a question
& tell
a story?

Dotheyhaveideasthatwillallowthemto
developsomethingindependent
developsomethingindependent
fundablegrant?

Components
oftheapplication

Bert
OMalley

Letters of
reference
Are they
enthusiastic
&
committed?

Follow up letter
letter

Interview

Publications

Extracurricular
activities

Process
ofselection

Lettersof
reference

Bert
OMalley

Howgoodarethepeoplewhowritethe
letters?
Aretheythemselvesknown?
Howdotheyrankthestudents/
Howdotheyrankthestudents/postdocs
amongalloftheirtrainees?
Whatkindoflaboratorycitizenswerethey?
Dotheymakealabgo,helpingother
people?
Aretheyinsularandselfishtypeof
individual?
Dotheysharewithothersinagroup
setting?
setting?

Gettoknow

Interview

Bert
OMalley

Whydotheywanttocome?
Reasonshouldbescientific.
Itsakillerformeiftheyhavenot
readthepapersandknowwhatthe
departmentisdoing.
Havequestionsinmindforallthe
differentinterviews.
Presentation=30min
Presentation=30mintimefor
questions.
Chalktalk
Chalktalkwhereareyougoingin
thefuturewhatdoyouhaveinmind
todo?
Beforetheinterview
gooverthesethingswiththe
mentor.
havethisinformationearlyinthe
game.

Aftertheinterview

Followup
letter
fromthe
candidate

Bert
OMalley

Showsanelementofcourtesyfor
thetimeinvestedbythefaulty
Expressionofinterestintheposition
Wewanttofeelitisagooduseof
ourtimetocontinuethedialogue
ourtimetocontin
withthem.
Mayleadtoanothervisit
orextendeddiscussionswiththem
anoffer.

Process

Bert
OMalley

ofselection
Faculty Search
Committee
Decisions
and offer
made

Follow up phone calls

to specific individuals

Selection
followed by
interview

Professors
Committee
Head of the search
committee presents
their choices

Balancing
careerandlife
fornewfacultymembers.
Familyconstrains
womens
accesstocareer
opportunities
byimposing
geographic
restrictions
andby
encouraging
themtofavor
jobsthat
facilitatework
familybalance

Familystructure
hadlittleeffect
onmenfavoring
workfamily
family
balanceinjobs.

Academics
whofavored
department
reputationand
researchsupport
whenseeking
tenuretrack
positions
werelesslikely
tofavor
conditions
offeringwork
familybalance.

Catherine Kirchmeyer.Thedifferenteffectsoffamilyonobjectivecareersuccessacrossgender:Atestofalternative
.Thedifferenteffectsoffamilyonobjectivecareersuccessacrossgender:Atestofalternative
explanations. JournalofVocationalBehavior68(2):323346,2006.
346,2006.

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The
single
highest
gradepost
of
research
Programswhich
provide
qualificationsto
enterinto
advanced
programs.

Programs
leadingto
Ph.D.

First
post
for
Ph.D.

Researchers
inpositions
notsenior>
newPh.D.s.

Issuesandchallenges

Investmentin
yourcareer

Balanceand
WellBeing

Topicsfordiscussion
Howtoprepareforascientificcareer
thathasteachingasamaincomponent
withemphasisonhowtogainteachingexperienceandbe
competitive.

Whatdopostdoc&facultycandidateshavetokeepin
mindwhentheyapplyforpositions
thathaveastrongresearchcomponentandyetinvolvesteaching
guidelinesregardingtheparameterstheywillbeevaluateduponand
whattokeepinmindwhentheyapplytosuchpositions.

Balancing
careerandlife
fornewfacultymembers.
fornewfacultymembers.

Whatstepwillyoucommit
totake?bywhen?

You
build
your
career!