Academia, Entrepreneurship and Industry Job Search for Women in STEM Fields

1-Day Workshop
Friday March 17, 2017

Organizers: UPR-RP: Dr. Dalice M. Piero Cruz, Dr. Ingrid Montes

Carnegie Mellon University: Dr. Catalina Achim
College of Natural Sciences, Room 356

9:30 -10:00 am Check-in & Light Continental Breakfast

10-10:10 am Welcome remarks by University officials

Dean Ingrid Montes and Dean Carlos Gonzlez

10:10-11:10 am Is a Research and/or Faculty Position for Me?

Panel of faculty and industry representative
(Invited Speakers: Drs. Victoria Flexer, Patricia Ordoez, Ana Helvia Quintero
and Noem Santiago)

Academia or industry? It is a decision many PhD candidates struggle with during the course of their
academic program. The panel will share their breadth of experience with teaching, research,
mentoring, combining their professional pursuits with other interests, and their path to making the
decision to pursue a particular career. (Invited Speakers:

11:10 -12:00 pm Deciphering the Industry and Faculty Position Job Posting
Faculty member(s) and Women in Industry who have written job posting and/or
served on search committees
(Invited Speakers: Drs. Catalina Achim, Elvira Cuevas and Noem Santiago)

It is important to know if an industry or academic position is a good fit prior to submitting an

application packet. Even careful and multiple readings of the position posting may not help an
applicant determine if the position matches her interests, skills and career goals. The panelists will
help participants dissect the academic job posting to understand: vocabulary, institution type,
credentials desired, typical materials required for submission and to infer details about the position
that may not be explicit but may be embedded or implied.

12:00-12:45 pm Lunch: On your own

12:45-1:30 pm Entrepreneurship, a carrier option!

Discussion of new opportunities for women developed businesses in PR.
Conversation with PIs from the project AWARE (Invited speaker: Dr. Javier
Rodrguez, Professor of Finance & Chair)

1:30-2:00 pm Teaching Faculty, Tenure-Track, Adjunct Help! (Making sense of all the
ways to be teaching at a college or university)
Panel of faculty from research and teaching institutions who are in tenure track,
research track, teaching track and adjunct positions
(Invited Speakers: Drs. Ingrid Montes, Esther Peterson, Madeline Torres, UPR-
Mayagez Campus)
Understanding the various types of positions available at colleges and universities is critical for
every applicant, but can be difficult to navigate. Each type of teaching position means something
different in terms of relationship to the university, teaching and research expectations, expected
length of position, resources available to the person in such a position, involvement in department,
etc. The panel will help participants understand what is generally involved with each type of role in
an effort to align job searches and career paths with career goals and position expectations.

2:00-2:30 pm Coffee Break

2:30-3:30 pm Building a Professional and Academic Portfolio & Basics of CV

Preparation for an Industry or Faculty Positions
Panel of faculty who have recently reviewed applications for faculty positions
and who have prepared such a portfolio
(Speakers: Drs. Catalina Achim and Marilyn Garca)

Industry and academic searches require a different set of submission requirements. It is crucial to
know what is often requested when applying as a researcher in the industry or an academic
position (CV, teaching statement/philosophy, teaching presentations, diversity statement, letters of
recommendation, etc.) and to plan ahead to have your portfolio ready to fine tune for each posting.
This session will cover regional, national and professional resources to develop the tools to make a
faculty or research position search stronger and more effective.

The curriculum vitae, or CV, is an archive of ones experience in industry and/or academia
(teaching and research experience) and highlights accomplishments such as presentations,
publications, honors and awards. It is the search committees introduction to an applicant and basis
for the committees continued interest. Participants will learn: the basic areas to include in a CV for
an academic and industry positions; formatting pointers; and the difference between the overall CV
and tailoring the CV to the position, purpose or audience.

3:30-4:00 pm Group discussion and Closing Remarks

Open questions and comments from the audience to all the panelists
participating in the workshop, and conclusion provided by the moderator.

4:00-4:30 pm Networking Reception (coffee, small buffet, chips and snacks, cake, soda)
Informal discussions between the participants and the panelists