Online Seminars

Graduate Career Development Webcasts

Are you interested in advancing free enterprise and individual rights through an academic career?

Join IHS this spring for an online seminar series on career options in academia. The lineup includes instructional overviews of publishing, entering the academic job market, and using your time in grad school most effectively.  Additional seminars will provide insights into teaching, developing an effective public voice, and opportunities for intellectual development. 

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Please enroll (cost free) by clicking on the Register link on the right. Feel free to sign up for as many sessions as you choose (while topics are related, sessions can also stand alone).

Making a Career of Academia – a guide to finances and jobs

Join us as Dr. Josh Hall gives an overview of what it looks like financially to make a career out of higher education today. The first in our summer series on navigating the future of academia, Dr. Hall will explore the changing financial outlook of a university career including strategies for making a living as an academic, routes to a full-time salary, and prospects on the university job market.

Obtaining Funding as a Grad Student

Funding, there never seems to be enough. Dr. Phil Magness will be leading this seminar on managing financial resources for your scholarly work as a graduate student. Learn creative ways to make the most of your money for research, conferences, and travel. He will also offer advice on how and where you can find additional funding.

IHS Resources for the Academic Job Market

Do you worry about the job market? IHS can help you. Join IHS Academic Placement Officer Amanda Brand as she gives an overview all the IHS resources and programs for the academic job market that we offer to graduate students to help you get an academic job. 

 

Previous Sessions:
Publish or Perish? The Ins and Outs of Academic Publishing

Join Dr. Chris Coyne for in introduction to academic publishing. Find out when you need to start (in grad school!), how to start, how to decide where to submit journal articles, how to deal with editors, and more. Appropriate for early stage graduate students.

  • February 5th, 8:00-9:00 PM EST
  • Speaker: Dr. Chris Coyne, George Mason University
Time Management: Tips and Tricks for Getting It All Done In Grad School 

Get productivity-boosting know-how on setting priorities, balancing multiple activities, and making room for your personal life.  Appropriate for early stage graduate students.

  • March 12th, 8:00-9:00 PM EST
  • Speaker: Dr. Art Carden, Samford University
Building your Academic Network

Why do you need to network? How can you build a community that will support and challenge you, and help you succeed? Dr. Ashford will offer practical tips and explain how IHS can help you. Appropriate for both early and late stage graduate students.

Tenure and Beyond: Opportunities to Succeed in Academia

Take a tour of the path to a tenure-track job and see what you need to do now to get there. Keep in mind that academia is changing: today there are fewer tenure jobs, more adjunct positions, and an ever-present X-factor known as online education. Find out how to navigate successfully amid the flux.  Appropriate for both early and late stage graduate students

Stand Out from the Crowd: How to Make the Right Impression in Interviews

Get tips on how to nail both in-person and online interviews, what makes for a good first impression, and how to introduce your research. Walk through steps including crafting interview materials, preparing for campus visits, and asking the right questions at the end of an interview. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

Establishing an Online Presence

Who are you, on the internet? How can you establish the right online presence, make your work accessible, and get noticed, in the right way? Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

Preparing Your CV for the Academic Job Market

Walk through the steps of crafting a CV that will get you noticed and get you an interview. Dr. Magness will offer general points, specific examples of good and bad CVs, and tips on what different disciplines look for in your background. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

What To Do With Your Dissertation

Finally finished your dissertation? What happens now? Dr. Magness will offer ideas about how to turn your dissertation into publishable work and pitch to publishers. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

Entering the Academic Job Market

Survey the state of the academic job market according to your interests. How can you find relevant jobs, put together application materials, and stand out in a pool of hundreds of applicants? Dr. Vallier will address topics including the interview process, making the most of conferences, and taking advantage of your network. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

  • May 8th, 8:00-9:00 PM EST
  • Speaker: Dr. Kevin Vallier, Bowling Green State University 

Attend one of these great webcasts- create an account and register today! Feel free to sign up for just one or all twelve (sessions are free).