Blue Sky Workshop: Finding, Landing, and Navigating Academic Jobs: A Blue Sky Workshop for Graduate Students and Early-Career Scholars

Session Submission Type: Meeting

Abstract

This Blue Sky Workshop, sponsored by the Feminist Scholarship Division, aims to provide graduate students and early-career scholars across ICA with advice for finding, landing, and navigating academic jobs. The workshop will take the form of five concurrent small group discussions, each focused on challenges particular to different stages of the job search. Two discussion topics – finding universities and positions that fit one’s strengths and presenting one’s academic narrative through CVs, cover letters, and professional websites – deal with questions and concerns related to the earliest stages of the job search, while a third topic, crafting effective job talks, will focus on later stages. Two additional topics address the challenges that arise after one has been offered an academic job – negotiating contracts effectively and making the transition from doctoral candidate to junior faculty. Senior or newly appointed scholars will lead each group discussion, but ultimately, this workshop is intended to be a collective learning process. We invite all ICA members to participate in multiple discussions and share their own experiences and expertise.

Sub Unit

• Sponsored Sessions

Chair

• Rosemary Clark-Parsons, The Annenberg School for Communication at the U of Pennsylvania

Individual Presentations

• Finding the Right Fit - Devon Powers, Temple U

• CVS, Cover Letters, and Web Presence - Minh Ha T Pham, Pratt Institute

• Crafting an Effective Job Talk - Radhika Gajjala, Bowling Green State U

• Negotiating Effectively - Katharine Sarikakis, U of Vienna

• Making the Transition from Graduate Student to Faculty Member - Karin Fikkers, ASCoR, U of Amsterdam