Which Type of Academic Career Fits Me?

Thursday, October 29, 2015: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Chesapeake 10 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)
Chairs:
Daniela Kohen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Carleton College and Dan Hernandez, PhD, Associate Professor, Carleton College
Presenters:
Adán Colón-Carmona, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston , Perla Myers, PhD, Associate Dean and Full Professor, University of San Diego and Clark Lindgren, PhD, Professor, Grinnell College

Description: This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdocs considering a job in academia. Representatives from different types of institutions including research universities, liberal art colleges, and community colleges will discuss the diversity of career options within academia, emphasizing the different balance that different careers offer between research and teaching.

Sponsored by: We will not need extra funding. LACAFI (http://web.grinnell.edu/science/lacafi/) will pay for the persons needing funding.