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PREPARING FOR AN ACADEMIC CAREER Dr. Janice Drakich Director Ms. Gerri Pacecca Assistant to the Director Office of Faculty Recruitment & Retention University of Windsor Career Corner 2003

So You Want to Be a Professor . . . ¾ The next ten years will offer the best opportunity for employment in universities since the 1960s 1960s. ¾ See the article: “Will there be enough excellent e ce e t p profs?” os http://www.cou.on.ca ¾ 32,000 faculty will be hired by Canadian universities over the decade

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Preparing for an Academic Career ¾ This presentation will provide guidelines and information to help you ¾ prepare for an academic career ¾ obtain requisite qualifications ¾ understand faculty responsibilities and the expectations of hiring and tenure committees

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Preparing for an Academic Career ¾ Establish a Teaching Record

¾ Establish a Research/Scholarship Record

¾ Establish a Good Engagement Record (aka service & community work)

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¾Gerri Pacecca: ¾The next slide has the same image; so make the points appear, one at a time from this slide and the next slide.

Establish a Teaching R Record d ¾ Obtain teaching experience. You will not be hired on your teaching experience, but you might y g not be hired if yyou have no experience. ¾ Seek graduate assistantship positions that provide you with the opportunity to teach. teach ¾ Seek invited lecture opportunities ¾ Ask members of your committee if you could teach a class for them

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Establish a Teaching Record ¾ Enrol in a teaching fellowship program or y teaching gp program g ¾ Certificate in university ¾ Teach a course as a sessional, but do not take teaching positions that will impede your PhD progress. progress ¾ Balance your teaching with your scholarship record ¾ Throughout your career.

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Components of a Teaching R Record d ¾ Teaching Assessment and Evaluation ¾ University-based Evaluations ¾ Evaluations from PhD Advisor/Committee members ¾ Evaluations from Teaching/Learning Staff ¾ Customized Evaluations ¾

Teaching Awards

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Components of a Teaching Record ¾ Course Outlines ¾ Teaching Philosophy ¾ Teaching T hi D Development l t ¾ Centres for Teaching Workshops ¾ Workshops/Mentoring Programs ¾ Teaching & Learning Conferences

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Teaching Dossier ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

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Create a Teaching Dossier When? Now! How? Centres for Teaching & Learning Components: ¾ Summary of Teaching Responsibilities ¾ Teaching Philosophy ¾ Efforts to Improve Teaching ¾ Contributions to Teaching & Student Learning ¾ Assessment of Teaching

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Establish a Research/ Scholarship Record ¾ Select a strong researcher to work with paper p written for a ¾ Consider each p course as a potential conference presentation ¾ Consider each paper written for a course as a potential publication ¾ Submit papers from your masters thesis for publication

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Establish a Research/ Scholarship Record ¾ Submit papers for graduate student awards ¾ Present papers at conferences ¾ Consider post-doctoral appointments ¾ Scholarships and awards ¾ Research/Travel grants for graduate students

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Establish a Service Record ¾ Participate in the activities of the department and/or the university which will help you acquire: ¾ Knowledge of the culture of your discipline ¾ Knowledge of university policies and procedures ¾ An identity in the department or the university ¾ Participate in your union and/or professional associations ¾ Community Service

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Getting Ready for the Job Market Create a Curriculum Vitae ¾ Create a Curriculum Vitae now! ¾ Keep your CV updated and error-free ¾ CV Resources: ¾ See the UofW webpage p g at http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultyrecruitment - Preparing Future Faculty

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Prepare for the Job Market Create a Web Page ¾ Create a web page that summarizes your academic achievements: ¾ thesis title and abstract ¾ publications ¾ curriculum vitae ¾ Recruiters often explore the Internet to find suitable candidates for faculty positions

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Resume Databases ¾ Place your CV on faculty positions databases such as: ¾ higheredjobs.com ¾ chronicle of higher education (coming soon) ¾ academiccareers.com ¾ academickeys.com 4/8/2010

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Conclusions ¾ Acquire experience necessary for an academic career ¾ Develop a cv, a teaching dossier, a web page in advance of degree completion ¾ Seek advice ¾ Search the Web a wide range of resources are available ¾ Useful URLs can be found at the University of Windsor’s website at: p y http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultyrecruitment 4/8/2010

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Contact Information Dr. Janice Drakich Director [email protected]

Gerri Pacecca Assistant to the Director [email protected]

Phone: 519.561.1432 Fax: 519.561.1420 Toll-Free: Toll Free: 877 877.665.6608 665 6608 Mailing Address: Office of Faculty Recruitment & Retention 325-D CHT, 401 Sunset Avenue Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4

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