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:'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') | :'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') | ||
:'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) | :'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) | ||
:'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to | :'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to to through the scheduling app. | ||
:'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm | :'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm | ||
:'''Important Links''': | :'''Important Links''': | ||
:* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/announcements Announcements] (in Canvas) | :* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/announcements Announcements] (in Canvas) | ||
:* A realtime chat application {{tbd}} | |||
:* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments Assignments] (in Canvas) | :* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments Assignments] (in Canvas) | ||
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* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86863677 Chapter 28: What is a diversity statement anyway?] from: Kelsky, Karen. 2015. ''The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job''. New York, New York: Crown. | * [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86863677 Chapter 28: What is a diversity statement anyway?] from: Kelsky, Karen. 2015. ''The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job''. New York, New York: Crown. | ||
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86862916 Chapter 11: Online Presence] from: Vick, Julia Miller, Jennifer S. Furlong, and Rosanne Lurie. 2016. ''The Academic Job Search Handbook''. Fifth edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. | |||
Cover-letters for academic jobs: | |||
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86863678 Chapter 22: What's Wrong With Your Cover Letter] from: Kelsky, Karen. 2015. ''The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job''. New York, New York: Crown. | |||
I've also put my own job market material online from the 2012-2013 year: | I've also put my own job market material online from the 2012-2013 year: | ||
* [https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/job-market-materials Overview blog post] | * [https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/job-market-materials Overview blog post] | ||
* [http://mako.cc/academic/bmh-jobmarket_coverletter.pdf | * [http://mako.cc/academic/bmh-jobmarket_coverletter.pdf Coverletter] (the one I submitted to UW Communiaction) | ||
* [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-research_statement.pdf Research Statement] | * [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-research_statement.pdf Research Statement] | ||
* [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-teaching_statement.pdf Teaching Statement] | * [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-teaching_statement.pdf Teaching Statement] | ||
* [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-diversity_statement.pdf Diversity Statement] | * [https://mako.cc/academic/bmh-diversity_statement.pdf Diversity Statement] | ||
Other resources for the academic job search: | |||
* Kelsky, Parts III and IV are all about this and are incredibly prescriptive. | |||
* [http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDAcademic.stm The Academic Job Search Website at Berkeley] is a good guide | * [http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDAcademic.stm The Academic Job Search Website at Berkeley] is a good guide | ||
* [https://careers.uw.edu/academic-careers/ UW Career Center's page on academic careers] | * [https://careers.uw.edu/academic-careers/ UW Career Center's page on academic careers] | ||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
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=== January 31: Session 4: Navigating the non-academic/internship job market === | === January 31: Session 4: Navigating the non-academic/internship job market === | ||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
<!-- Resumés for non-academic jobs and internships:--> | |||
Resumés for non-academic jobs and internships: | |||
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86862913 Chapter 4: Decipher] from: Caterine, Christopher L. 2020. ''Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press. | * [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/files?preview=86862913 Chapter 4: Decipher] from: Caterine, Christopher L. 2020. ''Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press. | ||
* [http://jobsearch.about.com/library/blresume.htm Resume and Cover Letter Center] | * [http://jobsearch.about.com/library/blresume.htm Resume and Cover Letter Center] | ||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
* | * {{tbd}} | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* | * Sync up about final projects | ||
=== February 7: Session 5: Panel on Teaching-Intensive Colleges and Universities {{tentative}} === | |||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
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=== February 14: Session 6: Panel on | === February 14: Session 6: Panel on Think Tanks, Government, Non-Profits {{tentative}} === | ||
''' Topic:''' | ''' Topic:''' | ||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
* https://careers.uw.edu/beyond-academia/ | |||
* Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | * Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | ||
* Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | * Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | ||
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'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | |||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
=== February 21: No Meeting (Presidents Day) === | |||
=== February 28: Session 7: Panel on Corporate and Industry Research {{tentative}} === | |||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
* Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | |||
* Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | |||
* Selections from Caterine, Christopher L. 2020. ''Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{tentative}} | |||
* [https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/06/Turn-Your-CV-into-a-Resume.pdf Turn your CV into a Resumé] from the UW Career and Internship Center | |||
''' | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
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* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
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=== March 7: Final Presentations/Pitches === | |||
The class session will be devoted to the final presentations. Details will be forthcoming. | |||
=== Final Project Due: March | === Final Project Due: March 11 === | ||
Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/ | Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/6746130 in Canvas]. {{todo}} | ||
== Administrative Notes == | == Administrative Notes == |