Parenting in Academia – a career perspective Dianne Hull and Marianne Lipa Career Services

Suite 20, McNeil Building, Ground Level, 3718 Locust Walk

Right now resources 1-on-1 Daily walk-ins – 15-minute appointments with an advisor Scheduled 30-minute appointments (215 898 7530) Phone Skype Right now resources 1-on-1

Family and career planning during your academic program

Career decision-making Self-assessment Explore relevant careers Create plan and set goals Conduct a job search Apply and interview Networking and Career decision-making CS It’s part of a process, but it’s an ongoing process – it helps you understand yourself and contribute to academic and professional choices that leads to success. To understand employability you must first understand yourself. 7

Career decision-making Self-assessment Explore relevant careers Create plan and set goals Conduct a job search Apply and interview Networking and Career decision-making CS It’s part of a process, but it’s an ongoing process – it helps you understand yourself and contribute to academic and professional choices that leads to success. To understand employability you must first understand yourself. 8

Explore relevant careers: Based on your professional goals Based on your strengths and skills Based on your interests Based on culture of industry Based on culture of organizations Based on likely work-life balance Based on family-friendly policies

Create plan and set goals: Which fields/organizations will you research (academic & beyond?) Who do you know that you can talk to? What questions will you ask? What priority will family aspects have on your decision making? What is negotiable, and what is not (geography?) When, where, and with who?

Having the conversation

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

When should you talk about having a baby to your advisors?

Look for info on website Download faculty handbook The basics Look for info on website Download faculty handbook All policies are clearly stated Utilize mentors and seek contacts with perspective through your networks Advanced Identify what’s important to you Find people who have used similar approaches

Good examples: 10 days of subsidized back-up care through care.com Caregiver identified at 7pm the night before they were needed Can find caregiver to stay with children at conferences too Snow Day Child Care Snow Day Child Care provides all-day care for children of Penn faculty and staff members when the University is open but Philadelphia public schools are closed due to inclement weather. Children ages 12 weeks to 12 years are eligible for the program, whether they attend a Philadelphia district school or not.

Seeking information Crowdsourcing Academic Career Conference (Autumn) Faculty Conversations (Spring) Ask questions of the panelists during or after the programs, and get perspectives from different types of academic institutions Alumni networks QuakerNet LinkedIn Crowdsourcing

When to bring up baby… …on the job search

Your application materials NO

No inappropriate questions should be asked Illegal v. inappropriate; Campus interview “horror story” No need to share personal information Visible pregnancy?

The interviews Your goal is to be seen as a professional in your field Highlight future research and/or teaching contributions Showcase what you can bring and contribute… …not what you will need or hope to take away (e.g., a good work-life balance) Look for evidence of family friendly policies in action Carefully ask questions of more junior faculty as appropriate Appropriate = previous evidence of family-friendly policies on website; pictures of kids on desk; responses to sharing of family friendly resources

Now and beyond – the job search Mock interviews (incl. InterviewStream) What should you say about you as a parent in interviews? Meet with career advisor on offer negotiation What should you negotiate for as a parent?

Upcoming Programs Preparing for your First Year as a Faculty Member Wednesday, April 19, 4:30-6pm, Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room 218 Learn How to Negotiate, When, and for What! Thursday, March 23, 12-1:30pm, McNeil Room 97 *Penn doctoral students and current postdocs may purchase a copy of the Academic Job Search Handbook in Career Services for $10.

Once an offer is made (in writing) negotiations can begin (not in writing) Based on info from interviews, and policies in handbooks, you can decide what negotiation strategy is appropriate Primary negotiation goal is to make sure you have what you need to maximize your tenure success for faculty roles Maximizing work-life balance also high up on the list (e.g., questions about paternity leave Negotiation

Parent Researcher Teacher Scholar Human Role-model Partner Mentor

Resources Inside Higher Ed Fatherhood and Academic Life Mothers in Academia Faculty Fathers Changing the Conversation They Aren’t Supposed to Ask That Searching While Pregnant Navigating the Job Market in the First Trimester How to Find a Job in the First Trimester of Pregnancy

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae Why So Few Doctoral Student Parents? The Logistics of a Dual-Career Search

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae The Professor Is In blog Yes, You Can: Women in Academia Work/Life Balance in Academia

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae The Professor Is In blog Penn & Beyond blog https://ulife.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/blog/2009/12/17/pregnancy-never-to-be-described-as-the-elephant-in-the-room-for-obvious-reasons/

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae The Professor Is In blog Penn & Beyond blog The Academic Job Search Handbook www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/academicjobsearchhandbook.php

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae The Professor Is In blog Penn & Beyond blog The Academic Job Search Handbook The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) www.hercjobs.org Focus on dual career couples

Resources Inside Higher Ed Chronicle of Higher Education and Vitae The Professor Is In blog Penn & Beyond blog The Academic Job Search Handbook The Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) Other books: Mama, PhD Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want More in the Career Services reference library and beyond!

The Grad/Postdoc team Career advisors working with graduate students and postdocs. Call 215-898-7530 to schedule an appointment Dr. Joseph Barber, Senior Associate Director barberjo@upenn.edu Dianne Hull, Associate Director dhull@upenn.edu Marianne Lipa, Career Advisor mlipa@upenn.edu Tara Giangrande, Administrative Assistant taragian@upenn.edu