Welcome to The Academic Job Search Workshop A Service of the AEESP Student Services Committee (SSC) July 10, 2011, 9:00-12:00

AEESP Student Services Committee (SSC) Present Dr. Andrew Whelton (Chair), Univ. South Alabama Dr. David Ladner (Vice-Chair), Clemson Univ. Dr. Defne Apul (Past Chair), Univ. Toledo Dr. Qilin Li, Rice Univ. Dr. Andrew Ramsburg, Tufts Univ. Ms. Stephanie Boylard, Univ. Central Florida Dr. Andrea Ferro, Clarkson Univ. Dr. Ramesh Goel, Univ. Utah Not Present, But Still Here Dr. Dan Giammar, Washington Univ. St. Louis Dr. Zhen He, Univ. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dr. Jason Ren, Univ. Colorado-Denver Dr. Fu Zhao, Purdue Univ. Dr. Bob Arnold, Arizona State Univ. (Board) Visit our Website!

Overview of Agenda Welcome and Introductions Overview of Search Process, Opportunities Available, New Faculty Experiences Department Chair and Search Chair Panel Small Group: Feedback directed to individual applications by faculty teams Participant Survey, Wrap-Up

Introduce Who You Are 1. Name 2. Organization and Department 3. Years from graduation or desired faculty employment date

Overview of Search Process, Opportunities Available, New Faculty Experiences (9:05-9:25 AM) Facilitator: Dr. David Ladner  Dr. David Ladner, Clemson University  Dr. Shelie Miller, University of Michigan  Dr. Andrew Whelton, University of South Alabama  Group Question and Answer

Places to Find EES Job Opportunities AEESP Job Board ASCE.org CAREER Center Higheredjobs.com Academickeys.com ACS.org C&E News Magazine Colleagues forwarded announcements Others…

Applications by the Numbers In , >80 EES related faculty advertisements 42 of 50 US States 3 countries: Singapore, Norway, Canada Private, Public, R1, R2, R3, PUIs … applicants per position 8-15 … applicants for telephone interview 2-5 … applicants for onsite visit 0-1 … applicant offered position

David Ladner - Brief History PhD 2009, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Postdoc, Arizona State University – August 2009 to July 2010 Assistant Professor, Clemson University – August 2010 to present

Ladner search process Applied to 15 schools Two and a half (and a canceled) interview trips – Three phone interviews Two offers One job

Interesting Notes / Lessons Learned The two schools where I interviewed were places where I had previous face-to-face interaction with the chair. I was not the first choice at either of the schools from whom offers were received. I should have prepared better for phone interviews. I should have been more interested (truly interested) in others’ work.

Shelie Miller - Brief History PhD University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006 Assistant Professor, Clemson University – Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences – Assistant Professor, University of Michigan – School of Natural Resources and Environment – 2010-present

Thoughts Take advantage of opportunities during PhD – Writing, teaching, leadership Consider “fit” when applying for jobs Consider who you’re talking to on interviews – Junior, mid-career, senior

Search Experience  Start Aug 2008, End Apr 2010  Applied to many North American and European schools  35+ redacted b/c of the “economy”  12 total telephone & onsite interviews Search Experience  Start Aug 2008, End Apr 2010  Applied to many North American and European schools  35+ redacted b/c of the “economy”  12 total telephone & onsite interviews Postdocs & Appointment Education Industrial Experience WHELTON LLC Andy Whelton

Department & Search Chairs Panel (9:30-10:25) Facilitator: Dr. Andrew Ramsburg  Dr. Nancy Love, Univ. Michigan, Prof. & Dept. Chair  Dr. John Sutherland, Purdue Univ., Prof. & Chair  Dr. Charlie Werth, Univ. Illinois, Prof. & Search Chair  Dr. Tom DiStefano, Bucknell Univ., Assoc. Prof. & Search Chair  Panel Question and Answer

Small Group: Feedback directed to individual applications by faculty teams (10:30-11:45) Facilitators: Drs. Qilin Li and Defne Apul Break into assigned Faculty Groups Reconvene in this room by 11:45 AM

Surveys & Wrap-Up Welcome and Introductions Overview of Search Process, Opportunities Available, New Faculty Experiences Department Chair and Search Chair Panel Small Group: Feedback directed to individual applications by faculty teams Participant and Faculty Survey, Wrap-Up

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