An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching MOOC Starts

Online

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching is a massive open online course designed to prepare aspiring faculty in STEM fields to be more effective teachers through an introduction to evidence-based STEM teaching practices. You will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. You'll then apply your learning to the design of…

Future Professors Institute: Advancing Diversity in the Academy

Stocking Hall 411 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, United States

Organized by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement (OISE), the Cornell University Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CU-CIRTL), and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, the Future Professors Institute is a one-day event featuring workshops and guest speakers from multiple institutions discussing the topic of preparing for successful faculty careers. This event is…

How to Approach the Research Plan in a Job Application (for a Research-Intensive University)

Warren Hall 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

This session will help academic job seekers interested in research-intensive universities to develop a focused and compelling research plan that they can describe in interviews and application materials such as the research statement. Presented by Dr. Marvin Pritts, Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University. This is a brown bag event - bring your own lunch, and we will…

How to Submit Grants at Cornell – A Primer

Warren Hall 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

This workshop will help postdocs and late-stage graduate students learn how to submit grants at Cornell and how to apply for NIH Career Development Awards (K Awards). Presented by Kim Holloway, Office of Sponsored Programs.

NextGen Professors: May Cohort Meeting

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been select to participate in this year's NextGen Professors Cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Join us for a panel discussion featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year! Bring your questions about the process and hear from recent experiences of other Cornellians. This is a brown bag event - bring your own lunch, and we will provide drinks and dessert. Remote participation possible by…

Connecting Research and Teaching Conference

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

This annual one-day conference highlights and supports the research of graduate students and postdocs, faculty and staff into effective teaching. Events will include oral and poster presentations and roundtable discussions on how to use research skills to inform and improve teaching, as well as a lunchtime panel discussion and lightning talks. Cornell faculty, staff, graduate…

The Application Process for an Academic Job

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

To kick off our 2019-2020 Academic Job Search Series, come learn about when to apply for positions, what documents are required, and how long the process takes. This is a brown bag event – bring your own lunch, and we will provide drinks and dessert. Remote participation may be possible via Zoom - please inquire…

Future Professors Institute

G10 Biotechnology Building 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, United States

The Future Professors Institute is a one-day event featuring workshops and guest speakers from multiple institutions discussing the topic of preparing for successful faculty careers. The focus audience for the full institute is doctoral students, postdocs, JD or JSD, MFA and other terminal degree students who are interested in academic careers, with the primary audience…

Writing a Teaching Statement

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Through activities and discussion, we will explore essential elements of a teaching statement for a job application. You'll leave prepared to start your first draft Teaching Statement or to revise an existing one to make sure it accurately reflects your beliefs and experience. Bring your lunch, and we'll provide drinks and dessert. Guest presenter: Dr.…

How to Approach the Research Plan in a Job Application

Warren Hall 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

This session - featuring Dr. Marvin Pritts - will help academic job seekers interested in research-intensive universities to develop a focused and compelling research plan that they can describe in interviews and application materials such as the research statement. This is a brown bag event - bring your lunch, and we'll provide drinks and dessert.…

Designing Your Research Statement Around Undergraduate Research

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Through activities and discussion, presenter Jeffrey Werner (Associate Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in four-year colleges and universities outline a research statement that highlights plans to mentor undergraduate students in research. This is a brown bag event - bring your lunch, and we'll provide drinks and dessert.  Co-sponsored by the…

How to Submit Grants at Cornell – A Primer

This workshop, presented by Kim Holloway of the Office of Sponsored Programs, will help postdocs and advanced graduate students learn how to submit grant proposals at Cornell and how to apply for NIH Career Development Awards (K Awards). This is a brown bag event - bring your lunch and join us. We'll provide drinks and…

Postdoc Ice Cream Stroll

Caldwell Hall 121 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

Join Director of Postdoctoral Studies Christine Holmes and fellow postdocs in a walk to the Dairy Bar in Stocking Hall for ice cream (or non-dairy sorbet). Meet at Caldwell Hall (Ag Quad entrance) at 2:00 pm for departure soon after for a leisurely stroll to the Dairy Bar. The first 20 postdocs to arrive at…

Academic Job Search Discussion

221 Weill Hall 237 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, United States

Are you a postdoc or graduate student applying for academic jobs now or in the near future? Come join a lunch discussion with others in the same stage, facilitated by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We're gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Bring questions and…

Academic Job Search Discussion

221 Weill Hall 237 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, United States

Are you a postdoc or graduate student applying for academic jobs now or in the near future? Come join a lunch discussion with others in the same stage, facilitated by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We're gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Bring questions and…

NextGen Professors: October Cohort Meeting

401 Warren Hall 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

My Voice, My Story: Understanding the Untold Lived Experiences of Graduate & Professional Students – Workshop for Graduate Students & Postdocs

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

Workshop for Graduate Students & Postdocs About My Voice, My Story This session is nearly full, please contact cirtl@cornell.edu for information about future offerings. My Voice, My Story sessions pair video monologues constructed from real experiences of graduate students with facilitated discussions. The primary objectives of My Voice, My Story are to utilize the power of narratives…

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing! Presented by Yael Levitte, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies.  This is a brown bag event - bring your own lunch, and we will…

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Practitioner Workshop

341 Caldwell Hall 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, United States

An invited workshop for participants who have been accepted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Practitioner Program for 2019-2020. Learn more about the SoTL Program This will be a discussion with program mentor Kimberly Williams about qualitative evidence and analysis (coding, coding structures, etc.), using student work as data (and analysis strategies for that),…

My Voice, My Story: Understanding the Untold Lived Experiences of Graduate & Professional Students – Workshop for Faculty & Staff

401 Warren Hall 137 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY, United States

Workshop for Faculty & Staff About My Voice, My Story This session is full, please contact cirtl@cornell.edu or grad_assoc_dean@cornell.edu for information about future offerings. My Voice, My Story sessions pair video monologues constructed from real experiences of graduate students with facilitated discussions. The primary objectives of My Voice, My Story are to utilize the power of narratives…

NextGen Professors: November Cohort Meeting

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

Winter Pathways to Success Symposium

Biotechnology Building, Room G10 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, United States

This one-day event is a professional development opportunity for doctoral, professional degree, and research master's students and postdoctoral scholars that will provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond.

NextGen Professors: December Cohort Meeting

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

Academic Job Search Discussion

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Are you a postdoc or graduate student applying for academic jobs now or in the near future? Come join a lunch discussion with others in the same stage, facilitated by the directors of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We’re gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Bring questions and…

NextGen Professors: January Cohort Meeting

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

Careers In and Beyond Academia

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Information sessions for Ph.D. students and postdocs on resources and career pathway exploration opportunities. Presented by CIRTL at Cornell, Careers Beyond Academia, and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies. Register

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively (e.g., in a research…

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing!  Presenters: Yael Levitte, associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity, and Christine Holmes, director of postdoctoral studies This is a brown bag event - bring your own lunch, and we will provide…

NextGen Professors: February Cohort Meeting

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

Academic Job Search Discussion

102 Mann Library 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, United States

Are you a postdoc or graduate student applying for academic jobs now or in the near future? Come join a lunch discussion with others in the same stage, facilitated by the directors of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We're gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Bring questions and…

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively (e.g., in a research…

NextGen Professors: March Cohort Meeting (Online)

Online

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year’s NextGen Professors cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be shared by email to participants. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The…

CANCELED: Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

(This is an invitation-only event for participants who have applied and been accepted to the program.) The Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs is a two-day retreat for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to explore diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning. As a participant, you will identify strategies to increase inclusion and…

CANCELED: Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

(This is an invitation-only event for participants who have applied and been accepted to the program.) The Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs is a two-day retreat for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to explore diversity and inclusion in teaching and learning. As a participant, you will identify strategies to increase inclusion and…

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively (e.g., in a research…

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career (Online)

Online

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be shared by email to participants. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential…

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career

ILR Conference Center King-Shaw Hall, Ithaca, NY, United States

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively (e.g., in a research…

Building Mentoring Skills for an Academic Career (Online)

Online

This is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been selected to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be shared by email to participants. In this series of lunchtime workshops for graduate students and postdocs offered by CIRTL at Cornell, you will develop essential…

NextGen Professors: April Cohort Meeting

Zoom

This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs…

NextGen Professors: May Cohort Meeting

Zoom

This is invitation-only event for applicants who have been selected to participate in this year's NextGen Professors cohort and a limited number of additional registrants NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in…

Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search

Zoom

Join us for a live online panel discussion featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year! Bring your questions about the process and hear from the recent experiences of other Cornellians. Meets online via zoom - a link will be shared by email to participants. Register to attend Co-sponsored by…