ESA Professional Development Calendar

Empower yourself and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to secure your desired academic positions. This comprehensive webinar series, consisting of 7 sessions split between May and October, will explore every aspect of academic career development.

2 options:

register for individual sessions

OR

register for all 7 for a discounted price

The first webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed to provide practical experience in composing essential documents for academic applications. Participants will learn to articulate their expertise and achievements effectively in writing, understand the implicit expectations in academia, and develop a robust outline for a research statement

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference.

May 1, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

Daniel Reuman (University of Kansas) will present on the wsyn R package – Wavelet approaches to Studies of Synchrony in Ecology

The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 1 pm ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.

This second webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed for a practical experience in writing essential documents for academic applications, particularly focusing on teaching statements. Participants will learn to effectively communicate their expertise and accomplishments in writing, understand the unspoken norms of academia, and depart with a solid outline for a teaching statement.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 8, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

Summer: May 20 – July 7 (early bird* ends May 6): $500 professional / $400 student

*Early bird saves $50

This third webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series aims to provide practical experience in crafting essential documents for academic applications, specifically focusing on DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) statements. Participants will learn to effectively showcase their expertise and achievements in writing, understand the implicit norms of academia, and depart with a solid outline for a DEI statement.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 22, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET

Spring : May 27 – July 21, 2024 (with course access through August 18)

This fourth webinar of the “From Application to Negotiation: Your Roadmap to Landing Academic Positions” webinar series is designed to provide practical training in drafting essential documents for academic applications, with a focus on cover letters. Participants will learn to effectively communicate their expertise and achievements in written form, gain insight into the implicit norms of academia, and leave with a well-defined outline for a cover letter.

Who is this for?: The primary audience includes students and early-career researchers interested in working at academic institutions. This series could also be very useful to current faculty (mid-career or senior) who advise students on building application materials.
Career Level: Useful to all career levels, but most applicable to recent graduates and early-career.
Prerequisite Education or Experience: None, but participants should have an updated CV to reference
May 29, 2024 2:00 – 3:15 PM ET