Women in Engineering

 

Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop

October 20-23, 2004

Made possible by the College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

 


Agenda


Wednesday, October 20

before 6:00pm Check-in Radisson Hotel
(
111 Cesar Chavez, 512-478-9611)
6:00 - 6:30 Vans leave Radisson Hotel Deanna Buckley and Linda Nieman
meet attendees in hotel lobby
7:00 - 7:30 Dinner

“Camels, Roadrunners, and University Faculty”

Texas Union, Santa Rita Room, 3.502

Deb Niemeier, PhD
Past Chair of Civil Engineering
UC Davis

8:30 - 9:00 Return to Hotel  

Thursday, October 21

All meetings were held in the Texas Union, Eastwoods Room 2.102, unless otherwise noted.
7:45 - 8:30 Transportation to Texas Union Alicia Lacy meets attendees in hotel lobby
8:30 - 9:30

"What Is A Search Committee Looking For?"

       Putting Together A Successful Faculty
       Application

 

Deb Niemeier (CE)
Dave Bogard (ME)
 Sharon Wood (ChE)
Hillary Hart (ChE)
9:30 - 10:30

 "How To Stand Out In The Interview"
       How to Maximize the Impact of Your
       Interview Seminar

Sherry Woods (COE)
Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BME)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00

"Finding The Right Institutional Fit For You"
        How To (Safely) Find Out About the
        Culture of the Department and College

Eric Taleff (ME)
Lynn Katz (CE)
Janet Ellzey (ME)
Maria Juenger (CE)
Mia Markey (BME)
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

 

"Fear of Failure, Fear of Success"



Lucia Gilbert (Vice Provost)
1:30-2:30

"How and When To Negotiate a Good
Start Up Package"

John Ekerdt (ChE)
Gerry Speitel (CE)
Mary Jo Kirisits (CE)
Bob Bishop (Aero)
2:30 - 3:30

"How to Get Funding"

                 

 
Rick Neptune (ME)
Preston Wilson (ME)
Kerry Kinney (CE)
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break  
4:00 - 5:30

"Teaching Your First Course"

         Balancing Teaching and Research

Archie Holmes (ECE)
Roger Bonnecaze (ChE)
Kara Kockelman (CE)
Phil Schmidt (ME)
5:30 - 7:00 Dinner Texas Union, Santa Rita Room 3.502
7:00 and after Vans return to Radisson Hotel

Friday, October 22

All meetings were held in the Texas Union, Eastwoods Room 2.102, unless otherwise noted.
7:45 - 8:30 Vans leave Radisson Hotel Kristen Carlson meets attendees in hotel lobby
8:30 - 9:30

"Building Your Lab"

Christine Schmidt (BME)
Krish Roy (BME)
George Georgiou (BME)
9:30 - 10:30

"Understanding The Tenure Process"

David Dolling (Aero)
Ellen Rathje (CE)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00

"Balancing Your Life"

Suzanne Barber (ECE)
Sherry Woods (COE)
Tony Ambler (ECE)
Philip Varghese (Aero)
Chandra Bhat (CE)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30

Meet with Department Chairs and Key Senior Faculty for individual meetings

See “Schedule for Individual Meetings and Practice Talks” for locations
2:30 - 4:30

Deliver Practice Talks

See “Schedule for Individual Meetings and Practice Talks” for locations
4:30 - 6:30

Reception with the Dean of Engineering and College of Engineering Faculty

ACES Lobby
6:30 and after Vans return to Radisson Hotel

Saturday, October 23

Depart for airport on your own
Abbreviations:       Aero =   Aerospace Engineering
                            BME =   Biomedical Engineering
                            ChE   =  Chemical Engineering
                            CE     =  Civil Engineering
                            COE  =  College of Engineering
                            ECE  =   Electric and Computer Engineering
                            ME   =   Mechanical Engineering