IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 405: Surviving the Academic Interview: A Round Table Discussion
Monday 11 July 2011, 19.30-20.30
| Sponsor: | Graduate Student Committee, Medieval Academy of America |
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| Organiser: | Sarah Parker, Department of Art & Art History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Moderator/Chair: | Kathleen Neal, School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, Monash University, Victoria |
| Abstract | This session will offer advice and tips to doctoral/graduate students of all levels on what to expect and how to perform well in academic job interviews. Issues to be addressed may include: an overview of the interview process; anticipating and answering challenging questions; strategies for phone and campus interviews; how best to present one's research when interviewing in different academic scenarios (e.g. established universities with a strong research focus; universities that prioritize teaching; colleges, research-only institutions, or for postdoctoral research posts); preparing teaching demonstrations and/or portfolios; interacting with an institution's graduate students; differences between interviews for different types of position (short-term vs permanent or tenure-track; research vs teaching focused); knowing when an institution is the right or wrong fit; balancing professionalism and collegiality; advice on job negotiations (e.g. with the Dean or Department Chair). Panelists will present their personal top 10 tips before taking questions from the floor. Light refreshments will follow. Participants include Daniel Franke (University of Rochester, New York), Kathleen Neal (Monash University, Victoria), Alice Rio (King's College London), and Sita Steckel (Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, Münster). |