BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260610T072646EDT-03141V68Ug@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260610T112646Z DESCRIPTION:Designed for PhD’s\, Academic Career Week will provide a series of panels and presentations addressing key elements of the doctoral proce ss and the academic job search. Faculty will present on defending\, academ ic applications and the interview.   To register for all events and worksh ops and to view job postings go to myFuture.\n\nYou have access to our ser vices for up to one year after graduation.  These events offer valuable ex pertise and advice\; please share and make use of them!\n\n\nAcademic Care er Week 2017 Roster:\n\n\n \n \n \n Strategies for a Successful Thesis Defence \n \n \n Monday\, March 27 | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Brown 5001\n \n \n \n \n The Aca demic Interview & The Job Talk\n \n \n Tuesday\, March 28 | 12:30pm – 2:00 pm | Brown 5001\n \n \n \n \n (MAC) The Academic Interview & The Job Talk\n \n \n Tu esday\, March 28 | 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Mac Campus Faculty Lounge\n \n \n \n \n How to Get Your Research Out\n \n \n Wednesday\, March 29 | 1:00 pm - 2:30 | Brown 5001 \n \n \n \n \n Collaboration & The Dissertation: Getting the Most Out of Your Supervisor\n \n \n Wednesday\, March 29 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Bro wn 5001\n \n \n \n \n The Academic Dossier: Teaching & Research Statements\n \n \n Thursday\, March 30 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Brown 3001\n \n \n \n \n Negotiati ng Your Job Offer\n \n \n Thursday\, March 30 |  5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Brown 50 01\n \n \n \n \n The Academic CV & Cover Letter Presentation\n \n \n Friday\, Marc h 31\, 2017 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Brown 5001    \n \n \n \n\n\n\n [to view t he speakers at this event and their bios\, click here]\n\n\nStrategies for a Successful Thesis Defence\n\nMonday\, March 27\, 2017 - 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm - Brown 5001\n\nYou managed to write that thesis and now it boils down to your oral defense. Find out how to impress your committee\, avoid comm on pitfalls and enjoy your moment of glory!\n\nPANELISTS: \n\nDr. Lydia Wh ite\, Professor\, Linguistics\n\nDr. Shawn Robbins\, Assistant Professor\, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy\n\nBernard Robaire\, PhD\, FRSC \n James McGill Professor\n Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and of Obstetrics and Gynecology\n\nSrikar Vengallatore\, Associate Professor \, Department of Mechanical Engineering\n\n\nThe Academic Interview & The Job Talk\n Tuesday\, March 28\, 2017 - 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Brown 5001\n\nH ear what faculty have to say about the academic job market\, get tips on t he application process\, how to best position yourself to get interviews a nd job offers\, and what to do if your luck is running out. The format wil l be brief presentations followed by a Q & A.\n\nPANELISTS:\n \n Dr. Doreen Starke-Meyerring\, Associate Professor\, DISE\n \n Dr. Brian Lewis\, Profess or of History\, Department of History & Classical Studies\n\nDr. Irah King \, Assistant Professor\, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology\n\nAnne-Marie Kietzig\, Associate Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\n\n\n(M AC) The Academic Interview & The Job Talk\n Tuesday\, March 28\, 2017 - 11: 30 am – 1:00 pm - Macdonald Campus\, Faculty Lounge\n\nHear what faculty h ave to say about the academic job market\, get tips on the application pro cess\, how to best position yourself to get interviews and job offers\, an d what to do if your luck is running out. The format will be brief present ations followed by a Q & A.\n\nPANELISTS:\n\nDr. Niladri (Nil) Basu\, PhD \n Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair\, (CRC) in Environmental H ealth Sciences\, Department of Natural Resource Sciences | School of Human Nutrition\, McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental\n \nDr. Jennifer Ronholm\n Assistant Professor\, McGill University\, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences\n \n Dr. Valerie Orsat\, Ph.D.\, Ing.\, Associate Professor and Chair\, McGill University\, Department of B ioresource Engineering\n\n\nHow to Get Your Research Out\n Wednesday\, Marc h 29\, 2017 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm - Brown 5001\n\nFinding ways to disseminat e your research is one of the most important steps you can take to positio n yourself for an academic career. Publishing in academic journals and del ivering conference presentations are two longstanding and important ways o f sharing your research\, but less traditional approaches are also growing in importance. This panel will share insights on some of the varied metho ds academics use to share their research and provide advice on ways gradua te students can start to develop a public research profile.\n\nPANELISTS: \n\nProfessor Andrew Hendry\, Department of Biology and Redpath Museum\n\n Professor Brian Cowan\, Department of History\n\nProfessor Amélie Quesnel- Vallée\, Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities\, Presi dent\, RC15 Sociology of Health\, International Sociological Association\, Director\, International Research Infrastructure on Social inequalities i n health (IRIS)\, Associate Professor\, McGill University\n\nMODERATOR:\n \n Falisha Karpati\n\n\nCollaboration & The Dissertation: Getting the Most Out of Your Supervisor\n Wednesday\, March 29\, 2017 – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Brown 5001 \n\nLearn ways to manage one of your most significant relations hips in graduate school and beyond. Learn how to clarify your own responsi bilities and those of your supervisor – have a constructive interaction wi th your mentor and minimize conflicts –present your ideas to an individual or a team for the best outcome –manage the interaction as it matures over the course of graduate studies and carries forward as you become colleagu es. This format will be brief presentations by panelists followed by Q & A .\n\nPANELISTS:\n\nJean-Jacques Lebrun (Director)\n Full Professor of Medic ine\, Cancer Research Program\, McGill University Health Center\n Associate Dean\, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies\, McGill University\n\nLisa Trav is\, Professor\, Department of Linguistics\n\n\nThe Academic Dossier: Teac hing & Research Statements\n Thursday\, March 30\, 2017 – 12:00 pm – 1:30 p m - Brown Room 3001 \n\nApplications for academic positions may involve ma ny additional components beyond the traditional CV and cover letter. It ca n be difficult to know how to use these materials strategically\, or even know what to include. This workshop will prepare applicants to understand how hiring committees use these documents and develop techniques for highl ighting their potential as teachers and researchers.\n \n PRESENTER:\n\nDani elle Barkley\, PhD.\, Career Advisor\, Career Planning Service\n\n\nNegoti ating Your Job Offer\n Thursday\, March 30\, 2017 – 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Bro wn 5001\n\nCongratulations\, you’ve been offered an academic position! Sho uld you ask for more? How do you negotiate your contract? Let’s talk about negotiation fears\, myths\, and action plans.   \n\nPRESENTER:\n \n Niem Hu ynh\, PhD.\, Manager\, Graduate Student Recruitment\, Enrolment Services\, Concordia University\n\n\nThe Academic CV & Cover Letter Presentation\n Fr iday\, March 31\, 2017 – 10:00 am – 11:30 am - Brown 5001       \n\nThe ac ademic CV and cover letter are essential documents for positioning yoursel f as a strong job candidate. They give you the opportunity to both highlig ht your achievements as a scholar and show why you are a good fit with the institution you are applying to. This workshop will be co-hosted by the C areer Planning Service\, and the McGill Writing Centre in order to provide you with strategies and advice on how to make the most of your academic j ob application.\n\nPRESENTERS:\n\nDr. Yvonne Hung\, Graduate Program Coord inator\, McGill Writing Centre\n\nDanielle Barkley\, PhD\, Career Advisor\ , Career Planning Service\n\n\nRSVP required through myFuture.  From your homepage\, click on events followed by Workshop and keyword search ACW 201 7\n\n \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170331 LOCATION:Brown Student Services\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G3\, 3600 rue M cTavish SUMMARY:Academic Career Week 2017 URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/caps/channels/event/academic-career-week-2017 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR