For our eighth year, we're producing online workshops of topics from our past in-person conferences. We thank the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) for their support. For now, BWF Postdoctoral Enrichment Program fellows have priority to register for these workshops. If there's capacity, then we'll open up registration to members of our DiverseScholar email newsletter. Participants will be preparing elements of their job application in anticipation of the Fall faculty hiring season.
Past events: 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Launching Your Academic Job Search
Faculty Jobs
Our lead speaker about faculty job applications is Bill Lindstaedt, Assistant Vice Chancellor (retired) of Career Advancement, International, and Postdoctoral Services at the University of California, San Francisco. Read about his topic "Launching Your Academic Job Search" based on Academic Career Readiness research. He has been helping scientists and engineers make career decisions for over twenty years. From 2014 to 2023, he served as the Executive Director of the umbrella unit known as Career Advancement, International & Postdoctoral Services, comprised of three offices: The Office of Career and Professional Development, International Students and Scholars Office and the Postdoc Office. Prior to this, he was Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, his career advising work focuses on helping pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research scientists with their career and professional development issues. Mr. Lindstaedt is a co-author of ScienceCareers "myIDP", a popular career development tool hosted by Science magazine's careers site. In his one-on-one practice, he has developed particular expertise working with life and health scientists as they transition from academic positions to careers in biotech and other non-academic settings. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and a Master's degree from the joint Counseling Psychology and Higher Education/Student Affairs programs at Indiana University.
Logistics
When: Friday, August 28, 2026
Where: Instructions for the online session will be emailed to accepted registrants.