Sweating the Small Stuff: Michael Gunderson, Assistant Professor Getting the Agenda Phone call searchdepartment chair You are likely to see some mix of: ResearchTeachingExtension Seminar Meetings with individual faculty or groups of
Related Topics
Share
Embed code
Download this presentation From Below
"Sweating the Small Stuff: Michael Gunderson," is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to
download and print the materials on this website for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it
on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright
notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this
agreement.
Presentation Transcript
01
Sweating the Small Stuff: Michael Gunderson, Assistant Professor<br>
02
Getting the Agenda Phone call search/department chair
You are likely to see some mix of:
Research/Teaching/Extension Seminar
Meetings with individual faculty or groups of faculty
Meetings with students
Meetings with stakeholders
Meetings with administrators
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Meetings with human resource representatives
Meetings with realtors<br>
03
Seminars Be brief
Research seminars
Current research
Something with results
Future applications
Teaching seminars
Prepare something relatively simple and well-known
Engage the students in a dialogue
Be confident<br>
04
Faculty Meetings Prepare for the meetings
Department webpage
Google Scholar
Be determined to let them do most of the talking
Prepare questions about their research
Be ready to indicate how your areas of interest might fit<br>
05
Meetings with Students Graduate students are a good source
You are likely to be able to easily relate to them
Ask about why they chose that school
Questions about their frustrations
Undergraduate students<br>
06
Meetings with Stakeholders Stakeholders outside the university
Learn about the state and its industries
Give some strategies for dealing with current issues
Stakeholders inside the university
Learn about other departments and their strengths
Prepare some options for cross-campus collaboration<br>
07
Meeting with Administrators Administrators are interested in your long-term success
What are your goals in five years? Post-tenure?
What are your passions?
What do you offer the college?
Challenge administrators
What resources will they give you?
What support is there for Research? Teaching? Grant Writing?
What is the long-term strategy for the department?<br>
08
Eating Meals Relax
Change to comfortable clothes for dinner
Ask questions about the community and family life
Ask about hobbies and other interests
Let others order first<br>
09
Other Meetings Human Resources
Retirement
Health Insurance
Most information is on the internet
Realtors
Generally a less valuable use of time
Typically can house hunt once you decide on a job<br>
