Academic Job Search and Career Planning Roundtable Discussions w/ BCM Faculty  

Following Dr. Brendan Lee's lecture on "Building a Sustainable Research Program", we invite you to participate in a professional networking session with BCM faculty who will lead round-table discussions on a variety of topics. 

Participants will have the opportunity to rotate at various tables. Refreshments provided.

Topics of discussion include: 

- Grant Writing: writing an effective research plan; managing your first R01

- Faculty Job Search: interviewing/negotiating job offers; standing out as applicant

- Lab Management: setting up your lab; managing budgets; working with start-up funds

- Personnel Management & Mentoring: hiring/staffing the lab; recruiting students; mentoring staff vs. trainees

- Funding: opportunities for new investigators; career development awards

- Career Development Awards: K99/R00 - Transitioning from career development award to faculty 

- Managing Effective Collaborations: setting expectations, authorship negotiation, project management

- Postdoc to Faculty Transition: how to work with your mentor during job search 

- Work/Life Balance: maintaining work-life balance/managing burnout/when to say “no” 

- Mentoring (for you): developing mentors as a junior faculty and ensuring you get the necessary mentoring 

- Promotion and tenure: promotion and tenure in academic research intuitions