Agenda

Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position: A Workshop for Women in Science&Engineering
October 18-20, 2009

Made possible by an ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to Rice University

List of presentations and corresponding resources

Sunday evening keynote speaker

• Movin’ On Up – Don’t Stop ‘til the Top
  • Nancy Dickey
  • President, Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the Texas A&M System

Monday morning panel discussions

• What is a Search Committee Looking For? Putting Together a Successful Faculty Application
  • Seiichi Matsuda (CHEM)
  • Joff Silberg (BCB)
  • Matteo Pasquali (CHBE)
• How To Stand Out In The Interview: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Interview
  • Sherry Woods (UT Austin)
  • Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BIOE)
• Finding the Right Institutional Fit For You: How to (Safely) Find Out About the Culture of the Department and College
  • Kathy Matthews (BCB)
  • Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BIOE)

Monday lunch speaker

• Leading an Effective Research Team
  • Susan Margulies, University of Pennsylvania

Monday afternoon panel discussions

• How and When To Negotiate a Good Start Up Package
  • Behnaam Aazhang (ECE)
  • Jim Kinsey (CHEM)
  • Michael Diehl (BIOE)
  • Junghae Suh (BIOE)
• How to Obtain Funding
  • Rob Raphael (BIOE)
  • Katie Cervenka (Corporate and Foundation Relations)
• Building Your Lab – Non-Experimental: Transitioning to Independence
  • Shelly Harvey (Math)
  • Beatrice Riviere (CAAM)
  • Gus Scuseria (CHEM)
• Building Your Lab – Experimental: Transitioning to Independence
  • Rebekah Drezek (BIOE)
  • Bonnie Bartel (BCB)
  • Susan Margulies (University of Pennsylvania)

Tuesday morning panel discussions

• Teaching Your First Course: Balancing Teaching and Research
  • Yousif Shamoo (BCB)
  • Rebekah Drezek (BIOE)
• Understanding the Tenure Process
  • Jennifer West (BIOE)
  • Kathy Matthews (BCB)
• Balancing Your Life
  • Janet Braam (BCB)
  • Jennifer Rudgers (EEB)
  • Lisa Biswal (CHBE)

Tuesday lunch speaker

• Fear of Failure, Fear of Success
  • Mikki Hebl (Psychology)