This session is part of Level 2.1 research skills training of AHSS Future Faculty.
Job talk is a significant part of a traditional campus visit and provides an opportunity for the job candidate to demonstrate your ability to contribute as a potential colleague and to communicate as a scholar. Depending on the types of institutions that you are applying to, the expectations of a job talk will also vary in length, format, and evaluation standards. In this session, participants will learn about approaches and best practices of crafting a well-rounded job talk, especially for those in humanities fields.
Speaker
Clare Kinney, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Placement - Dr. Kinney is Associate Professor of English at the University of Virginia. She earned her B.A. in English at Cambridge University. Under a Paul W. Mellon Fellowship, she attended Yale University, where she earned her Ph.D. Professor Kinney served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the UVA English Department and is in charge of its Distinguished Majors Program. In 2007 Professor Kinney was the recipient of a University of Virginia All-University Teaching Award. She also received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Z Society of the University of Virginia.
Recommended Reading
The Academic Job Talk - Tomorrow's Professor Posting
Registration
Upon registration, you will receive Zoom links and further instructions for each session.