Join a peer-led group of interdisciplinary PhDs and post-docs applying for tenure-track and full-time contract academic jobs.
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In weekly 90-minute seminar-style meetings, group members will have the opportunity to:
- share their academic job search progress
- discuss aspects of the academic job search process (CVs, research statements, teaching demos, etc.)
- develop their communication and pedagogical skills through short presentations and discussion facilitation
- review and have their own documents reviewed by peers and career advisors
- practice for interviews, job talks and teaching demos
- draft the components of an academic job application
A CaPS staff member will be present to help facilitate the meetings and provide non-discipline specific career development advice.
Weekly topics:
- Welcome: Community Guidelines and Finding Jobs
- Application: CV/CL
- Application: Research Statement and EDI Statement
- Application: Teaching Portfolio
- Campus Visits and Job Interviews
- Teaching Demonstrations and Job Talks听
- Mock Teaching Demos and Job Talks听
- (Optional) Alternative Career Paths for PhDs and Postdocs
Note: Accelerate is a space for job search discussion and peer review from fellow academic job seekers. If you are more interested in听learning about the academic job search in a structured workshop format, look for CaPS's Academic Career workshop seeries in September 2025!听