Landing an R1 Faculty Position

Moderator: Mayela Aldaz – Materials Grad Student and VP of UCSB SACNAS Graduate Chapter Panelists:  Mahnoosh Alizadeh – Assistant Professor ​Electrical and Computer Engineering Netz Arroyo – Postdoc in Chemistry and Assistant Prof., Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins Katy Craig – Assistant Professor, Mathematics Grace DiRenzo – Postdoc in EEMB This panel of postdocs and recently hired faculty  will share their experience of being on the academic job market. With advice for successfully moving through the application and hiring process, as well as considerations for setting up a group, they will discuss their take on some of the basics of this process --- submitting application packets, interviewing, negotiating and making decisions about job offers, and thinking about establishing their research programs.