[Neuropostdocs] A Guide to Finding, Applying for, and Landing a Faculty Position

[Pregent, Stephanie Ann]

Thought this might be of interest to some of you...

A Guide to Finding, Applying for, and Landing a Faculty Position
[http://neuronline.sfn.org/-/media/OMP/Images/Article-Images/Professional-Development/2019/A-Guide-to-Finding-Applying-for-and-Landing-a-Faculty-Position.jpg]
Arianna Maffei is an associate professor at Stony Brook University, where she has led an independent research program since 2008. In this interview, she answers some of postdocs' most common questions at the start of their careers, on topics including finding mentors, applying and interviewing for jobs, and starting a lab.
Click on each question to reveal her perspectives.

1. How can trainees connect with potential mentors?
2. How should trainees strategize their postdoc if they feel they're being pulled in different research directions?
3. How soon should grad students start looking for postdocs?
4. How soon should postdocs start applying for academic jobs?
5. How should the CV differ for teaching and research positions?
6. How can job applicants improve their chances of being offered an interview?
7. How important is having a grant?
8. What advice do you have for successful job interviews?
9. What can candidates do to prepare for the chalk talk?
10. What should candidates know about the negotiation process?
11. Say someone has accepted a faculty position and is starting his or her own lab. What advice do you have for differentiating your research from your adviser's?

http://neuronline.sfn.org/articles/professional-development/2019/a-guide-to-finding-applying-for-and-landing-a-faculty-position

[http://neuronline.sfn.org/-/media/OMP/Images/Bio-Images/Arianna-Maffei.jpg]
Arianna Maffei, PhD
Arianna Maffei is an associate professor in the department of neurobiology and behavior at SUNY Stony Brook. She received her PhD in physiology from the University of Pavia, in Italy, and was a postdoctoral scholar at Brandeis University. Her lab studies how experience and learning modify the connectivity and excitability of neuronal circuits and how these changes affect behavior.






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Stephanie

Stephanie Pregent
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Business Administrative Associate
Neuroscience Program | Beckman Institute
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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