<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear All,<div><br></div><div>This is an excellent opportunity for the LA-SiGMA postdocs and graduate students. NSF covers all meals, and lodging costs for workshop participants as well as a travel stipend for airfare or mileage of up to $200. If you would like LA-SiGMA to cover funds that the NSF workshop does not cover, let us know.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>-Bety<br><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Begin forwarded message:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">From: <<a href="mailto:jan.rinehart@rice.edu">jan.rinehart@rice.edu</a>><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Date: May 17, 2011 1:32:59 PM CDT<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">To: "Julia Amborski" <<a href="mailto:jambor@rice.edu">jambor@rice.edu</a>><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Subject: 2011 Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop at Rice<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">University for Underrepresented Postdocs and Late Stage PhD Students<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Dear Colleagues:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">A recent study of diversity in engineering notes that “the most accurate<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">predictor of subsequent success for female undergraduates is the percentage<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">of women among faculty members at their college [1].” At Rice University we<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of science and<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">engineering faculty and students. As part of this goal we are sponsoring a<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">workshop for underrepresented* graduate students and post-docs in Science,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Engineering, and Psychology who are interested in pursuing an academic<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">career. The workshop, Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position, (September<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">18-20, 2011), is designed to provide participants hands-on experience to<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">enhance their knowledge of and ability to find the right faculty position.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Through support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Institutional Transformation Award, all meals, and lodging costs will be<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">provided for workshop participants as well as a travel stipend for airfare<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">or mileage of up to $200. Applications are due July 28. The online<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">application can be found at <a href="http://advance.rice.edu/applicationform.aspx">http://advance.rice.edu/applicationform.aspx</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Topics Covered in Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Finding the right institutional fit<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Understanding what a search committee is looking for<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Standing out in the interview<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Maximizing the impact of your interview seminar<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Negotiating a good start up package<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Obtaining funding<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Building your lab/research program<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Understanding the tenure process<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">· Balancing work and family<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Please give the attached flier to qualified candidates who are interested<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">in an academic career.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Thank you,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">NIFP Workshop Committee Members<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Jan Rinehart<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Executive Director, NSF ADVANCE Program<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">1] Trowers and Chait; Harvard Magazine, 104:33, 2002.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">* Underrepresented in Science, Engineering and Psychology includes all<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">women, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaskan Natives and<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">US born Pacific Islanders.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">----- End forwarded message -----<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><negotiatingflier11L.pdf><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>