This Fall series of participatory workshops focuses on the academic job market and addresses topics such as writing teaching, research, and diversity statements; creating ePortfolios; managing your online presence; and preparing for interviews.
- All workshops are FREE to attend and are facilitated through Zoom. The Zoom meeting link is provided after registration.
- Materials from the series will be made available in the Preparing Faculty Job Applications Resources Shared Folder. Use your UArizona email and password to access the folder.
Schedule and Descriptions
Overview of Academic Career Pathways
- September 10, 2025, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
- Navigating the job market can be a daunting task, especially for PhDs. This introductory workshop focuses on what career paths you can consider as someone with advanced doctoral or postdoctoral training. Attendees will gain insight into the career pathways within academia and higher education and how to begin navigating each path.
- Presenter: Dr. Vignesh Subbian
- Register Here: Overview ⋮ PFJA Fall 2025 - Overview of Academic Pathways ⋮ The University of Arizona ⋮ Events
Decoding Academic Job Postings & CVs
- September 17, 2025, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM
- This session demystifies how to read between the lines of faculty job postings and align your experiences to what hiring committees are seeking. Participants will learn strategies for tailoring their CVs, interpreting common language in job ads, and positioning themselves effectively for roles in academia and higher education.
- Presenter: Dr. Amanda Bogden
- Register Here: Overview ⋮ PFJA Fall 2025 - Decoding Academic Job Ads ⋮ The University of Arizona ⋮ Events
Developing your Teaching and Research Statements
- September 24, 2025, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Arizona Time
- Teaching and research statements represent core elements of the faculty job application, as they communicate not only what you can do, but also who you are. In this session, participants will engage in individual exercises and group discussions to begin to develop or refine their Teaching and Research Statements, including working with sample statements. Participants will also discuss what evidence is appropriate to include and ways to communicate or represent evidence in these statements, such as results from research, Teacher Course Evaluations, and other types of research and teaching data.
- Presenters: Dr. Kristin Winet & Dr. Mascha Gemein
- Register Here: Overview ⋮ PFJA Fall 2025 - Developing your Teaching and Research Statements ⋮ The University of Arizona ⋮ Events
Creating ePortfolios and an Online Presence
- October 1, 2025, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Arizona Time
- Building and maintaining a professional online presence is becoming a necessity for an academic career. Part of an academic identity is a cohesive and comprehensive professional ePortfolio, which often includes a teaching philosophy statement, representative sample of instructional materials, research materials, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. In this workshop, we will discuss the purpose and characteristics of an effective professional ePortfolio, strategies for an engaging ePortfolio design, and share examples of online portfolios.
- Presenter: Dr. Emily Schwaller
- Register Here: Overview ⋮ PFJA Fall 2025 - Creating ePortfolios & LinkedIn ⋮ The University of Arizona ⋮ Events
Preparing for the Academic Job Interview
- October 8, 2025, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Arizona Time
- For any college faculty position, job interviews not only involve fielding questions about teaching experience from various stakeholders, but also commonly include teaching demonstrations that range from a short audition to guest teaching in actual courses. For faculty positions that also involve research, questions about research and a research talk are expected. This workshop will cover the nature of the academic interview process and how to prepare for the interview. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice answering actual interview questions.
- Presenter: Dr. Jenny Hoit
- Register Here: Overview ⋮ PFJA Fall 2025 - Preparing for the Academic Job Interview ⋮ The University of Arizona ⋮ Events