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The job talk for a faculty position at a PUI August 31, 2017 1
The job talk for a faculty position at a PUI
August 31, 2017
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Congrats, you just got invited to the finalist interview!
And they asked you to present on your research…
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What type of presentation is this?
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Teaching demo: Teach a portion of a class (i.e. DNA replication or Maternal health care)
Chalk talk: Future research (i.e. your first R01 grant) *primarily at R1 institutions
Research talk: primarily your past research and some portion of your future research program
Mixed: Any combination of teaching, research, and/or chalk talk presentation
Some questions to clarify before your visit:● Presentation topic ● Appropriate level (for undergrads, master’s students, for committee, etc.)● Expected attendance number ● Format of the room (lecture hall, class, layout, etc.)● Audience composition (i.e. mostly undergrads + department + search committee, etc.)● Presentation length and Q&A● AV: your computer or theirs
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“The presentation should be at a level understandable to undergraduate students who have taken the introductory biology sequence and also mostly accessible to faculty across biology, while still highlighting the candidate’s research for the biology faculty.”
What I’m not going to spend much time covering● In depth general information about slide and presentation formatting:
○ Watch Susan McConnell’s “Designing effective scientific presentations” video (42 min)■ http://bit.ly/iBiology-presentations
● Teaching demo● Chalk talk● Application material preparation
○ For more information: bit.ly/eventspacup
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Learning outcomesBy the end of the program, participants will be able to:
● Discuss the structure and purpose of a faculty job talk at a PUI● Describe the differences between a PUI job talk and an R1 job talk, conference
presentation, or department seminar● Describe the different elements of a successful faculty job talk at PUIs
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Part II: Practicing your faculty job talk
● bit.ly/job-talk-practice● Friday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where do you plan to start designing your presentation?Go to: socrative.com and choose “student login.” Then enter room: SPENCE2017
A. Last lab meetingB. Last conferenceC. Last grant proposal or research statementD. Figures from your paperE. From scratch
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Research-IntensiveInstitutions (R)
Research &Teaching
Focused (RT)
Teaching-OnlyInstitutions (T)
Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI)
Liberal Arts College
Master’s Granting Institution
What does it take to get hired at RT institutions?
Academic Career Readiness AssessmentRRT
T
Hiring requirements for RT institutions
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Qualification FocusResearch program Undergraduates must be included
Feasibility with limited resources
Communication of Research Spikes interest of non-experts and undergraduates
Teaching Experience: involvement mattersPotential matters
Collegiality Are you a good colleague? Can you share?
Fit Don’t want to be your backup planDisciplinary fit in teaching
Building the PUI job talk
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Who is your audience?
Backward designing the presentation
Who in the room matters most?Go to: socrative.com and choose “student login.” Then enter room: SPENCE2017
A. Search committeeB. Experts in your fieldC. Your potential departmentD. UndergraduatesE. Non-scientists
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Do you think undergrads will be able to understand the talk you give at a conference? Lab meeting? Seminar?
Example search committee: 2 people (your department) + 1 person (different department)
Example (Biology): Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Genetics, Cell biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Physiology, Developmental biology
Who should you be talking to?● Your job is to convince everyone in the room that what you do is interesting
and exciting○ Not just the search committee
● Talking to everyone (non-experts) is VERY different than a scientific meeting○ If you have slides from a recent meeting, not a single one will be good enough as is for these
audiences○ Recommendation: Start your presentation from scratch and think about the big ideas
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What is your audience evaluating?
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At a conference you are selling your science. At a job talk they are hiring YOU and they want to know what kind of potential colleague they will get. Collaborative? Team player?
This is a chance to show your ability to teach. It might be your only opportunity. Will students want to enroll in your class?
The “you” is more important, but don’t “dumb down” your research.
Be careful about overlapping interests with current faculty. There will likely only be 1 person doing the type of research you do (that is YOU)
Do you know what an undergrad can and can’t do? Will undergrads want to do research with you? Can you be a good mentor?
Who you are
Your teaching ability
The Science
Work with undergrads
The “fit” within the department
Answering their questions:
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Show you can be a good colleague:
Talk about what YOU did
Get rid of universal “we”
Remember “I” did not do science in a vacuum
Be engaging, personable. Clearly explain necessary information and why your work is interesting and exciting.
Even though there aren’t experts in your field, demonstrate that you are a thoughtful scientist. You can say pros and cons of an approach, etc.
Do your research and know what general areas of expertise are present. Show you will be a good colleague.
If you have a mentee with accomplishments, highlight them! “A summer student, Julie, who worked in our group last year, did XYZ”
Who you are
Your teaching ability
The Science
Work with undergrads
The “fit” within the department
Who should you practice your talk with?
● Lab○ Technicians
● Undergrads● People you know in this type of institution● People who used to work in this type of institution● People who want this type of position● OCPD
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Can non-experts follow your research? Will they be able to understand?
Create your audience at UCSF- be purposeful about who you invite to your talk
Building the PUI job talk
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Who is your audience?
Backward designing the presentation
Composition of the audience
Everyone at your talk matters
What your audience is evaluating
Building the PUI job talk
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Who is your audience?
Backward designing the presentation
Composition of the audience
Everyone at your talk matters
What your audience is evaluating
Backward designing your presentation
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Step 1 Start with 1 sentence take-home message
Step 2 Pick 2-3 pieces of data that are crucial to your message
Step 3 Design your intro to teach only background relevant to
steps 1 and 2
What is the one sentence you want the audience to say as a summary of your talk?
● Bad: That was boring● Worse: That person is really smart● Better: That research is so cool!● Better: I learned about how important
XYZ is in process ABC and that ABC is super important for MNO!
Backward designing your presentation
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Step 1 Start with 1 sentence take-home message
Step 2 Pick 2-3 pieces of data that are crucial to your message
Step 3 Design your intro to teach only background relevant to
steps 1 and 2
Only show enough data to get to your take home message and NO MORE
I know you want to...you spent a lot time and energy getting that data, proving your method works, or disproving alternatives
● But DON’T DO IT
Throw out the lab meeting/conference slides
Backward designing your presentation
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Step 1 Start with 1 sentence take-home message
Step 2 Pick 2-3 pieces of data that are crucial to your message
Step 3 Design your intro to teach only background relevant to
steps 1 and 2
Bro
ad Focus onto your question/hypothesis
Only necessary information
Potentially the longest part of your talk
Chance to show your ability to teach to non-experts
Will the audience understand why this is interesting/exciting? Will they understand the methods?
Conclusion slide
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A model puts your data back into a broader context.
● Use the model throughout as a roadmap
Visuals are more powerful than words.
Another chance to hammer home what YOU will bring to the department
● And define the 1 sentence takeaway
Your future workPart of your take home message
If undergrads will be the ones primarily participating in your research:
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● What will they get to do?● What projects will be exciting for them?● BE EXPLICIT
○ “Here is an example of project DEF that a student could do, and I think it will be terrific for a student because RST”
Building the PUI job talk
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Who is your audience?
Backward designing the presentation
Composition of the audience
Everyone at your talk matters
What your audience is evaluating
1. Start with 1 sentence take-home message
2. Pick 2-3 pieces of data that are crucial to your message
3. Design your intro to teach only background relevant to steps 1 and 2
What next?Come practice your talk and get feedback!
● Academic job talks: bit.ly/job-talk-practice○ Friday, October 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mission Bay
● Any type of talk (conference, job, etc.)○ Wednesday, November 1 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mission Bay○ More information to come
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Final EvalHelp us improve the workshop! Take the short evaluation: http://bit.ly/PUI-EVAL
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