The Interview(at an R1 University)
Sandra YuterDept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
North Carolina State University
20 March 2015
Preparation for the Interview• Do homework about school, department and
faculty• Prepare plans for:–Courses you are prepared/willing to teach,
incorporation of reformed teaching–Obtaining funded research (topics, types of
proposals, agencies, collaborations)– Succeeding in research (mentoring students,
startup needs, papers)• Prepare your questions
Job Talk talk about a paper thesis presentation
conference talk
~ teaching auditionAddress: = big picture context
= why your work is important= vision
Know your audience
Department Chair
Search Committee
Faculty Faculty
FacultyGrad Students
Undergrads
Search Committee
Faculty
Adequate Time for Preparation• Homework and plan preparation ~40 hours
• Preparing a good 50 min talk from scratch takes ~40 hours
• Figure out your minutes per slide
• First 20 min – Background Context• Next 20 min – Data, Methods and Results• Last 10 min – Vision
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