Postdocs

UMBC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Faculty Diversity, 2011-2013

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Summer 2011:

Join the PROMISE Summer Success Institute for a special session dedicated to postdocs, faculty, and professionals: “Expanding Your Reach” with Dr. Joan Reede from Harvard University. Register: http://www.cvent.com/d/rcqnm8

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Coming 2011-2012 to UMBC

• Welcome and Networking Reception for Postdoctoral Fellows
• Networking Lunches for Postdoctoral Fellows
• Seminars through the Faculty Development Center

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Attend the 2011 SREB Jr. Faculty Professional Development Conference:

SREB Jr Faculty Conference Background

For Postdocs, Instructors, and Junior faculty (pre-tenure)

Atlanta, GA, October 20-23, 2011

2011  Jr. Faculty Conference Facilitator, Dr. Johnetta G. Davis, Former Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland College Park (retired), and a Founding Co-PI of PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP.

2012 Junior Faculty Professional Development Conference

October 25-28, 2012, Tampa, Florida

For:

• Doctoral students who are teaching
• Postdocs
• Instructors
• Adjunct faculty
• Assistant Professors

This conference is part of the SREB Institute for Teaching and Mentoring/Compact for Faculty Diversity

Purpose of the conference: “For new minority junior faculty, there are still challenges and barriers – beyond those faced by all new faculty – that can prevent them from building and achieving successful academic careers. This observation is affirmed by years of feedback from Institute graduates who are in faculty positions and by national data that show the low representation of minorities who have earned tenure and achieve the rank of full professor. Having already invested in scholars’ success earning the Ph.D., it makes sense, and it is our goal to invest further to enhance and extend services to help ensure the long-term success of junior faculty members in the academy.”

To be placed on the mailing list for additional information, contact Dr. Bob Belle, bob.belle@sreb.org

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SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

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FUNDING and GRANT-WRITING WORKSHOPS: The research funding workshop series is presented by Ralph Pollack, Associate VP for Research and former department chair.  List of Dr. Pollack’s “how to write grants”  workshops:

http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events?mode=upcoming&tag=ralphpollack

The full list of upcoming Office of Research Administration events can be found here:
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events?mode=upcoming&tag=ora

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High Impact Teaching
August 24, 2011, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., UC 312, UMBC Campus

Various research studies show that certain kinds of teaching experiences seem to have the greatest impact on students’ learning. These practices include: first-year seminars, writing-intensive courses, collaborative assignments and projects, undergraduate research, service learning or community-based learning, internships, and capstone courses and projects. Join us for a panel discussion with UMBC faculty who have taught first year seminars, writing-intensive courses, and capstone courses or who have incorporated service or community-based learning or collaborative learning into their courses. They’ll share their thoughts on the value of this kind of teaching and provide insights on how to plan such courses for your students. Lunch will be provided. Sign-up

Sponsored by the UMBC Faculty Development Center

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Great Teachers Talk about Teaching

Thursday, September 8, 12-1:30 p.m., Commons 329

Join your colleagues for an engaging discussion on teaching, including ideas on: helping students achieve our goals for their learning, dealing with various challenges in teaching we all face, and keeping our teaching fresh and exciting over time. A panel of senior faculty at UMBC, all current or past Presidential Teaching Professors, share their insights gleaned from many years of practice and reflection on teaching. Lunch will be provided. Panelists include:

Lynnda Dahlquist, Psychology

Wendy Salkind, Theatre

Phil Sokolove, Biological Sciences

Sponsored by the Faculty Development Center

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Motivating Students to Prepare and Engage in Their Own Learning

Friday, September 9, 12-1:30 p.m., UC 310

Do you feel that your students come to class unprepared and uninterested? Do you find that students seem unable to learn on their own and lack good study skills? Join this discussion facilitated by Linda Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center, on strategies to address these issues. Participants are asked to read two short articles in preparation for the discussion—links will be sent to those who register for the discussion. Lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by the UMBC Faculty Development Center

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PROMISE Opening Meeting for Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Faculty
Friday, September 9 2011, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

• The PROMISE Fall Opening Meeting connects the community of faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students of color. Resources and tips for success at UMBC are shared. Dinner will be served.

Sponsored by the PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

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Managing Time and Setting Goals, Beth Wells, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
September 29, 2011, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in Commons 329

Are you feeling the crunch of the new fall semester? Do you have important projects to complete this academic year?  Beth Wells will share basic stress and time management skills, and tips on setting your goals for the academic year and beyond.

Sponsored by the UMBC Faculty Development Center

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Developing a Teaching Portfolio
Friday, 10/14/11, 12:00 – 2:00 PM, UC Ballroom Lounge

RSVP: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/8942

Co-Sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP and the UMBC Faculty Development Center

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Balancing Research and Teaching
October 20, 2011, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in Commons 329

• A panel of senior faculty share their strategies for successfully balancing the multiple demands that faculty face. A question and answer period will follow the panel presentation. Panelists include:

- Kevin Eckert, Sociology and Anthropology
- Thomas Field, Modern Languages and Linguistics
- Michael Summers, Chemistry

Sponsored by the UMBC Faculty Development Center

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Fundamentals of Proposal Preparation
Friday, October 28 2011, Noon – 3:00 p.m.

This introductory workshop is for faculty, staff and others who either are new to the art of proposal preparation or who wish to increase their probabilities of success. The workshop is appropriate for those in all areas, including the sciences, social sciences and humanities. RSVP: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/8944

Sponsored by UMBC Training

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PROF-it: Professors-in-Training Seminar: Understanding Learning Styles
Friday, December 2 2011, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

• Dr. Anne Spence will lead this popular workshop on understanding learning styles using the Kolb model. Dr. Spence has presented this workshop for PROF-it annually, and based on its popularity, she has also been invited to present it for faculty at the University Retreat.

Sponsored by the PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

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From the National Academies: 

2012 POSTDOC CONFERENCE & CAREER FAIR
The Annual Postdoc Conference and Career Fair will take place on July 12, 2012 at the Bethesda North Marriott. This conference and career fair is for current postdoctoral fellows working in Washington, D.C. area federal labs and universities, and for companies recruiting high-level S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals. It exposes area postdoctoral fellows in the S.T.E.M. fields to the many career options (e.g., government, private sector, entrepreneurship) that are available to them. The career fair portion also connects local job-seeking postdocs with companies seeking that level of talent. Please visit this page for more information:http://postdocconference.org/.

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Training Seminars at UMBC:

http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training

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Office of Postdoctoral Scholars at UMB:

http://postdoc.umaryland.edu/Pages/home.aspx

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Developing a Proposal – Guidelines:

http://www.umbc.edu/research/OSP/proposals/proposal_information.html

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The Postdoc Manual at UMCP:

http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/postdoctoral_fellows/about_manual.html

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Finding a Postdoctoral position:

• Institute for Broadening Participation’s web portal: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Postdocs_portal.asp.
• Postdoc Opportunities – Listings on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pathways-to-Science-Post-Doc-Opportunities/50261104217?v=wall#!/pages/Pathways-to-Science-Post-Doc-Opportunities/50261104217?v=wall