Preparing Future Faculty--GRAD 59000-011 (CRN 37260)

Tuesdays 9:30-11:20am

Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) is a 2 credit hour course which utilizes a Pass/No Pass grading system. Students meet weekly for 2 hours for a mentoring session with vice provosts, deans, department heads and faculty members.

Three basic elements compose the course:

1.       Discussions and mentoring with vice provosts, deans, department heads, faculty members, and colleagues

2.       Development of your portfolio – curriculum vita, cover letter, research statement, and teaching philosophy

3.       Identification and articulation of faculty skills, competencies, roles, and expectations based on institution type

Topics include: Faculty roles and responsibilities and how they relate to institutional missions and institutional type, the academic job search and hiring process, promotion and tenure, diversity in academia, disciplinary paradigms and assessment, and balancing academic and personal life.

Class size is limited.

Doctoral students register through myPurdue! GRAD 59000-011 (CRN37260)

Postdocs – email clynch@purdue.edu.