Friday, November 19, 2021
| 1:00-1:25 PM | Opening Remarks and Workshop Overview Dean Blanche Staton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1:30-2:25 PM | Work-life Balance in Academia Panelists: Rebecca Carrier, Debbie Chachra, Radhika Nagpal, and Kris Prather |
| 2:30-3:25 PM | What Type of Institution is Right for You? Panel discussion: the cultures, benefits, and drawbacks of different types of universities Panelist: Desire Whitmore, Malika Jeffries-EL, Frances Ross, and Susan Rundell Singer |
| 3:25-3:45 PM | Coffee networking break |
| 3:50-4:45 PM | Building a Social Presence Online “Effective networking and building your brand” Panelists: Maria Yang, Catherine D’Ignazio, Riana Anderson, and Polina Anikeeva |
| 4:50-5:00 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00-5:30 PM | Networking |
Saturday, November 20, 2021
| 1:00-1:55 PM | Applying What application packages include, what the key features of teaching and research statements are, what search committees are looking for. Panelists: Julie Shah, Aditi Verma, Farnaz Niroui, and Ritu Raman |
| 2:00-2:55 PM | The Interview Process A practical guide to interviewing, and considering offers when you get them Presenter: Penny Beuning |
| 3:00-3:20 PM | Coffee networking break |
| 3:35-4:20 PM | Negotiating the Offer Panel discussion: what can be negotiated and how to ask. Panelists: Cindy Sung (PofP Alumna), Madeleine Oudin (PofP Alumna), and Evelyn Wang |
| 4:25-5:20 PM | How to be a Quick-Start Professor Getting support from your university and department, negotiating for a quick-start lab, and the skills you can hone now that will help you be an effective and successful lab leader, mentor, and principle investigator. Panelist: Anita Shukla, Kristin Bergmann, and Laura Perovich |
| 5:20-5:45 PM | Keynote Speaker: Radhika Nagpal |
Sunday, November 21, 2021
| 1:00-1:55 PM | Research Statement Workshop Speaker: Simona Rosu |
| 2:00-2:55 PM | Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your Lab Group and Institution Panelists: Leslie Kolodziejski, Madeleine Oudin, Robbin Chapman, and Ruthann Thomas |
| 3:00-3:20 PM | Coffee break/Meditation |
| 3:25-4:20 PM | Funding Panel discussion: Find grants to apply to, define your fundable research goals, sell your proposal, and manage your budget. Panelists: Angela Koehler, Maribel Vazquez, Julianne Chung, and Sarah Fox |
| 4:25-5:20 PM | The Tenure Process Panel discussion: Managing the teaching load, publication requirement and work-life balance. Building a CV, teaching statement, and list of letter writers. Panelists: Janet Conrad, Megan Nunez, Pattie Maes, and Anjelica Gonzalez |
| 5:20-5:30 PM | Closing Remarks |
