NINDS's Building Up the Nerve

S4E7: Demystifying the Tenure-Track Faculty Application Process


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The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job!

In episode 7, we talk about applying for a faculty position, including preparing your application, negotiating, and the accepting or re-applying process.

Featuring Kimberly S Williams, Assistant Professor, Spelman College; Lucas Cheadle, Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; and Erin Stephenson, Assistant Professor, Midwestern University.

Resources

  • NIH Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (RISE) Program (R25): https://nigms.nih.gov/training/RISE/Pages/default.aspx 
  • NIH Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12): https://nigms.nih.gov/training/careerdev/Pages/TWDInstRes.aspx
  • ABRCMS: https://abrcms.org/ 
  • Future PI Slack community: https://futurepislack.wordpress.com/ 
  • BRAINS (R25): https://brains.uw.edu/ 

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

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