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Writing Your Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market

January 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST

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Get an introduction to the academic cover letter in this online event. Through this presentation you will learn the basic structure of an academic cover letter, how to tailor it to your target institution, and how to include the information that will make you a compelling candidate. This is the first event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Speaker

Cat Diebel-Wilson, Graduate Student Program Manager, Career Services, University of Colorado Boulder

Event Schedule

This online event meets on Thursday, January 18 at 1-2pm Atlantic / 12-1pm Eastern / 11am-12pm Central / 10-11am Mountain / 9-10am Pacific.

Audience

This event is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM/SBE disciplines looking for an introduction to fundamental academic professional development topics.

Registration

No cap. Registration opens Monday, January 8 and closes Thursday, January 18.
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Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Kate Diamond (kdiamond3@wisc.edu), who is supporting this workshop, to let us know how we can help you have a successful experience. In addition to meeting individualized needs, we will also take measures throughout the workshop to support accessibility for all our students:

  • Enabling live captioning in synchronous sessions
  • Incorporating multiple modes of interaction into synchronous sessions

Learning Outcomes

All CIRTL Network programming is designed to help participants achieve familiarity with our Core Ideas. This workshop is designed around the following learning outcomes.

Professional Development

  • Identify skills and resources that help you navigate different career pathways