Join us for a presentation on crafting effective cover letters for the academic job market. We will discuss the purpose and structure of the academic cover letter, how to tailor your letter for different institution types, and what search committees look for in a strong application narrative. Participants will learn how to align their experiences with position requirements, highlight their scholarly and teaching identities, and avoid common cover letter pitfalls, including guidance on tone, length, and strategic framing. This is the fourth event in our eight-part series “The Joyful Journey: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Series.”

Speakers

Speakers TBD.

Event Schedule

This online event meets on Thursday, February 12th at 4-5pm Eastern / 3-4pm Central / 2-3pm Atlantic / 1-2pm Pacific.

Audience

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

Registration

This online event is open to the public. Once you register, you will automatically receive Zoom information for the session. Registration TBD.

Accessibility

If you have access needs, please let us know what they are. Contact Zoe Zuleger (zmzuleger@wisc.edu), who is supporting this event, 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 event to support accessibility for all our students:

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

About CIRTL Programming

CIRTL Network programming is designed to develop future faculty committed to implementing and advancing evidence-based teaching practices to create undergraduate educational experiences that are accessible to all learners. Participants can explore our programming in any order, and to whatever extent supports your own teaching development needs and interests. To help participants understand what they can expect across all our programming, all CIRTL programming aligns with four broad learning goals; within those goals, programming might provide participants with an introductory, intermediate, or advanced learning experience.

This course supports the following CIRTL learning goals at an introductory level:

• Goal 4: Prepare for an impactful career. See more Goal 4 programming.