Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position
A Workshop for Women in Science & Engineering
October 18-20, 2009

Made possible by an ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to Rice University

ADVANCE

AGENDA
Sunday, October 18
Upon Arrival in Houston: Take shuttle or taxi on your own to the Hilton Hotel located adjacent to the Rice campus at 6633 Travis Street, Phone: 713-313-4000. Check into room.
6:00 pm

Vans leave Hotel
Rice Greeters will meet attendees in hotel lobby
6:30 pm
Dinner/ Farnsworth Pavilion, Rice Memorial Center
Movin’ On Up – Don't Stop 'til the Top
Nancy Dickey,
President, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the Texas A&M System
8:30 pm

Vans Return to Hilton Hotel

Monday, October 19
Keck Hall 102
7:45 am
Vans leave Hilton Hotel
Rice Greeter meets attendees in hotel lobby
8:00 am
 Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
What Is A Search Committee Looking For?
Putting Together A Successful Faculty Application
Seiichi Matsuda (CHEM), Joff Silberg (BCB), Matteo Pasquali (CHBE)
9:30 am
How To Stand Out In The Interview
How to Maximize the Impact Of Your Interview Seminar
Sherry Woods (UT Austin), Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BIOE)
10:30 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
Finding The Right Institutional Fit For You:
How To (Safely) Find Out About The Culture Of The Department And College
Kathy Matthews (BCB), Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BIOE)
Monday, October 19 Lunch
Farnsworth Pavilion, Rice Memorial Center
12:00 pm
Leading an Effective Research Team
Susan Margulies, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, October 19 (continued)
Keck Hall 102
1:30 pm
How and When To Negotiate a Good Start Up Package
Behnaam Aazhang (ECE), Jim Kinsey (CHEM), Michael Diehl (BIOE), Junghae Suh (BIOE)
2:30 pm
How to Obtain Funding
Rob Raphael (BIOE), Katie Cervenka (Corporate and Foundation Relations)
3:30 pm
Coffee Break
4:00 pm
Building Your Lab - Non-Experimental
Transitioning to Independence (Keck 102)
Shelly Harvey (Math), Beatrice Riviere (CAAM), Gus Scuseria (Chemistry)
4:00 pm
Building Your Lab - Experimental
Transitioning to Independence (Duncan Hall 1049)
Rebekah Drezek (BIOE), Bonnie Bartel (BCB), Susan Margulies (University of Pennsylvania)
5:00 pm
Coffee on your own/Time to review slides for Tuesday
5:30 pm
Dinner
Home of Mike Gustin
7:30 pm
Vans Return to Hilton Hotel

Tuesday, October 20
Keck Hall 102
7:45 am
Vans leave Hilton Hotel
Rice greeter meets attendees in hotel lobby
8:00 am
 Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Teaching Your First Course
Balancing Teaching and Research
Yousif Shamoo (BCB), Rebekah Drezek (BIOE)
9:30 am
Understanding The Tenure Process
Jennifer West (BIOE), Kathy Matthews (BCB)
10:30 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
Balancing Your Life
Janet Braam (BCB), Jennifer Rudgers (EEB), Lisa Biswal (CHBE)
Tuesday, October 20 Lunch
Farnsworth Pavilion, Rice Memorial Center
12:00 pm
Fear of Failure, Fear of Success
Mikki Hebl (Psychology)
1:15 pm
Meet with Department Chairs and Key Senior Faculty for individual meetings
See "Schedule for Individual Meetings and Practice Talks" for locations
(Note: After your individual meeting, please go to your Practice Talk room)
2:30 pm
Deliver Practice Talks
See "Schedule for Individual Meetings and Practice Talks" for locations
4:30 pm
Closing Reception with faculty members from the schools of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and the department of Psychology
Martel Lobby, Duncan Hall
6:30 pm
Vans return to Hilton Hotel
Dinner On Your Own
Wednesday, October 21
Depart for airport on your own
During the conference, should you have any problems or get lost on campus, please call Julia Amborski at 713-598-1638 or Kathryn O'Brien at 713-876-8816.

Workshop supported by an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant to Rice University.