Let’s talk about Chemistry jobs in academia!

Join us as we hear from Renee Frontiera (Associate Professor, University of Minnesota), Courtney Roberts (Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota), Dennis Cao (Assistant Professor, Macalester College), and Amanda Vindedahl (Adjunct Professor, Minneapolis Community and Technical College) about their experiences finding job listings, preparing applications, and interviewing for academic positions.

If this video was helpful for you, please check out Part 2 where our faculty interviewees discuss networking, preparing for academic jobs while still in graduate school, and what they wish they’d known about their job searches before they started!

More information on our Faculty Interviewees

Renee Frontiera: http://frontiera.chem.umn.edu/
Courtney Roberts: http://roberts.chem.umn.edu/
Dennis Cao: http://www.dcaolab.com/
Amanda Vinededahl: https://www.minneapolis.edu/profiles/...

Questions & Resources

Q: How soon did you start preparing for a job in academia, and what did you do to prepare? (2:53)
Q: How did you search for jobs, and what was the most useful method? (8:31)

Chemjobber: https://chemjobber.blogspot.com/

Get a job Ken: http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2013/04...
C&EN News: https://cen.acs.org/index.html
C&EN Jobs: https://chemistryjobs.acs.org/jobs/

Chronicles of Higher Education: https://jobs.chronicle.com/ Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/

Q: What type of interviews did you have, and what did you do to prepare? (10:32) Get a job Ken: http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2013/04...
Q: What was your experience searching for a dual position with a significant other? (22:44) Two-body problem (career): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-bod...

Credits Music: https://www.bensound.com
Graphics: Victor Ong
Editing: Lightworks

Interviewing, Filming, Editing:
Thorn Dramstad & Rebecca Combs CCGS links: http://ccgs.chem.umn.edu/ www.facebook.com/communityofchemistrygraduatestudents

Special Thanks:

Renee Frontiera
Courtney Roberts
Dennis Cao
Amanda Vindedahl

Advice & Support
Pete Carr

Funding

Proctor & Gamble
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Chemistry Department