Career Development Webinar
How to Initiate Your Successful Research or Academic Career
Association of Polar Early Career Scientists
Arctic System Science Thermokarst Project
Tuesday, 15 March 2011 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is hosting a
Career Development Webinar Series, with online presentations held
Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. AKST, 10:00 a.m. PST, 11:00 a.m.
MST, 12:00 a.m. CST, 1:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. in Norway). The full list
of presentations as well as previous webinar recordings are available
at: http://apecs.is/webinars.
Please note that due to Daylight Savings Time, the local time of this
webinar may have changed in your time zone. You can double-check these
times or look up alternate time zones at:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html.
This week's webinar (on Tuesday, 15 March 2011) is entitled "How to
Initiate Your Successful Research or Academic Career" and will be
presented by Mike Gooseff, Hartz Family Career Development Assistant
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University.
When initiating your research or academic career, a first step is to
recognize your goals and to determine how and where to apply to reach
those goals. This webinar will cover an overview of aspects needed for a
successful research or academic career, including research, targeting
grant writing, research teams, research projects and papers, mentoring,
and teaching.
TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE WEBINAR
Due to the huge response and popularity of these webinars, the
University of Canterbury has increased the number of spots available to
100, but space is still expected to fill up. To reserve a spot in the
webinar, please send an email to: webinars [at] apecs.is. Any remaining spots
will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
TO ATTEND THE WEBINAR
Adobe Connect Pro software will be used to conduct the Career
Development webinars. The software requires that Abode Flash Player be
installed on participants' computers. If your computer does not already
have Adobe Flash, please install it at:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
To log into the Career Development webinar, please go to:
http://connect.canterbury.ac.nz/arcss_19. Enter as a guest by typing in
a name (first name, last name, and institution preferred) and clicking
the 'Enter Room' button.
If you have not participated in a webinar before, a tutorial is
available at: http://www.apecs.is/virtual-poster-session/live-sessions.
Click on the "Video Tutorial on Joining an APECS Virtual Poster
Session." The webinar interface and instructions for the Virtual Poster
Sessions are the same for the Career Development series.
This webinar series is a collaborative effort between APECS, the
University of Canterbury, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Thermokarst Project.
For further information, please go to:
http://apecs.is/webinars.
For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email:
webinars [at] apecs.is.