Future Faculty Day 2- Science & Engineering: Faculty life: Independent Research, Leadership and Management

This event is day 2 of Future Faculty bootcamp for Science and Engineering divisions.
This session will focus on gaining transparency of faculty life. You will gain understanding of the range of skills that are critical for getting hired as a faculty and successfully conducting the diverse responsibilities of faculty including developing an independent research direction, securing funding, leading finances and people in a lab, and mentoring trainees. Faculty and staff speakers from Princeton University will lead discussion of skills and responsibilities involved in leading independent research.
Topics:
Discovery of Funding opportunities toward research independence
Developing independent research
Leading a lab: finances and people
Holistic and inclusive mentoring
Speakers:
Elizabeth Adams, Director of Office of Research & Project Administration
Rebecca D. Burdine, Professor of Molecular Biology
Emily C. Davidson, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Alexandra “Sacha” Patera, Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations
Kaushik Sengupta, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

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