The Many Facets of a "Teaching Career"
Symposium — Monday, April 24, 2024 — 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM — , Room W192C
Careers in Physiology Committee — Chair: Clintoria R. Williams — Co-Chair: Josef Brandauer
This symposium is targeting scientists pursing an academic career which includes teaching. Teaching has become a desired and required component of many academic careers. Teaching requirements and expectations vary significantly between institutions and even departments. In order for job candidates to reach an informed decision regarding the institution that is the best fit for their career goals, an understanding of these requirements and expectations is needed. The specific goals of this symposium are for participates to be able to: 1) identify clues within job announcements that will provide hints about teaching expectations, 2) learn about teaching expectations at various institution types (National, Research Intensive, Liberal Arts, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and 3) provide insight into strategies for "successful teaching" from instructors at various career stages and institution types. Specific questions that panelists will address include: How to determine if a teaching career is the right choice?; How to prepare for a teaching career at any level?; How to find the right fit in regards to institution and department?; How to balance teaching-research life?; How to determine the value of teaching in the evaluation process for promotion?
Speakers
- How to Dissect a Job Announcement: Dirty Little Secrets
Erica Wehrwein — Physiology, Michigan State University
- Teaching-Research Balance in the Changing Classroom
Dexter Lee — Physiology, Howard University
- Teaching Perspectives from a Liberal Arts College
Lara Deruisseau — Biological Sciences, Le Moyne College
- Incorporating Teaching into a Research Career
David Harris — Medical Education, University of Central Florida
- Educating the Teacher-Scholar for Successful Teaching
Carissa Krane — Biology, University of Dayton