This free mini-workshop is part of the HUGS 2019 Summer School in nuclear physics, but open to all interested graduate students and post-docs from the Jefferson Lab community.
Our goal is to offer graduate students and interested postdocs a perspective on academic and non-academic careers, including a hands-on session with practical advice on resume and CV writing. To participate in the mock interview session, you however need to send an application package by Tuesday, June 4th at 7 am (see below for details)
For questions contact the organizers: Arun Tadepalli (arun.tadepalli1@gmail.com), and Alberto Accardi (accardi@jlab.org)
Physics Careers at HUGS 2019Monday, June 10 -- 1-6:30 pm -- Room F113 |
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| Part 1 - Careers in Physics | ||
| 13:30-13:50 | Life of a Physicist at NASA [slides] | Julie Williams-Byrd (NASA-LARC) |
| 13:55-14:15 | From Physics to Bloomberg L.P. [slides] | Brian Tice (Bloomberg L.P.) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Physicists in Medicine [slides] | Vahagn Nazaryan (HUPTI) |
| 14:45-15:05 | From Theoretical Physics to Arts and Social Justice: A Non-Typical Physics Career [slides] [APS Physics article] | Agnes Mocsy (Yale University/Pratt Institute) |
| 15:10-15:50 | Panel Discussion (with coffee and cookies for everybody) [slides] | Speakers + R. Gilman (Rutgers U.) + audience! |
| Part 2 - Hands-on: how to get your job | ||
| 16:00-16:40 | CV/resume review and discussion | Speakers + audience! |
| 16:40-18:30 | Mock interview sessions (RESTRICTED - MUST APPLY) | (parallel sessions conducted by the speakers) |
Mock Job Interviews
In order to participate in the mock job interviews, please apply to one of the mock jobs advertised below by the stated deadline.
Application procedure
Applicants should send the application material mentioned in the job ad (typically a CV or resume, and a cover letter) in PDF format to Arun Tadepalli (arun.tadepalli1@gmail.com). Please indicate in your e-mail what position you are applying for.
Note that your submission may be reviewed and shared, in anonymous form, with other workshop participants. Let us know in your e-mail whether you strongly object to this - but keep in mind that what you did well and what was not as effective in your submission materials will be instructive for all.
Deadline for Mock Job Applications: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at 7 am
- Experimental Postdoc - Old Dominion U.
Please submit a CV and a cover letter.
- Theory Postdoc - Old Dominion U.
Please submit a CV and a cover letter.
- Medical Physicist - ProTom International
Please submit a resume and a cover letter.
- Data Scientist - Contoso Inc.
Please submit a resume and a cover letter.
- Aerospace engineer GS11 - NASA
Please submit a resume and a cover letter.
Resources
Resumes, CVs, cover letters, and all that:
- Helpful hints to land that Job (R. Barbosa) <-- START FROM HERE!
- Industrial Careers: how to find a great job! (J.Rumble) <-- and HERE!
- What is a CV? (Curriculum Vitae)
- Cover Letters
- CVs and Cover Letters
- Resume writing for scientists
The APS Careers in Physics website:
For all (applicants and interviewers):
- Inappropriate Interview Questions & How to Handle Them
Check also the right sidebar for more resources
Other nuclear physics "career" workshops:
- Frontiers and Careers 2019 <--- To be held this summer