September 19 – 22, 2023
Cornell Future Faculty Symposium is a program for graduating doctoral students and advanced-level postdoctoral fellows interested in exploring faculty careers at Cornell University and cultivating relationships with hiring departments. The three-day symposium seeks to
- Provide the opportunity to establish research relationships with current faculty and research centers at Cornell
- Showcase the research of exceptional early-career scholars
- Invite participants to explore future faculty career opportunities at Cornell
Participants will spend time on the Ithaca Campus, meeting with colleagues, mentors, and peers in their disciplines, sharing their research, hearing about opportunities, and preparing to launch their job search path into academia. Twenty applicants will be selected to participate in the program.
Participants will:
- Meet colleagues, mentors, and peers in their disciplines to forge connections and collaborations
- Understand how to establish and maintain a successful research program and productive academic career
- Learn about the faculty search process and prepare materials for launching their academic job search
- Understand and plan for the rigors of a faculty career at R1 research institutions, including Cornell in respective fields
Participants Eligibility Criteria
- Advanced trainees considering academia, including those ready to apply for faculty positions and those who may apply in the next five years
- Research in a scholarly field at Cornell in participating departments
- Hight interest in pursuing a faculty career
- Commitment to Cornell’s founding principle – any person, any study – participating actively in teaching, research, and service in ways that contribute to diversity
- Able to commit to attending the program