Welcome!
Want a life of academic freedom, job security, flexible work days,
all-expense paid travel to exotic locations, all the latest hot-gadgets,
and international fame? Nervous about the instability of having a job
that may spontaneously evaporate at the whim of some over-paid CEO?
Then you should come to Academia Day!
The Computer Science department at UC
Santa Barbara invites you to join us for Academia Day 2009, an
afternoon of talks, panels, and lively discussion on all things related
to lives and careers in academia. Life as a faculty member comes
with unparalleled benefits, including significant freedom to pursue
independent research directions, valuable interactions with industry
and startups, and the chance to interact with bright students in both
classroom and research settings. Given today's turbulent economic
conditions, academic careers are more attractive than ever for
their degree of long term stability.
Academia Day is an annual event hosted by the
Computer Science department to provide information and perspective to
graduate students about the rewards, challenges, and opportunities of
being a faculty member at a research or teaching institution. As
with previous events, Academia Day 2009 will offer talks by young
faculty and alumni from UCSB with their own perspectives on the
academia lifestyle. In addition, panels of faculty and students
will lead discussion on relevant issues related to life in academia and
the academic job process. This year, we will also bring attention
to the increasing role of Post-Doctorate Scholars, and present
perspectives on these positions from both the faculty and student
perspectives.
Come join us for an informative and fun afternoon,
followed by the CS Department coffee hour!
| When: |
November 13, 2009 |
| Where: |
1132 Harold Frank Hall (CS
Conference Room) |
| 1:00PM - 1:10PM |
Welcome |
| 1:10PM - 2:00PM |
Ted
Huffmire (UCSB Grad, Asst. Prof. at Naval Postgraduate School) BIO: Ted Huffmire is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the Naval Postgraduate School. His research spans both computer security and computer architecture, focusing on the enforcement of policies on next-generation processors and embedded systems. At NPS, he teaches Advanced Topics in Computer Security, Introduction to Computer Security, and Quantum Computing. He received his PhD in Computer Science from UC Santa Barbara in 2007 and is a recipient of the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship. So You Want to Be an Assistant Professor? What is it like being a professor? In this talk, I will give my perspective on a professor's responsibilities and advice on how to handle those responsibilities. Does a PhD give you all the skills needed to survive in academia? What is it like to develop and teach a course? How do you get a new course approved? How do you write a grant proposal? How does the tenure process work? How do you set up a lab? How do you recruit students? How do you make progress in your research? How do you manage your time and prioritize? How do you maintain your mental and physical health? What is it like to serve on a committee? What happens if you encounter difficulties the first time you try something? What is the interview process like? What is the patent filing process like? What is it like to write a book? How do you mentor a student through the process of earning a Ph.D. or M.S. degree? What are the rewards of being a professor? |
| 2:00PM - 2:30PM |
Ben
Hardekopf (Asst. Prof. at UCSB Computer Science) How to prepare for (and succeed at!) your academic job search |
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
Panel:
"The cool life of a Post-Doc" (Wil Robertson, Giovanni Vigna, Stacy Patterson) |
| 3:30PM - 4:30PM |
Panel:
"Why I love my job, life stages in an academic career" (Phill Conrad, Xifeng Yan, Tim Sherwood, Elizabeth Belding) |
| 4:30PM |
Coffee
Hour!! |