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Career Development Workshops

These seminars and workshops will be held on Thursdays at 9:30 am MT unless otherwise noted.
For media training with the UCAR Communications Team, NCAR|UCAR employees can make an appointment at any time.

To be notified of upcoming seminars, information about specific events below, or access to recordings of these events, please contact Scott Briggs at NCAR.
Date Topic
2021  
Aug. 19, 2021 A Discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
May 27, 2021 Giving an academic job talk 
May 13, 2021 Private Sector Panel
Apr. 29, 2021 Panel on Academic Job Interviews: Interviewee Perspectives
Apr. 15, 2021 Panel on Academic Job Interviews: Faculty Perspectives
Apr. 1, 2021 A Research Statement Feedback Workshop
Mar. 18, 2021 Writing a Research Statement Seminar
Mar. 4, 2021 A Cover Letter Feedback Workshop
Feb. 18, 2021 A CV Feedback Workshop
Feb. 4, 2021 Writing a Better CV and Cover Letter
2020  
Nov. 12, 2020 Panel on Faculty Jobs, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Oct. 29, 2020 Panel on Research Proposals, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sept. 17, 2020 Conversation with NCAR Library Staff
Sept. 3, 2020 Monthly meeting with Everette Joseph and NCAR Postdocs
July 9, 2020 Town Hall with NCAR Directorate
June 17, 2020 Mock Proposal Review Panel
May 28, 2020 Panel on Transition from Postdocs to Project Scientists
April 30, 2020 Time-management in an Era of Disruption
Apr. 16, 2020 Networking and Collaborating - Panel with scientists 
Mar. 26, 2020 Mentoring: Perspectives from Faculty, Mentors, and Mentees (link to video)
Feb. 27, 2020 ABCs of Breaking Bias and Maximizing Inclusion
Feb. 13, 2020 Overcoming Obstacles in Publishing - Panel with Editors/Sr. Scientists
Jan. 30, 2020 Overcoming Obstacles in Publishing - Panel with Jr. Scientists (link to video)
2020  
Nov. 7, 2019 Effective Design and Presentation Skills 
Oct. 24, 2019 Interviewing in the Private Sector
Sept. 26, 2019 Interviewing in the Academic Sector
June 20, 2019 How to write a proposal
May 9, 2019 Creating a LinkedIn Profile 
Apr. 4, 2019 Professional photo session (headshots)
Mar. 14, 2019 Private sector panel
Mar. 8, 2019 Mock review panel of postdoc proposals
Feb. 14, 2019 Writing a diversity statement for academic positions
Jan. 31, 2019 Writing a research statement 
Jan. 17, 2019 CV workshop 
Jan. 3, 2019 CV workshop
Dec. 18, 2018 Writing a teaching statement
Nov. 30, 2018 Postdoc Retreat Day
Nov. 13, 2018 Cover letter bootcamp
Sept. 25, 2018 Proposal writing
July 17, 2018 Developing effective collaborations
May 2, 2018 CV and resume feedback
Mar. 6, 2018 Taking charge of your career and writing an Individual Development Plan