Job Searches & Interviewing LeoPorter(U.ofCalifornia,SanDiego)

DarakhshanMir(BucknellU.)

Outline

•  3-5minutesbackgroundonusforjobsearches.Wherewelooked/howwelooked.• HowtofindposiJons• Applying:•  CVs•  Splitupphonescreensvs.in-person•  NegoJaJonstage(tough!!!)

• QuesJons

A bit about us…

Who Am I? Leo Porter •  Research:•  ComputerScienceEducaJonResearch(CSER)

•  PeerInstrucJon,FacultyAdopJon,Assessment•  PhD:ComputerArchitecture(UCSD)

•  SpeculaJveMulJthreading,ThreadMigraJon•  Recent:computerscienceeducaJonresearch,highperformancecompuJng

•  Teaching:•  2ndyearUCSD,3yearsSkidmoreCollege•  Courses:CS1Java,CS1.5,AdvancedDataStructures,Architecture,ComputerOrganizaJon,OperaJngSystems,TeachingmethodsinCS,PlaguesandPeoples,GeneJcallyModifiedOrganisms

•  Online:JavaProgramming:Object-OrientedDesignofDataStructuresSpecializaJon

•  Pastlife•  OfficerintheNavy(2000-2004)

• WhenI’mnotworking:•  Running,swimming,triathlons,Chasingmyson...

Who Am I? Darakhshan Mir •  Background:

•  PhD:(Rutgers,2013)•  Algorithmicaspectsofprivacy•  Applyingtheabovetodatasets

• Research:•  Above•  Privacyandproblemsofpublicinterest•  PrivacyandHCI

•  Teaching:•  1styearBucknell,2yearsWellesleyCollege•  Courses:CS1Python,CSfornon-majors,wriJng-intensiveCSfornon-majors,seminaronprivacy•  Comingup!:CSfornon-majors--Crea%veCompu%ng&TheSocialGood.

• WhenI’mnotworking:•  Hiking,Knibng,readingpoetry

Job search basics

•  ExploringposiJons•  “Howtoselectauniversity…,whichisrightforme!?”•  Thinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouenjoy

•  Forme,beingateacher-scholar•  Enjoyone-on-oneinteracJonswithstudents•  ParJcularly,thosewhodon’tseeCSasadefaultchoice•  Thinkofmyselfasascholar•  Immersiveformyteacherandscholarlypersona•  Research/Scholarship:“QualitynotquanJty…”•  Careful,reflecJve,conJnuouslyimproveteaching

•  Digupdataonwhatthosekindsofplacesare:•  NSF,CRA•  Teachingload

Job Searches Leo Porter 2011Search• MyPosiBonatsearchBme:•  Teaching:1adjunctatUSD,1summerclassUCSD,TA'd18Jmes•  Research:NearPh.D.inarch(4top-Jerconferencepubs,1in-submission),interestinCSER(1pub,2insubmission)

•  TargetedPUISchools:•  Sentout~30applicaJons,~12phoneinterviews,7in-person,favorable#ofoffers

• KeyLessons:•  Lotsofdifferenttalksrequired+physical/emoJonaldemands•  InsJnctstested….•  Howhumansomeinterviewswere•  DifferingviewsonCSER•  Fortune==ToughDecisions/NegoJaJons(veryhappywithoutcome,thoughtoughnottosecondguess)

Job Searches Leo Porter 2014"Search"• MyPosiBonatsearchBme:•  StrongTeachingEvalsfor2years•  CSERprimary(~15pubs),archsecondary(5pubs)•  ConsultantforCalifornia-basedHPCresearchcompany•  HappyatSkidmore(butfamilyreasonsforCaliforniareturn)

• ApproachedbyUCSD:•  Conductedverytargetedsearch

• KeyLessons•  DifficulJeswithR1TeachingFacultyposiJons•  ParJcularlyforCSER

•  Researchvs.Teachingfacultyviewonteachingexcellence•  "Enthusiasm"whileaskingtoughquesJons

Job Search 2013 (Darakhshan Mir)

• ABDingradschool•  Teachingandoutreachexperience

• Primarilywantedtopersonallyexperiencealiberalartscollege• Appliedtoteaching-focusedplacesandpostdocswithteachingcomponent(2)•  Dartmouth–NeukomScholar•  Princeton–CITP

•  Interviewed(offered)tenure-track/VAPatliberalartscolleges• Acceptedaunique2-3yearposiJonatWellesleyCollege•  Developedasateacherandindependentscholar

Job Search 2015 (Darakhshan Mir)

• AppliedselecJvely,decidedtogoonthemarketbecauseoftwo-bodylingeringissuesfromgradschool•  WasmorediscriminaJngthisJmearound•  “Isitpossibletomovefromanon-tenuretoatenuredjobatthesameschool,orshouldIstartapplyingtootherschools.”

Interview Process

• Q&A•  SomesuggesJons:•  PreparingCVs•  PresenJngyourself•  Phoneinterviews•  In-personinterview

•  “HowtoeffecJvelyarJculateandpresentmyteachingandresearchexperienceduringaninterviewprocess.”

NegoJaJon

•  Startup• Conferencetravelsupport•  Studentfunding•  Summerfunding• Q:“Howdotwo-bodyhiresworkatsmallschools?Whataboutatconsor%a?WhendoIraisemytwo-bodyproblem?Withwhom?Shouldmyadvisorback-channelonit?”

Resources

•  Leo’sMOOC• NSF/CRA