General Events

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

• Faculty Job Search Retreat 2026

  Time

  2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Register to Receive Zoom Link

  Get ready for a faculty job search this Fall!

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• Fall Job Market Workshop Series (for graduate students)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  4080A LCLB

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Machine Learning With Natural History Collections

  Time

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Forbes Natural History Building, Room 1005

  Join Field Museum researchers Bruno de Medeiros, assistant curator of insects, and Elizabeth Postema, postdoctoral research scientist, for a free, hands-on workshop.

  • Professional Development

  

• Faculty Job Search: CVs & Cover Letters

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Learn what makes for a strong CV and cover letter

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Research Statements

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Write an effective research statement

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Research Statements

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Write an effective research statement

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Teaching, Diversity & Service Statements

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Understand the changing landscape for teaching, diversity, and service statements

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Interviews

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Get ready for video and campus interviews

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Negotiation

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Learn how negotiation works for faculty positions

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Dual Career Considerations

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  • Professional Development