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Alumni Insights: An Hour with Betty-Shannon Prevatt

Academic Packways

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Jul 12, 2021

Advice From Newly Hired Assistant Professors

NC State postdoctoral scholars who have recently transitioned to new faculty positions, share their advice for navigating the faculty job market. 
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Feb 3, 2021

Preparing the Professoriate

Preparing the Professoriate helps graduate students and postdocs better understand every facet of the faculty search through a year-long, immersive program. 
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Jan 11, 2021

Engineering Your Post-Postdoc Career

In a first-of-its-kind event, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs collaborated with the College of Engineering to empower engineering postdocs to take advantage of the opportunities available at NC State to launch the next stage of their careers. 
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Dec 29, 2020

Job Search Advice from NC State Postdoc Alumni

Three former NC State postdoctoral scholars shared their experience recently transitioning from postdoc to their current roles in academia and the national labs. 

Apr 22, 2020

How to Construct a Compelling Research Statement

A research statement is a critical document for prospective faculty applicants. In it, applicants seek to convey to their future colleagues the importance and impact of their past and, most importantly, future research. Here, we share tips on how to make your research statement shine. 
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Apr 14, 2020

Tips on Writing an Effective Teaching Statement

For many graduate students and postdocs who have focused exclusively on research, a teaching statement can be a challenge to construct. Let us help you get started with this handy guide! 

Apr 7, 2020

Academic Packways: Academic Faculty Application Preparation for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Crafting a compelling dossier of faculty application materials takes time—and benefits from expert guidance. Academic Packways, hosted by the Graduate School’s Professional Development Team, is here to facilitate that time and provide that guidance. 
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Feb 24, 2020

Alumni Insights with Tim Becker, Rhetoric & Composition M.A.

NC State alum Tim Becker, M.A., shares insights from his academic job search and experience working as a writing instructor in the Composition Program at Virginia Tech University. This is the first piece in a series of alumni insight interviews conducted by current NC State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. 

Aug 21, 2019

ImPACKful Tips: How to Write a Better Academic Cover Letter

Everybody has a story. The ability to identify the narrative arc of that story, and share it in a concise and compelling way, is what separates a good cover letter from the reject pile. 
Betty-Shannon Prevatt

Aug 21, 2019

Alumni Insights: An Hour with Betty-Shannon Prevatt

Betty-Shannon Prevatt, assistant professor of psychology at Meredith College, discusses working at a small liberal arts college and the valuable training and preparation she received while pursuing her Ph.D. at NC State.