Date: Monday, August 20th, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Lunch included)
Location: Volker Hall Lecture Room D, 1670 University Blvd. [Logistics]
Organizers: Emily Dhurandhar, Peter Hendricks, David Allison
Sponsors:
- Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)
- School of Public Health (SOPH)
Overview
This workshop is designed to give graduate trainees, faculty investigators and department head information on interviewing; negotiating from the interviewer’s perspective; and successfully recruiting and hiring effective faculty members from top executive search consultants.
Agenda Download Agenda (PDF)
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title: Academic Positions Session I: Applying | |||
| Moderator: Emily Dhurandhar, Ph.D. | |||
| 9:00 AM -9:05 AM | Welcome & Introduction | David B. Allison, Ph.D. | |
| 9:05 AM -10:00 AM | Presentation: Applying and Interviewing for Academic Jobs | Michael Lebeau, Med. | Watch Video |
| 10:00 AM -11:00 AM | Panel Discussion: Negotiation- From the Interviewer’s Perspective | David B. Allison Ph.D., George Howard DrPH, & W. Timothy Garvey MD | |
| 11:00 AM -12:00 PM | Open Discussion (Lunch Provided) | ||
| Title: Academic Positions Session II: Recruiting And Hiring | |||
| Moderator: Peter S. Hendricks, Ph.D. | |||
| 12:00 AM-1:00 PM | Presentation: Hiring Academic Leaders | Nicholas Brill, MBA | Watch Video |
| 1:00 PM-2:00 PM | Presentation: Deciding Who to Hire | Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD | Watch Video |
| 2:00 PM- 2:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Nicholas Brill, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, & Drs David Allison and Richard Marchase | |
| 2:30 PM-5:00 PM | Speaker Question & Answer | 15-minute time slots available for individual question-answer sessions. | |
External Speakers
Michael Lebeau, MEd
Director of Career Services, Birmingham Southern
He has 20 years of experience in higher education, serving as an administrator, teacher, and counselor. Additionally, he has over 10 years of professional business management and marketing experience. Mr. Lebeau has received the Distinguished Professional Development Award and the Distinguished Professional Service Award from ALCA and the Outstanding Career Counselor of the Year Award from AACE.
Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD
Spencer Stuart Executive Search Consultant
Deborah Prothrow-Stith specializes in senior-level searches for academic medical centers, public health schools, healthcare systems, and hospitals as a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Practice. She brings more than 26 years of experience as a nationally acclaimed public health leader, physician and educator to her role.