[Linganth] Mentoring workshops at AAA

[Ilana Gershon]

*ABA/AFA/ALLA/AQA/SAW Mentoring Events at AAA 2018!*





ABA/AFA/ALLA/AQA/SAW have collaborated to offer six fabulous mentoring
events at the AAA meetings in San Jose, all led by leaders in our fields.
Though confusingly listed as “Receptions” in the AAA program, these are
truly mentoring events (Sorry, no refreshments!).  We particularly
encourage our section members to attend, though sessions are open to all
AAA members. There is no fee, and no advance registration is required.
Participation is on first come, first serve basis, so be sure to arrive a
few minutes early!



*From Assistant Professor to Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor*

Thursday, Nov. 15      6:15 PM - 7:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://0>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill I

*Chair Ilana Gershon*, Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University

Getting a tenure-track job is only the beginning of a successful academic
career, and getting tenure is one juncture in the life-course of a faculty
member. In this workshop, Dr. Gershon will discuss the components that make
a successful tenure case and the challenges candidates may face leading up
to tenure. What decisions about publishing, teaching and service can
faculty make in order to maintain momentum and pleasure at all stages of
academic life?



*The Teacher-Scholar - Preparing for a Career in Teaching-Intensive
Institutions*

Thursday, Nov. 15      6:15 PM - 7:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://1>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill II

*Chair M. Gabriela Torres*, Professor, Wheaton College, MA

A contradiction rests at the heart of our discipline's training. Doctoral
degree granting programs train students to work in similar programs, where
research is the central and most rewarded feature of the job description.
However, most academic employment opportunities can be found in
teaching-intensive institutions which have a range of different
expectations. This session will explore the following questions: What
formal and informal skills should graduate students acquire early in their
careers, while on the job market and in the first years of a tenure-track
job? What are the advantages to career-life or job satisfaction of working
in a teaching intensive institution? How can faculty better prepare their
graduate students for these work expectations, so that they adjust smoothly
as new faculty?





*Work-Life Balance - Challenges and Choices in the Academic Track*

Thursday, Nov. 15      6:15 PM - 7:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://3>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill III

*Chair Riché Barnes*, Dean of Pierson College and Affiliate Professor of
Anthropology, Yale University

Despite ubiquitous rhetoric on work-life balance, truly balancing family
and career remain elusive. In this workshop, Dr. Riché Barnes explores
issues related to creation, limitations, or absence of policies allowing
faculty and/or students to balance needs of work, family, and life outside
the academy. Topics include: starting a family, setting realistic goals,
strategies to handle super-productivity pressure, finding time for writing,
pros and cons of conference trips with kids, prioritizing multiple demands,
including partners and parents. Participants will explore the skills
academics can bring to particular choices to achieve balance. Participants
at any stage of their academic career and life course are welcome.





*Career Strategies for Contingent Faculty*

Saturday, Nov. 17       8:00 PM - 9:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://4>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill I

*Chair Jordan Kraemer*, Social Media Ethnographer and Visiting Scholar, New
York University

With heavy teaching loads and scarcity of secure jobs, contingent faculty
understandably find it difficult to research and publish at rates necessary
to find secure employment. In this workshop, which defines ‘contingency’
broadly to include all those working in uncertain conditions, participants
will share professional strategies for navigating the job placement
landscape. What kinds of scholarship (traditional, public, a mix) can
position oneself as a visible scholar? Involvement in AAA sections and
other forms of engagement will be part of the discussion.



*From Associate Professor through Tenure and Beyond*

Saturday, Nov. 17       8:00 PM - 9:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://6>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill II

*Chair Miranda Joseph*, Professor and Chair, Department of Gender, Women,
and Sexuality Studies University of Minnesota

While achieving tenure can be an all-consuming goal for many years, what
comes next? In this workshop, Dr. Joseph will address the challenges
faculty may face in the post-tenure years and offer a view of the full
trajectory of the academic career. What decisions about publishing,
teaching and service can faculty make in order to maintain momentum and
pleasure at all stages of academic life?



*Preparing for the Job Market*

Saturday, Nov. 17       8:00 PM - 9:30 PM <x-apple-data-detectors://8>
Location: Marriott, Blossom Hill III

*Chairs Erin Durban-Albrecht*, Assistant Professor of Anthropology,
University of Minnesota and *Rosalyn Negrón*, Associate Professor,
University of Massachusetts – Boston

How does one stand out in a crowded job market? How can graduate students
craft

compelling job letters, CVs and supporting materials? Although getting a
tenure-track job can seem to be a mysterious process, this workshop will
focus on the components of the application dossier that are within the
applicant's control, and strategies for improving applicants' chances of
success.
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